Perry Jones
Perry James Jones III (born September 24, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League. He played college basketball for Baylor.
Jones with the Thunder | |
| No. 1 – Kaohsiung Aquas | |
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| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | T1 League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 24, 1991 Winnsboro, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) |
| College | Baylor (2010–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 28th overall pick |
| Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2012–2013 | →Tulsa 66ers |
| 2015–2016 | Iowa Energy |
| 2016 | Khimki |
| 2016–2018 | Iowa Energy / Wolves |
| 2019–2021 | Bursaspor |
| 2021 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2022 | Windy City Bulls |
| 2022–2023 | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| 2023 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears |
| 2023 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2023–present | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career edit
He was the #7 player in the ESPNU 100,[1] the #9 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com,[2] and also rated as the #9 player by Rivals.com.[3] In his junior year, Jones, along with future Texas forward Shawn Williams, led Duncanville to the Texas 5A regional championship game where they lost to Cedar Hill High School 60-59. Duncanville finished with a 23–9 record for the season.[4]
In recognition of his outstanding career, Jones was named to the 2010 McDonald's All-American team.
AAU edit
Jones' AAU team was the LBA Seawolves. In July 2009, he helped lead them to the semifinals in the Star Vision Sports Center Stage tournament in Las Vegas.[5]
College recruitment edit
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Jones F | Duncanville, Texas | Duncanville HS | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Jones committed to Baylor on April 17, 2007, and started playing for them in the 2010–11 NCAA season. He was ranked as the #7 overall player on ESPN, the 9th ranked by Rivals, and the 14th ranked by Scout.com.
College career edit
Jones had 11 points and 8 rebounds in his Baylor debut.[6]
Jones averaged 13.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game during his freshman season at Baylor. Despite the hype around the Baylor basketball program coming into the season, the Bears finished with a record of 18–13 (7–9 Big 12) and failed to make the NCAA Tournament. Despite Baylor's struggles Perry Jones was still named to the All-Big 12 Second Team along with Kansas junior Markieff Morris, Texas freshman Tristan Thompson, Iowa State senior Diante Garrett, and Texas A&M sophomore Khris Middleton.[7]
On March 10, 2011, NCAA investigators ruled Perry Jones ineligible for receiving improper benefits from his AAU coach prior to enrolling at Baylor University (The benefits were reportedly three 15-day loans to Jones' parents totaling less than $1,000, all of which were paid back). Jones was forced to sit out of Baylor's game against Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament, which the Bears lost by 17 eliminating their chances at an NCAA Tournament berth.[8] Jones could return to Baylor next season on an athletic scholarship, but would have to sit out the first five games of the 2011–2012 season before he could be reinstated by the NCAA and eligible to play.
On April 11, 2011, Perry Jones announced that he would be returning to Baylor for his sophomore season.[9]
College statistics edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Baylor Bears | 30 | 30 | 33.9 | .549 | .200 | .664 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| 2011–12 | Baylor Bears | 33 | 33 | 30.7 | .500 | .303 | .696 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
Professional career edit
Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2015) edit
Jones was a projected lottery pick in the 2012 NBA draft, but fell to 28th overall when he was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder.[10] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.[11]
After receiving limited opportunities with the Thunder in 2012–13, Jones went on to play 62 games in 2013–14 with averages of 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. On November 24, 2013, he scored a season-high 13 points in the 95–73 win over the Utah Jazz. Jones also appeared in 11 playoff games during the 2014 NBA Playoffs, scoring a playoff-high of 8 points in Game 1 of the Thunder's semi-final match-up against the Los Angeles Clippers.[12]
On October 30, 2014, Jones scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the 90–93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[13]
Iowa Energy (2015–2016) edit
On July 14, 2015, Jones was traded, along with a 2019 second round pick and cash considerations, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a conditional 2018 second-round pick that would be completely unprotected for 2019. The deal generated a traded player exception for the Thunder.[14][15] On October 24, he was waived by the Celtics after appearing in five preseason games.[16] On October 31, he was selected by the Iowa Energy with the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League draft.[17] On March 23, 2016, he was waived by Iowa.[18]
Khimki Moscow (2016) edit
