Jone Pedro

Jone Pedro
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34)
Algés, Portugal
NationalityAngolan / Portuguese / German
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Giants Düsseldorf
2012–2013TBB Trier
2013–2014ASA
2014–2019Primeiro de Agosto
2019Galitos Barreiro
2019–2024Petro de Luanda
Career highlights and awards

Jone Lopes Pedro (born 28 March 1990) is an Angolan-Portuguese-German basketball player who last played for Petro de Luanda. He also plays for the Angola national basketball team.

Professional career

Pedro started his professional career with Giants Düsseldorf in 2011. In 2013, Pedro left for Angola to play for ASA in the Angolan Basketball League.

In June 2019, Pedro joined Petro de Luanda.[1] On 18 May 2021, in his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), Pedro had 17 points and 17 rebounds in a win against AS Police.[2] Pedro won the 2024 BAL championship with Petro, his first continental title.[3] Pedro left the team after his contract ended after the 2023–24 season.

National team career

Pedro has been a member of the Angolan national basketball team and has played with his country in the qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He has also played for the Angolan 3x3 basketball team.

Personal

Pedro lived in the Netherlands and Portugal as a child and is the son of Adriano Pedro, who was an Angolan national team basketball player.

BAL 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Petro de Luanda 6 6 25.1 .636 – .588 10.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 11.0
2022 Petro de Luanda 8 1 21.5 .658 – .524 6.5 1.1 .8 1.4 7.6
2023 Petro de Luanda 8 7 18.7 .674 – .593 5.4 1.4 .3 .9 9.3

References

  1. ^ "Jornal dos Desportos - Petro de Luanda espreita Jone Pedro". jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Petro de Luanda dominate AS Police in BAL". ESPN.com. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-08-11.