ShawnDre' Jones

ShawnDre' Jones (born November 18, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Richmond.

ShawnDre' Jones
Jones playing for Richmond in 2015
No. 10 – Northern Arizona Suns
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-11-18) November 18, 1994
Richmond, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolGeorge Bush
(Mission Bend, Texas)
CollegeRichmond (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Aries Trikala
2018–2019Canton Charge
2019–presentNorthern Arizona Suns
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Jones was born in Richmond, Virginia and grew up in Highland Springs, Virginia before his family relocated to Richmond, Texas right before he entered high school. He attended George Bush High School. He committed to play college basketball at Richmond over offers from Akron and South Alabama.[1]

College career

Jones played four seasons for the Richmond Spiders, starting his final two. As a sophomore, Jones averaged 10.3 points per game and led the team in 3-pointers made and assists off the bench and was named the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) Sixth Man of the Year.[2] As a senior, Jones averaged 16.8 points (ninth in the A-10) and 3.9 assists per game and was named third team All-Atlantic 10.[3] He finished his collegiate career as Richmond's 10th all-time scorer with 1,608 points, 5th in school history with 227 3-pointers made, and 8th with 364 assists.[4]

Professional career

Aries Trikala

Jones signed with Trikala Aries B.C. of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on August 29, 2017.[4] He averaged 12 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists over 16 GBL games in his first professional season as Aries finished last in the league and was relegated to the Greek A2 Basket League.[5]

Canton Charge

Jones returned to the US after being selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA G League draft by the Canton Charge.[6] He was initially waived by the Charge as part of final roster cuts on November 1, 2018 but was claimed by the team on December 12, 2018.[7] He played in three games for the Charge, averaging 3.7 points and 1.0 assist in 10.1 minutes per game before being waived again by the team on January 9, 2019 in order to make room on the roster for newly acquired Chance Comanche.[8]

Northern Arizona Suns

Jones was claimed off waivers by the Northern Arizona Suns on January 23, 2019.[9] He averaged 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists over 15 games (2 starts) for the Suns and 6.6 points and 4.1 assists in 18 total G League games for the season.[10]

References
  1. O'Connor, John (February 27, 2017). "Space, opportunity made UR's ShawnDre' Jones a star". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  2. "UR basketball to face West Virginia in Las Vegas Invitational". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 24, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. "ShawnDre' Jones goes pro with Trikalla". Court-Side.com. August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. O'Connor, John (August 29, 2017). "Ex-Spider ShawnDre' Jones will play professionally in Greece". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. "ShawnDre' Jones Europe Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. Weir, John (October 20, 2018). "Charge set training camp roster". CantonRep.com. The Repository. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  7. "ShawnDre' Jones Rejoins Charge". Canton.GLeague.NBA.com. Canton Charge. December 12, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  8. "Charge Trade For Chance Comanche". Canton.GLeague.NBA.com. Canton Charge. January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  9. Withee, Jacob (January 23, 2019). "Northern Arizona Suns Acquire ShawnDre Jones". NorthernArizona.GLeague.NBA.com. Northern Arizona Suns. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  10. "Shawndre Jones G-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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