On August 9, 2016, Jones signed with Khimki Moscow Region of Russia for the 2016–17 season.[19] On October 11, 2016, he parted ways with Khimki after appearing in only one game.[20]
Return to Iowa (2016) edit
On November 15, 2016, Jones was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy.[21]
Bursaspor (2019–2021) edit
On August 28, 2019, he has signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League.[22][23]
s.Oliver Würzburg (2021) edit
On January 29, 2021, s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) announced the signing of Jones.[24][25]
Windy City Bulls (2022) edit
On January 2, 2022, Jones cleared waivers and was acquired by the Windy City Bulls via the available player pool.[26] He was then later waived by the Windy City Bulls on February 23, 2022.[27]
Taipei Fubon Braves (2022–2023) edit
On April 3, 2022, Jones signed with the Taipei Fubon Braves of Taiwanese P. League+.[28]
TaiwanBeer HeroBears (2023) edit
On January 6, 2023, Jones signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League.[29]
Kaohsiung Aquas (2023–present) edit
On August 11, 2023, Jones signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League.[30]
Big3 (2019–present) edit
Jones has been a regular in the Big3 basketball league. In 2019 he was named co-captain of the Enemies becoming the youngest captain in league history. Currently Jones plays for 3's Company alongside Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley
NBA career statistics edit
| 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 |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City | 38 | 1 | 7.4 | .394 | .000 | .667 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 2.3 |
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City | 62 | 7 | 12.3 | .459 | .361 | .667 | 1.8 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 3.5 |
| 2014–15 | Oklahoma City | 43 | 13 | 14.7 | .397 | .233 | .649 | 1.8 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 4.3 |
| Career | 143 | 21 | 11.7 | .420 | .293 | .660 | 1.8 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 3.4 | |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma City | 11 | 0 | 5.0 | .389 | .300 | .000 | .8 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.5 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 5.0 | .368 | .300 | .000 | .8 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 | |
References edit
- ^ . Insider.espn.go.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Scout.com: Football Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ . Rivalshoops.rivals.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "State Playoff Bracket Class 5A" (PDF). University Interscholastic League (Texas). Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ . Slam Online. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Texas and Big 12 Basketball Capsules: No. 16 Baylor opens with 87–52 win over Grambling". BrownsvvilleHerald.com. November 12, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "All-Big 12 Second Team: Kansas' Markieff Morris, Baylor's Perry Jones III, Texas' Tristan Thompson". KansasCity.SBNation.com. March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ "NCAA: Baylor's Perry Jones ineligible". ESPN.com. March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "Perry Jones returning to school". ESPN.com. April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "Thunder Selects Perry Jones III with 28th Pick". NBA.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ . NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "Perry Jones 2013–14 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "Clippers hold off Thunder 93–90 in opener". NBA.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "Boston Celtics Complete Trade with Oklahoma City Thunder". NBA.com. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Protected Second Round Draft Pick". NBA.com. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Celtics Waive Jones, Walden". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ . NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "2015–2016 Iowa Energy Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Khimki Moscow signs Perry Jones". Sportando.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "BC Khimki, Perry Jones III part ways". bckhimki.ru. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ . NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Perry Jones Bursaspor Basketbol'da!". Bursaspor Basketbol on Twitter (in Turkish). August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 28, 2019). "Bursaspor sign Perry Jones". Sportando. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "EIN NEUZUGANG MIT 155 SPIELEN NBA-ERFAHRUNG". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (January 29, 2021). "Würzburg announces Perry Jones III". Sportando. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Windy City Bulls Acquire Perry Jones". Our Sports Central. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Fubon Braves sign Perry Jones III". Asia-Basket.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "PLG洋將跳槽T1！瓊斯加盟台啤英熊 本周有望戰「魔獸」霍華德". ETtoday. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "「冰水」瓊斯轉戰港都 海神4洋將全數到齊". United Daily News. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBADraft.net Profile
- Scout.com Profile
- Rivals.com Profile