Jamal Jones (basketball)
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | VTB United League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 17, 1993 Wynne, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Searcy (Searcy, Arkansas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2015–2016 | Lille Métropole |
| 2016 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2016–2017 | Kobrat |
| 2017–2018 | Scaligera Basket Verona |
| 2018–2019 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2019–2020 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2020–2022 | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2023–2024 | Promitheas Patras |
| 2024 | Homenetmen Beirut |
| 2024–2025 | Avtodor |
| 2025-present | Kuwait_SC |
| Career highlights | |
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Jamal Avery Jones (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Ole Miss and Texas A&M.
Jones was born in Wynne, Arkansas and grew up in Searcy, Arkansas, where he attended Searcy High School. After growing seven inches from 6–1 to 6–8 over three years, Jones averaged 16.4 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals as a junior and was ranked a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. He committed to Ole Miss over offers from Arkansas State and Iowa State during his senior year.[1]
College career
Ole Miss
Jones began his collegiate career at Ole Miss, but was dismissed from the team after appearing in only five games for violating undisclosed team rules.[2]
Lee
Following his dismissal, Jones enrolled at Lee College in Baytown, Texas. He averaged 18 points and 5.3 rebounds in his only season with the Runnin' Rebels and ultimately committed to transfer to Texas A&M.[3]
Texas A&M
Jones averaged a team-leading 13.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 34 games (24 starts) in his junior season with the Aggies and averaged 16 points per game in Southeastern Conference play. Following the season he announced that he would be leaving the program.[4]
