Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984)
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2018–2019 | NPC Rieti | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Kumamoto Volters | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Roseto Sharks | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Scaligera Basket | ||||||||||||||
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Bobby Ray Jones Jr. (born 9 January 1984) is an American-born naturalised-Equatorial Guinean professional
), later moving to Italy to continue his career.College career
Jones played high school basketball with Dominguez (Compton, California) for three years – playing alongside Tyson Chandler – before moving to Long Beach Polytechnic for his senior year amidst the controversial nomination of Mack Calvin as coach.[1]
He joined the
Playing 27 games as a freshman, the last 15 as a starter, he averaged 4.1 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he was involved in 31 games (25 starts), posting averages of 11.2 points. His junior season saw him start all but one of the 34 games he played in, contributing 11.2 points and a team-best 5.6 rebounds for Washington as they won the 2005 Pac-10 tournament for the first time.[3]
He averaged 10.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in his senior season. At the end of his Huskies career in 2006, Jones was ranked 20th among the school's all-time scorers with 1,226 career points and 4th in career steals with 134. His last collegiate game was the NABC College All-Star game.[4]
Professional career
Philadelphia 76ers (2006–2007)
Jones was drafted by the
Denver Nuggets (2007–2008)
On 10 September 2007, the
Memphis Grizzlies (2008)
The Memphis Grizzlies signed Jones to a 10-day contract on 10 January 2008.[9] After posting 20 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in a matchup with the Seattle SuperSonics, he was signed to another 10-day contract, the last one the Grizzlies could offer before signing for the season or releasing him.[10]
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2008)
The Grizzlies did not offer Jones a new contract and he moved to D-League side Sioux Falls Skyforce, playing only two games.
Houston Rockets (2008)
Jones was called up by the Houston Rockets on 26 February 2008.[11]
Return to the Skyforce (2008)
Returning to the Skyforce after ten days passed, Jones played in one game before again being called back to the NBA.
Miami Heat (2008)
Jones signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat on 12 March 2008.[12] Posting 8 points and 4 rebounds in nearly 24 minutes per game over six contests with Miami, including a team-high 15 points in his final game, was not enough to earn a contract extension.
Third stint with the Skyforce (2008)
Jones returned to the Skyforce at the expiry of his contract with the Heat.[13] He would play only two more games for the Skyforce.
San Antonio Spurs (2008)
Jones signed for his fifth NBA team of the season (by now a record), the San Antonio Spurs, on 1 April 2008.[14] Right after that contract, on 11 April, Jones was re-signed by the Denver Nuggets on a deal until August, with a non-guaranteed option for the next season.[15]
Fourth stint with the Skyforce (2008–2009)
On 28 July 2008, Jones was traded along with Taurean Green and 2010 draft second round pick for the New York Knicks' Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations.[16] In effect he was just a bargaining chip in a salary dump by the Knicks, who – with 17 players compared to the league maximum of 15 – were widely expected to cut him, which happened the next day.[17] On 5 August 2008, he was claimed off waivers by the Miami Heat,[18] but after Yakhouba Diawara was signed at his position two days later, he was again waived on 15 August.[19] He joined the Sacramento Kings' training camp on 30 September, before being waived again on 21 October.[20] Returning to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in November 2008,[21] he spent the 2008–09 D-League season with the team, finishing with 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in more than 34 minutes per game after playing 49 games.[6]
Banca Tercas Teramo (2009–2010)
Jones played with the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League from 13 to 19 July 2009, posting 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals in nearly 25 minutes per game.[22] He declared preferring an overseas move over another D-League contract if he did not make an NBA team by mid-to-late August,[23] which happened sooner as he signed a contract with Italian Serie A side Banca Tercas Teramo on 24 July 2009.[24]
His Teramo career started well as he scored a team-high 16 points in the 27 October game against APOEL, including two contest-winning free-throws with 5 seconds left to play, that helped the Italians reach the group stage of the European second-tier Eurocup.[25] He finished the competition 12 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals over 27 minutes per game,[26] posting 11 points 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals in around 25 minutes per game domestically,[27] all the while mystifying observers by alternating great performances and apathetic no-shows.[28]
