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DeQuan Jones (born June 20, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Nishinomiya Storks of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Miami.

DeQuan Jones

Jones with the Orlando Magic in 2012
No. 18 – Nishinomiya Storks
Position	Small forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-20) June 20, 1990 (age 32) Stone Mountain, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school	Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia)
College	Miami (Florida) (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012 / Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Orlando Magic
2013–2014	Reno Bighorns
2014–2015	Pallacanestro Cantù
2015–2016	Chiba Jets
2016–2017	Lille Métropole
2017–2018	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018	Anhui Dragons
2018–2019	Hapoel Holon
2019–2020	Pallacanestro Trieste
2020-present	Nishinomiya Storks
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League Most Improved Player (2018) NBA G League Slam Dunk Contest Champion (2018) Lega Basket Serie A All-Star (2015) Fourth-team Parade All-American (2008)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Jones attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. He averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game as a senior en route to Class 5-A Player of the Year honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Northwest Player of the Year accolades. He helped Wildcats finish 30-3 with a No. 18 national ranking by USA Today; they advanced to the state title game, where the Wildcats lost by just three points.[1]

College career

In his four-year Hurricane career, Jones appeared in 111 games and started in 35, recording 508 points, 268 rebounds, 53 assists, 52 steals and 51 blocks. On November 25, 2009, he recorded a career high 16 points against Florida Gulf Coast.[1]

On December 20, 2011, Jones received approval to return to competition after he sat out the season's first 10 games because of an NCAA investigation into recruiting allegations.[2] On March 29, 2012, he participated in the 24th Annual State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Contest at the Final Four.[3]

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2012–2013)

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Jones joined the Orlando Magic for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2012, he signed with the Magic.[4] On March 27, 2013, he scored a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a 108–114 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.[5]

In July 2013, Jones re-joined the Orlando Magic for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2013, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.[6] However, he was later waived by the Kings on October 15, 2013 after appearing in one preseason game.[7]

Reno Bighorns (2013–2014)

In November 2013, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.[8]

Pallacanestro Cantù (2014–2015)

In July 2014, Jones joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League[9] and the New Orleans Pelicans for the Las Vegas Summer League. On July 27, he signed a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.[10] On January 8, 2015, he was named a participant in the 2015 Serie A All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest.[11] He was also named to the "Named Sport Team" for the BEKO All-Star Game held on January 17, going on to score 26 points to help Named Sport defeat the "Dolomiti Energia Team", 146–143.[12][13] In 35 league games for Cantù in 2014–15, he averaged 8.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He also averaged 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17 Eurocup games.[14]

Chiba Jets Funabashi (2015–2016)

On September 25, 2015, Jones signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[15] However, he was later waived by the Hawks on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games.[16] On November 29, he signed with the Chiba Jets of the Japanese NBL.[17]

Lille Métropole (2016–2017)

On September 15, 2016, Jones was included in the roster of Lille Métropole of the LNB Pro B.[18]

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2017–2018)

On September 7, 2017, Jones signed with the Indiana Pacers of the NBA, on a training camp deal.[19] He was waived on October 14 as one of the team’s final preseason roster cuts.[20] He played the season with the Pacers' NBA G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and won the G Leagues' Most Improved Player award.[21]

Anhui Dragons (2018)

On May 5, 2018, Jones signed with Anhui Dragons of the Chinese NBL.[22]

Hapoel Holon (2018–2019)

On July 31, 2018, Jones joined the Israeli team Hapoel Holon, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[23] On October 20, 2018, Jones recorded a season-high 29 point, shooting 11-of-15 from the field, along with four rebounds and two blocks in a 108–102 overtime win over Hapoel Eilat.[24] In 52 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 12.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 40.1 percent from three-point range.

Pallacanestro Trieste (2019–2020)

On August 12, 2019, Jones returned to Italy for a second stint, signing with Pallacanestro Trieste for the 2019–20 season.[25]

Nishinomiya Storks (2020-present)

On July 31, 2020, Jones signed in Japan for the Nishinomiya Storks.[26]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Orlando	63	17	12.7	.436	.257	.667	1.7	.3	.3	.3	3.7
Career		63	17	12.7	.436	.257	.667	1.7	.3	.3	.3	3.7

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Miami	32	3	11.0	.337	.077	.633	1.7	.5	.3	.4	2.7
2009–10	Miami	28	20	16.6	.533	.231	.667	2.5	.5	.5	.6	5.7
2010–11	Miami	28	10	13.9	.419	.083	.611	2.5	.5	.5	.4	4.5
2011–12	Miami	23	2	17.3	.451	.250	.620	3.6	.4	.6	.5	5.9

Personal

Jones is the son of Irene Bell and Clady Jones, and has a brother, Camron.[1]

References

External links

• Eurocupbasketball.com profile
• Eurobasket.com profile
• RealGM profile
• NBA D-League profile Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
• LNB Pro B profile

На других языках

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- [en] DeQuan Jones

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[ru] Джонс, Декуан

Декуан Джонс (англ. DeQuan Jones; род. 20 июня 1990 года) — американский профессиональный баскетболист. На студенческом уровне выступал за «Майами Харрикейнс» в первом дивизионе NCAA.

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