Dominique Jones

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Dominique Jones
No. 55 – Jilin Northeast Tigers
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1988-10-15) October 15, 1988 (age 36)
Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Wales (Lake Wales, Florida)
CollegeSouth Florida (2007–2010)
NBA draft2010: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2013Dallas Mavericks
2010, 2012→Texas Legends
2013Springfield Armor
2013–2014Liaoning Flying Leopards
2014–2015Jilin Northeast Tigers
2015Atenienses de Manatí
2015Shanxi Zhongyu
2016–2017Qingdao DoubleStar
2017Azad University Tehran
2017Nanjing Monkey King
2018Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2018–2023Jilin Northeast Tigers
2019Guangxi Rhinos
2023–2024Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2024Hong Kong Bulls
2024–presentJilin Northeast Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's tournament

Dominique O'Neal Jones (born October 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. A noted scorer in college at the University of South Florida, Jones had the second-highest scoring average in the Big East Conference during the 2009–10 season.[1] Jones has had a long career in the CBA and was named the league's MVP in 2023.

College career

Freshman

Jones entered USF and started every game during his first season. He scored 17.1 points per game with 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists.

Sophomore

In Jones's second season, the sophomore improved his scoring (18.1), rebounds (5.6) and assists (3.9) averages.

Junior

Prior to the 2009–2010 season, Jones was named to the preseason All Big East team. Over the season, he averaged 21.4 points while also grabbing 6.1 rebounds and giving 3.6 assists. He scored a season high 46 points in a 109–105 win over the Providence Friars.[2] USF went 20–13 and Jones was named to the 1st team All-Big East team. He led the team with the most points in a game.

Professional career

Jones (left) guarding Kyrie Irving in 2012

He was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. The Grizzlies traded his rights to the Dallas Mavericks for cash considerations, reported to be around $3 million.

On November 30, 2010, the Mavericks assigned Jones to the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League,[3] only to be called up early January 2011 after an injury to Caron Butler. He scored nine points in his return, in a 104–95 Dallas win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[4] A foot injury sidelined him for much of the season after averaging 2.3 points in 18 games. At the end of the season, the Mavericks would win the 2011 NBA Finals.[5]

On January 15, 2012, Dallas assigned Jones to the D-League again. He would be recalled a week later.[6] On February 19, 2012, Jones made his first career three-point field goal against the New York Knicks. On March 10, 2012, Jones recorded his first career start in an 87–111 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[7]

In October 2012, the Mavericks opted not to pick up the team option for the next season in Jones's rookie contract. Jones was waived on March 9, 2013.[8] On March 19, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor of the NBA D-League.[9]

He joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. In September 2013, he joined the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2013–14 season.[10]

On October 11, 2014, he signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers for the 2014–15 CBA season.[11] Following the CBA season, he signed with Atenienses de Manatí on March 18 for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[12]

On July 8, 2015, Jones returned to China and signed with Shanxi Zhongyu.[13] In December 2015, he parted ways with Shanxi.[14]

On August 23, 2016, Jones signed with Qingdao DoubleStar for the 2016–17 CBA season.[15]

On August 11, 2017, Jones signed with Nanjing Monkey King of the Chinese Basketball Association.[16] On December 12, 2017, he was waived by the Nanjing Monkey King.[17]

On January 11, 2018, Jones signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Super League.[18]

On August 7, 2018, Jones signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[19] In the 2022–23 season, Jones led the league in assists and steals and was named the league's International MVP.

On August 25, 2023, Jones moved to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.[20]

On September 25, 2024, Jones signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers.[21]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jones competed in The Basketball Tournament with the Tampa Bulls, a team made up of USF alumni. Jones' team made it to the Sweet 16 where they were eliminated by eventual champions Overseas Elite. Jones led the team with 28.3 PPG during the tournament.[22]

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
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11† Dallas 18 0 7.5 .311 .000 .824 1.4 1.1 .3 .2 2.3
2011–12 Dallas 33 1 8.1 .397 .125 .784 1.3 1.3 .3 .2 2.7
2012–13 Dallas 29 3 11.7 .367 .111 .660 1.6 2.9 .5 .1 4.0
Career 80 4 9.3 .366 .095 .729 1.4 1.8 .4 .1 3.1

CBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Liaoning Flying Leopards 38 33 35.3 .473 .278 .759 5.5 6.0 2.4 0.3 24.6
2014–15 Jilin Northeast Tigers 41 37 40.8 .480 .329 .752 7.8 8.4 2.7 0.5 36.8
2015–16 Shanxi Brave Dragons 18 16 41.8 .450 .275 .777 8.6 7.4 3.0 0.3 32.8
2016–17 Qingdao Eagles 37 37 39.2 .486 .296 .739 8.2 6.2 1.6 0.5 30.2
2017–18 Nanjing Monkey Kings 14 14 34.4 .461 .260 .838 6.9 5.3 1.0 0.4 28.9
2018–19 Jilin Northeast Tigers 46 46 34.5 .498 .302 .780 7.5 8.1 1.8 0.6 28.3
2019–20 Jilin Northeast Tigers 28 28 39.8 .467 .283 .806 8.3 8.9 2.0 0.6 37.8
2020–21 Jilin Northeast Tigers 37 37 40.2 .459 .261 .736 10.9 9.5 2.2 0.6 38.2
2021–22 Jilin Northeast Tigers 25 25 38.8 .445 .255 .763 10.0 9.0 2.4 1.1 26.5

Personal life

Jones' forearms are tattooed with the words "Hustler" and "Survivor".[23] After the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Finals, Jones then proceeded to get a tattoo on his neck of the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, commemorating his team's victory.[24]

References

  1. ^ "BIG EAST Conference – Overall Statistics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Dominique Jones ESPN.com
  3. ^ "Mavs Send Beaubois, Jones". Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "Mavericks 104-95 Cavaliers (Jan 2, 2011) Box Score". ESPN.
  5. ^ Sefco, Eddie. Mavericks' rookie Dominique Jones to miss significant time with foot injury
  6. ^ Mavs recall Dominique Jones from D-League
  7. ^ Mavericks–Warriors Boxscore
  8. ^ "Practice report: Marion's status vs. T-Wolves undetermined, Mavs cut ties with DoJo". NBA.com.
  9. ^ "Springfield Acquires Former NBA Champion Dominique Jones". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "Dominique Jones, Jonny Flynn To Play In China". Hoops Rumors.
  11. ^ "Jilin Northeast Tigers signing Dominique Jones".
  12. ^ "Dominique Jones replaces Cummings in Atenienses de Manatì".
  13. ^ "Shanxi Zhongyu sign Dominique Jones".
  14. ^ "Akognon, Dalembert, Franklin and Jordan signed in CBA in December".
  15. ^ "Qingdao Eagles land Dominique Jones". Asia-Basket.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  16. ^ "J.J. Hickson and Dominique Jones sign with Jiangsu Tongxi". 247Sports.
  17. ^ "同曦官方宣布更换外援 前CBA助攻王加盟". sports.sina.com.cn. December 12, 2017.
  18. ^ Dominique Jones signs with Petrochimi[permanent dead link‍]
  19. ^ "Jones comes back to Jilin Tigers". Asia-Basket. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Dominique Jones moves to Xinjiang for new CBA season-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  21. ^ "正式官宣！东北虎功勋外援琼斯新赛季正式回归". 中国吉林网. September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "Dominique Jones | the Basketball Tournament". Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  23. ^ "Photos: What Mavs fans can expect from new-look roster".
  24. ^ "Dominique Jones tattoos NBA trophy on his neck".

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