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Jarrod Michael Jones (born May 27, 1990) is an American-born naturalized Hungarian professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

College career

During the four years he played in NCAA for Ball State University, Jarrod Jones was named to the All Mac team during the 2010–11 season. He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Jones played in the NBA Summer League with Sacramento Kings for the 2012–13 season.

Jones signed a contract in Europe with BC Budivelnyk[1] and later with two clubs in Hungary (Alba Fehérvár and Atomerőmű SE), where he played for two seasons.[2]

He started the 2015–16 season with JA Vichy[3] in the French LNB Pro B and then returned in Hungary with Szolnoki Olaj KK, where he won the championship.

On July 3, 2016, Jones signed a contract with the Italian basketball team Victoria Libertas Pesaro, and he will take part to the 2016–17 LBA season.[4] On May 8, 2017, he signed with Guizhou of China for the 2017 NBL season.[5]

On August 2, 2017, Jones signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka for the 2017–18 season.[6] Jones averaged 17 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in the Turkish League. He inked a deal with French team AS Monaco Basket on August 20, 2018.[7]

On July 28, 2019, he has signed a contract with Turkish Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[8]

On September 25, 2020, Jones signed a contract with the Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija.[9] He averaged 11.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

On December 24, 2021, Jones signed with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[10]

On October 6, 2022, Jones signed a one-month contract with Spanish team Joventut Badalona.[11]

On April 2, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12]

On January 2, 2024, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

[14]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Karsiyaka 18 33.7 .529 .400 .794 6.6 2.2 0.8 0.7 18.8

References

  1. ^ "BC Kyiv lands rookie Jarrod Jones". Sportando. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Atomeromu SE Parks extend Jarrod Jones, Akos Kovacs". Sportando. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ^ "JA Vichy adds size with Jarrod Jones". Sportando. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Jarrod Jones signs with Pesaro". Sportando. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Jarrod Jones signs with Guizhou in Chinese NBL". Sportando.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka signs Jarrod Jones". Sportando.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Monaco signs Jarrod Jones". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jarrod Jones agreed to terms with Darussafaka". Sportando. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jarrod Jones joined Cedevita Olimpija". Sportando. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Guangsha Lions land Jarrod Jones". Eurobasket. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Jarrod Jones refuerza el juego interior verdinegro". ACB.COM (in Spanish). October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Hapoel Haifa announced the signing of Jarrod Jones and Christian Vital". time.news. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  13. ^ @TT_Basketbol (January 2, 2024). "Steven Enoch yeni sezonda Ankara Basketbolu için mücadele verecek" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka at the Basketball Champions League 2017–2018".

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