Chris Jones (basketball, born 1993)

Chris Jones (born April 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague, who plays the point guard position.

Chris Jones
No. 3 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolLakeview Centennial
(Garland, Texas)
College
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Career history
2015–2016Tuv Ajmag
2016–2017Starwings Basel
2017–2019Mons-Hainaut
2019–2020Bursaspor
2020–presentMaccabi Tel Aviv

Personal life

His hometown is Garland, Texas.[1] Jones is the son of Latonya McCoy, and has two siblings, D’merhic and London.[2] He is 6' 2" (188 cm), and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg).[1]

Basketball career

High school career

Jones attended and played basketball at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, Class of 2011.[1][3] He averaged 16.9 points per game, and was District 10-5A’s MVP as a junior and senior.[2] He led the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 6.9 assists per game during his senior season.[2] He was inducted into the Garland Sports Hall of Fame while at Centennial.[2]

College career

Jones played three seasons at the University of North Texas, where he was the school's third all-time steals leader (127), and sixth in career assists (282).[2] As a freshman at UNT, Jones set the freshman record with 4.26 assists per game, and averaged 14.1 points per game which was the 19th-highest nationally among freshmen.[2]

He attended Angelo State University for his senior season, Class of 2015, and averaged 15.3 points per game with 4.7 assists and 2.1 steals.[1][3] In 2015 Jones was Lone Star Conference All-First Team, Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team, and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District South Central First Team.[1]

Professional career

Jones plays point guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague, with whom he signed in 2020.[1][4][5]

References
  1. "Chris Jones Player Profile, Angelo State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. "Chris Jones - Men's Basketball". Angelo State University Athletics.
  3. "Chris Jones Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv, Angelo St., News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  4. "Maccabi adds backcourt depth with Jones". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
  5. "Maccabi confirms Chris Jones". Eurohoops. August 16, 2020.
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