Matt Jones (basketball)
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 Jones at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Game | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1994 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) |
| College | Duke (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–2020 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2019 | Reno Bighorns / Stockton Kings |
| 2019–2020 | Bank of Taiwan |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Matthew Elliot Jones (born December 5, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four seasons of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
During Jones's career at DeSoto High School, the team had a 131–18 record, and he was named All-State, 2nd team All-American from MaxPreps, and played in both the Jordan Classic and the McDonald's All-American Game. On November 28, 2011, Jones committed to Duke University.[1]
College career
Sophomore season (2014-2015)
Jones was on Duke's 2014–15 NCAA Championship team.[2] After Rasheed Sulaimon was dismissed, Jones was moved into the starting lineup. “I’ve definitely tried to grasp it and take ahold of it,” Jones said.. “Obviously we didn’t want Rasheed to leave, but at the same time, personally, I was ecstatic about it. I just told myself that it was my moment now, and I had to just take advantage of it.”[3]
In the Elite Eight, he scored 16 points, going 4-for-7 on three-pointers in a win against Gonzaga. As a result, he was named to the South Region all-tournament team.[4] The all-regional performance came at NRG Stadium in Houston, just over 3 hours away from Jones' home in DeSoto, Texas.[5]
Junior season (2015-2016)
After winning the National championship in his sophomore season, Jones returned to Duke, where as a junior he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.[6]