Sutor Montegranaro (2010–2011)
Despite having one-year left on his two-year contract with, Jones bemoaned his difficulties living abroad and adapting to the European game (especially officiating and training), publicly contemplating a departure.[29] He left Teramo but stayed in Italy and the Serie A, signing for
Fulgor Libertas Forlì (2011)
Jones moved right after to
Pistoia Basket (2011–2012)
Jones did not answer Forlì's attempts to extend his contract,[33] penning another with rival LegaDue side Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia in July 2011.[32]
At first struggling with fouls, committing more (4.3) than any other player in the league at one stage, that limited his playing time,
Virtus Roma (2012–2015)
Jones returned to the Serie A in all cases, signing a deal with
On 23 August 2013, Jones re-signed with Roma for another season.[42] Rome had expected him to acquire Cotonou status (allowing him to have EU status on the roster), however, Jones' efforts to acquire a Dominican Republic passport were unsuccessful and he was not played by Rome to avoid going over the foreigner limit.[43] After acquiring a passport from
Jones was the only Virtus player reconfirmed the next year, as the cash-strapped club assembled a squad made of rookies and players unproven in the Serie A.[47] The team predictably struggled, with Jones one of few to perform well,[48] he was singled out by the La Gazzetta dello Sport as one of the unrehalded key men of the league (and one of the best defenders).[49] He was also decisive in the Italians'
helped them reach the Last 32. This streak continued in that round, with Jones contributing 8 rebounds and 18 points, of which a three-point play that sent the game to overtime, as Roma beat Krasny Oktyabr on their way to the Eighthfinals.[51] His form dipped afterwards, he had little impact in the Eighhfinals defeat toJuvecaserta (2015–2016)
With Roma reported to have opted out of the second year on his contract,[55] Jones became a free agent, signing with fellow Serie A side Juvecaserta for the 2015–16 season on 7 August 2015.[56]
Casalpusterlengo (2016–2017)
On 13 July 2016, Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo was reported to have signed Jones. [57] On 15 March 2017, Jones was reported to have parted-way with Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo.[58]
Pallacanestro Mantovana (2017–2018)
On 9 July 2017, Pallacanestro Mantovana was reported to have signed Jones. [59]
Kienergia Rieti (2018–2019)
On 28 September 2018, NPC Rieti was reported to have signed Jones.[60]
Kumamoto Vorters (2019)
Jones started off the 2019–20 season with the Kumamoto Vorters.[61]
Roseto Sharks (2019–2020)
On 2 December 2019, Jones signed with
Scaligera (2020–2021)
On 9 January 2020, Jones signed with
International career
Whilst at Washington, Jones was part of the United States representative national team that went to the 2005 Summer Universiade, played in İzmir (Turkey) that August. He averaged 2.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1 assist and steal apiece off the bench as the unbeaten U.S. team took home gold.[64]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Source.[65]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | Philadelphia | 44 | 5 | 7.6 | .462 | .111 | .561 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 2.5 |
2007–08 | Denver | 25 | 0 | 8.9 | .406 | .391 | .821 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 3.4 |
Memphis | 9 | 2 | 15.2 | .389 | .231 | .900 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 4.4 | |
Houston | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.0 | |
Miami | 6 | 0 | 23.8 | .531 | .400 | .615 | 4.0 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 8.0 | |
San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | .250 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .3 | .7 | .0 | .7 | |
Career | 91 | 7 | 9.5 | .442 | .306 | .685 | 1.6 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 3.2 |
Film maker
In his third year playing basketball in Italy, Jones wrote a post to his blog, Bobby's World, called "The Overseas Basketball Life: Part 1." This entry detailed the reality of his experience playing ball and living abroad. For "Part 2," he found that he had too much to say - and so he decided to create a movie. Tens of thousands of dollars spent, countless hours worked, and two years later, Basketball Jones: The Overseas Journey was finished, a 90-minute
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External links
- Serie A profile (in Italian) Retrieved 10 August 2015
- FIBA game center profile Retrieved 10 August 2015
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com Retrieved 8 August 2015
- RealGM profile Retrieved 10 August 2015