Chris Jones (basketball)

Chris Jones
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 173.8 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015 Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2015 BG Göttingen
2015–2016 Paris-Levallois
2016 Apollon Patras
Career highlights and awards
  • NJCAA Division III Player of the Year (2013)
  • 2× NJCAA All-American (2012, 2013)

Chris Jones[1] (born February 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. After two years at Northwest Florida State and two years at Louisville Jones entered the 2015 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Jones played high school basketball at Melrose High School in Memphis,Tn where he was the Co-Star a long the side of Adonis Thomas Chris was a top 50 prospect as a senior at Melrose (Tenn.) High School, Jones originally signed with Tennessee in the same class as former Cardinal Kevin Ware before opting for the junior college route. He was rated as the nation's 10th-best point guard in high school by ESPN, Rivals and Scout, and the No. 39 prospect overall by Rivals. He also averaged 20.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game as a junior in helping lead Melrose to a 26-7 overall record and the Tennessee Class AAA state title and a No. 15 finish in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 national rankings. He earned first-team all-state honors and was the state tournament MVP after scoring 35 points in the championship game. He scored 1,402 in three high school seasons. Transferred for his senior year to Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy, where he averaged 22.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.8 steals. Also considered Memphis, Kansas, Baylor, Florida State and Oklahoma State before his commitment to the Cardinals. [2]

College career

A 5'10" point guard, Jones was a junior college star at Northwest Florida State, where he was voted as the Division III NJCAA Player of the Year. After considering offers from major conference schools, he signed with Louisville and coach Rick Pitino.[3]

He was dismissed from Louisville on February 22, 2016. He had been suspended from the Syracuse game on February 18 after having sent a threatening text message to a woman he had dated,[4] but was reinstated several days later. After playing against Miami on February 21, he missed that night's curfew, leading to his dismissal. Several days after that, Jones was charged with rape stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred the night of the Miami game.[5] In late April, a grand jury chose not to indict Jones and his two co-defendants in the case.[6]

Professional career

Jones began his pro career in the 2015–16 season in Turkey, with the Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[7] He left the club after some days and joined BG Goettingen. On October 20, 2015, he moved to Paris-Levallois[8]

On August 23, 2016, Jones moved to Greece and signed a 1-year deal with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.[9] Jones was released from the Greek team on October 11, 2016 due to disciplinary issues.

References

  1. ↑ Chris JONES
  2. ↑ http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=358&path=mbball
  3. ↑ "Louisville's Chris Jones not typical junior college recruit". si.com. April 6, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (February 23, 2015). "Chris Jones sent threatening text". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Forde, Pat (March 3, 2015). "Forde Minutes: College basketball narrative takes dark turn as March arrives". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Riley, Jason (April 29, 2015). "Grand jury decides not to indict Chris Jones and co-defendants in rape case". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Former Louisville guard Chris Jones signs with Yesilgiresun Belediye". Sportando.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chris Jones leaves BG Goettingen, will play in France". Sportando.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Apollon Patras lands Chris Jones". feb.es. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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