Dwayne Jones (basketball)

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Dwayne Jones
Al Jaysh
2015Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2015Leones de Santo Domingo
2015–2016Juventud Sionista
2015Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2016–2017Atenas de Córdoba
As coach:
2018–presentPhiladelphia 76ers (assistant)
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Dwayne Clinton Jones (born June 9, 1983) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life

Jones was born in

Aston, Pennsylvania in 2001.[1]

College career

Along with senior

Oklahoma State Cowboys' John Lucas
hit a 3-pointer. Saint Joseph's finished with a 30–2 record, the best in the University's history.

In 2004–05, Jones was the

blocks
(3.0) in the nation, and led the Atlantic 10 in both categories.

Jones was chosen to Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team and All-Big 5 second-team, while posting career-best numbers in scoring (10.1 points per game), rebounding and blocked shots. He was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team after averaging 10.0 points and 12.7 rebounds in the tournament, and earned NIT All-Tournament honors.

Jones' total of 418 rebounds was the second best single-season mark in school history, while his total of 109 blocks was the third best single-season total. He set his career-high with 16 rebounds at

Hofstra. On February 19, 2005, Jones became the first Hawk to notch a triple-double since 1986 with 11 points, 11 rebounds, and career-high 10 blocks against St. Bonaventure
.

Professional career

Jones was signed by the

NBA Development League's Florida Flame
on November 4, 2005.

In 26 games for the Flame, Jones averaged 8.9 points, 2.0 blocks (league's third-best, with the total 52 being fifth) and a league leading 11.7 rebounds per game. He also led the league in offensive rebounds per game (4.5), and his 118 total offensive rebounds were good for second place, only eight shy of T. J. Cummings, who played in 22 more games.

Without a single official appearance for the Wolves, Jones was traded to the

the season, averaging 1.0 points and 2.2 rebounds. Jones had a season high seven points on April 19, 2006 against the Miami Heat and a career high 13 rebounds on April 17, 2006 against the Cleveland Cavaliers
.

Jones was traded to the Cavaliers on October 13, 2006, in exchange for

2006–2007 season. He had three total points (on 3–6 free throw shooting, against the Golden State Warriors
) and six total rebounds.

Jones was assigned by the Cavaliers to the D-League's

Idaho Stampede
.

In his first full season as an

New Jersey Nets
.

In September 2008, Jones was signed by the

Euroleague
.

On November 24, 2008, Jones signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.[3]

On January 8, 2009, Jones was acquired by the

Austin Toros.[4]

On October 17, 2009, Jones signed a one-year contract with Serbian club Crvena zvezda. He was signed as their final newcomer for the 2009–10 season.[5] He was released by mutual consent only 5 days after that, due to, as Crvena zvezda general manager said, personal problems that kept him from focusing on professional basketball.[6] During those five days in Belgrade, he played in one friendly game versus a minor league team, contributing to the win with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Jones later rejoined the Austin Toros.

On April 6, 2010, he was signed by the Phoenix Suns. He was signed to replace Robin Lopez because of a bulging disk and he was the top rebounder in the Development League, averaging 16 rebounds for the Austin Toros.

On July 14, 2010 he was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with

Fujian SBS Xunxing in China
for 2010–11 season.

In May 2011, he signed with

Zhejiang Guangsha in China.[12]

In January 2012, he signed with the Powerade Tigers as an import for the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[13]

On February 7, 2013, Jones was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League.[14] On April 17, 2013, he was signed by the Golden State Warriors for the remainder of the season.[15] On July 24, 2013, he was waived by the Warriors.[16]

On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Utah Jazz.[17] However, he was waived on October 14.[18]

In November 2014, Jones signed with

LPB season.[19]

In June 2015, he signed with Leones de Santo Domingo of Dominican Republic for the 2015 LNB season.[20]

On June 27, 2016, Jones signed with Atenas de Córdoba for the 2016–17 season.[21]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Saint Joseph's 30 1 21.0 .526 – .351 6.3 0.3 0.4 2.0 4.2
2003–04 Saint Joseph's 32 32 27.1 .545 – .452 7.0 0.9 0.5 2.0 6.4
2004–05 Saint Joseph's 36 36 34.8 .507 – .536 11.6 0.9 0.4 3.0 10.1
Career 98 69 28.1 .522 – .484 8.5 0.7 0.4 2.4 7.1

NBA regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Boston 14 0 6.2 .400 – .462 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0
2006–07 Cleveland 4 0 4.5 .000 – .500 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
2007–08 Cleveland 56 0 8.4 .532 .000 .483 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4
2008–09 Charlotte 6 0 8.7 .571 – .667 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0
2009–10 Phoenix 2 0 3.5 – – – 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 82 0 7.8 .508 .000 .494 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3

NBA postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Cleveland 5 0 4.0 .500 – .500 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6
2009–10 Phoenix 2 0 5.0 .500 – .750 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
2012–13 Golden State 2 0 1.0 – – – 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 9 0 3.6 .500 – .667 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dwayne Jones". Saint Joseph's Hawks. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wolves sign rookie free agent Dwayne Jones". espn.com. Associated Press. August 27, 2005.
  3. ^ "Bobcats Sign Dwayne Jones". NBA.com. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Dwayne Jones Player Profile – RealGM
  5. ^ "Red Star presents Dwayne Jones". B92. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  6. ^ "Red Star released Dwayne Jones". B92. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  7. ^ Raptors Acquire Barbosa And Jones From Phoenix
  8. ^ Raptors Release Jones
  9. ^ Suns Sign Dwayne Jones
  10. ^ Phoenix Suns show improvements in preseason win over Golden State Warriors
  11. ^ Se refuerzan los Indios Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  12. ^ ZHEJIANG GUANGSHA LIONS basketball team (China-CBA)
  13. ^ "Powerade taps former SMART-Gilas prospect as import in Commissioner's Cup". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  14. ^ Legends Acquire Dwayne Jones
  15. ^ Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward/Center Dwayne Jones
  16. ^ Golden State Warriors Waive Dwayne Jones, Scott Machado and Kevin Murphy
  17. ^ Utah Jazz Signs Three Free Agents
  18. ^ Utah Jazz waive Dwayne Jones II
  19. ^ "Guaiqueries ink Dwayne Jones, ex Al Jaysh". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  20. ^ "Leones de Santo Domingo inks Dwayne Jones, ex Guaiqueries". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  21. ^ Oficial: Dwayne Jones será el tercer extranjero de Atenas (in Spanish)

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