Jarrod Jones

Jarrod Jones
Jones with Pınar Karşıyaka in 2018
No. 21 – Sharjah
PositionPower forward
LeagueUAE National Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-05-27) May 27, 1990 (age 36)
Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolMichigan City
(Michigan City, Indiana)
CollegeBall State (2008–2012)
2012: undrafted
Playing career
2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Kyiv
2013Alba Fehérvár
2013–2015Paks Atomerőmű
2015–2016JA Vichy
2016Szolnoki Olaj
2016–2017VL Pesaro
2017–2018Pınar Karşıyaka
2018–2019Monaco
2019–2020Darüşşafaka
2020–2021Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022Zhejiang Guangsha Lions
2022Joventut Badalona
2022–2023Suwon KT Sonicboom
2023Hapoel Haifa
2023Goyang Sono Skygunners
2024Türk Telekom
2024–2025Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
2026–presentSharjah SC
Career highlights

Jarrod Michael Jones (born May 27, 1990) is an American-born Hungarian professional basketball player for Sharjah SC of the UAE National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Ball State Cardinals.

College career

During the four years he played in NCAA for Ball State University, Jarrod Jones was named to the All Mac team during the 2010–11 season. He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Jones played in the NBA Summer League with Sacramento Kings for the 2012–13 season.

Jones signed a contract in Europe with BC Budivelnyk and later with two clubs in Hungary (Alba Fehérvár and Atomerőmű SE), where he played for two seasons.

He started the 2015–16 season with JA Vichy in the French LNB Pro B and then returned in Hungary with Szolnoki Olaj KK, where he won the championship.

On July 3, 2016, Jones signed a contract with the Italian basketball team Victoria Libertas Pesaro, and he will take part to the 2016–17 LBA season. On May 8, 2017, he signed with Guizhou of China for the 2017 NBL season.

On August 2, 2017, Jones signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka for the 2017–18 season. Jones averaged 17 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in the Turkish League. He signed a deal with French team AS Monaco Basket on August 20, 2018.

On July 28, 2019, he has signed a contract with Turkish Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

On September 25, 2020, Jones signed a contract with the Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija. He averaged 11.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

On December 24, 2021, Jones signed with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.

On October 6, 2022, Jones signed a one-month contract with Spanish team Joventut Badalona. On December 22, he joined the Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) to replace E.J. Anosike. On April 2, 2023, Jones signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

On August 1, 2023, Jones signed with the Goyang Sono Skygunners of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). On November 13, he was replaced by Chinanu Onuaku. On January 2, 2024, Jones signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

On August 14, 2024, Jones signed with Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+.

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Karsiyaka 1833.7.529.400.7946.62.20.80.718.8

References

  1. ↑ "BC Kyiv lands rookie Jarrod Jones". Sportando. July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Atomeromu SE Parks extend Jarrod Jones, Akos Kovacs". Sportando. March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "JA Vichy adds size with Jarrod Jones". Sportando. August 7, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jarrod Jones signs with Pesaro". Sportando. July 3, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jarrod Jones signs with Guizhou in Chinese NBL". Sportando.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pinar Karsiyaka signs Jarrod Jones". Sportando.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Monaco signs Jarrod Jones". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jarrod Jones agreed to terms with Darussafaka". Sportando. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jarrod Jones joined Cedevita Olimpija". Sportando. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Guangsha Lions land Jarrod Jones". Eurobasket. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jarrod Jones refuerza el juego interior verdinegro". ACB.COM (in Spanish). October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ ""승리를 원한다" 재로드 존스, 23일 가스공사전부터 출전". 점프볼. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hapoel Haifa announced the signing of Jarrod Jones and Christian Vital". time.news. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ "KBL 역사상 첫 NBA 1순위 지명자 입성. 고양 소노 앤서니 베넷 전격 영입". 스포츠조선. August 1, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ "소노, 외국인 1옵션 교체···빅맨 '오누아쿠' 영입". 점프볼. November 13, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  16. ↑ @TT_Basketbol (January 2, 2024). "Steven Enoch yeni sezonda Ankara Basketbolu için mücadele verecek" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ↑ "領航猿補進禁區猛將瓊斯 征戰多國上季三分命中率破4成". ETtoday. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Pinar Karsiyaka at the Basketball Champions League 2017–2018".