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Chris Jones (basketball, born 1991)

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This article is about the former Northwest Florida State and Louisville player. For the former North Texas and Angelo State player, see Chris Jones (basketball, born 1993).
Chris Jones
Jones with Antibes Sharks in 2017
No. 1 – Tauranga Whai
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNZNBL
Personal information
Born (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991 (age 33)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolMelrose (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015BG Göttingen
2015–2016Paris-Levallois
2016Apollon Patras
2017Antibes Sharks
2017–2018Al Ahli SC
2018–2019Windsor Express
2019Gigantes de Jalisco
2019Valur
2020Windsor Express
2021–2022London Lightning
2022Indios de San Francisco
2023London Lightning
2023–2024Windsor Express
2024–2025London Lightning
2025–presentTauranga Whai
Career highlights and awards

Christopher Rasheed Jones[1] (born July 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. After two years at Northwest Florida State and two years at Louisville, Jones entered the 2015 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

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Jones played high school basketball at Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee where he was the Co-Star a long the side of Adonis Thomas Chris was a top 50 prospect as a senior at Melrose (Tenn.) High School, Jones originally signed with Tennessee in the same class as former Cardinal Kevin Ware before opting for the junior college route. He was rated as the nation's 10th-best point guard in high school by ESPN, Rivals and Scout, and the No. 39 prospect overall by Rivals. He also averaged 20.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game as a junior in helping lead Melrose to a 26–7 overall record and the Tennessee Class AAA state title and a No. 15 finish in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 national rankings. He earned first-team all-state honors and was the state tournament MVP after scoring 35 points in the championship game. He scored 1,402 in three high school seasons. Transferred for his senior year to Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy, where he averaged 22.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.8 steals. Also considered Memphis, Kansas, Baylor, Florida State and Oklahoma State before his commitment to the Cardinals.[2]

College career

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A 5'11" point guard, Jones was a junior college star at Northwest Florida State, where he was voted as the Division III NJCAA Player of the Year. After considering offers from major conference schools, he signed with Louisville and coach Rick Pitino.[3]

He had been suspended from the Syracuse game on February 18 after having sent a threatening text message to a woman he had previously dated, after that woman went into his apartment when Jones was not present and "messed up" his room[4] but was reinstated several days later. After playing against Miami on February 21, he missed that night's curfew, leading to his dismissal. He was dismissed from Louisville on February 22, 2015. Several days after that, Jones was charged with rape stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred the night of the Miami game.[5] In late April, a grand jury chose not to indict Jones and his two co-defendants in the case.[6] Chris Jones and the two co-defendants were exonerated of the all charges after the grand jury heard 2 days of testimony from the two co-defendants and witnesses.[7] Also worthy of note the lead investigator for the University of Louisville Police Lt. John Tarter, was lead detective on 3 other rape cases in which 3 other defendants were convicted and then later exonerated. In one of those cases, the city paid a $3.9 million settlement to William Gregory, who was cleared by DNA evidence.[8]

Professional career

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After initially signing with Yeşilgiresun Belediye in Turkey,[9] Jones joined BG Goettingen in Germany for the start of the 2015–16 season. He appeared in one game for Goettingen before joining French team Paris-Levallois on October 20, 2015.[10] In 30 games for Paris-Levallois, he averaged 12.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[11]

On August 23, 2016, Jones signed with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.[12] He left the team after six games.[11] On March 16, 2017, he signed with French club Antibes Sharks as an injury replacement player.[13] He parted ways with Antibes on April 10 after appearing in two games.[14]

Jones played for Al Ahli SC in Qatar during the 2017–18 season.[11]

Jones joined the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada for the 2018–19 season. In 28 games, he averaged 21.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[11] He then had a two-game stint in Mexico with Gigantes de Jalisco.[11]

Jones joined Icelandic club Valur of the Úrvalsdeild karla for the 2019–20 season. In his debut, Jones scored 31 points in a victory against Fjölnir.[15] On October 31, he refused to play the second half of Valur's game against Keflavík, effectively ending his stay with the club. Valur officially terminated its contract with Jones the following day.[16] In five games for Valur, Jones averaged 19.0 points and 3.8 assists.[17] In January 2020, Jones re-joined Windsor Express for the rest of the 2019–20 NBL Canada season.[11]

For the 2021–22 season, Jones joined the London Lightning of the NBL Canada.[11] In April 2022, he was suspended by the league and released by the team after throwing a water bottle on the court and spitting at an official.[18]

He then had a four-game stint with Indios de San Francisco in the Dominican Republic.[11]

In January 2023, Jones had a one-game stint with the London Lightning.[11] Having been given a second chance by the Lightning, Jones was again suspended and released following a post-game altercation with the opposing coach.[19]

For the 2023–24 season, Jones returned to the Windsor Express, now in the Basketball Super League (BSL).[11] After 11 games for Windsor, he once again re-joined the London Lightning in February 2024. He helped London win the BSL championship.[11] He was named the BSL Finals MVP.[20]

Jones started the 2024–25 season with the London Lightning,[21] but left the team in January 2025[11] after being suspended indefinitely by the BSL following a series of incidents.[22]

In February 2025, Jones signed with the Tauranga Whai of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2025 season.[23]

References

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  1. ^ Chris JONES[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Chris Jones – Men's Basketball".
  3. ^ "Louisville's Chris Jones not typical junior college recruit". si.com. April 6, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Goodman, Jeff (February 23, 2015). "Chris Jones sent threatening text". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Forde, Pat (March 3, 2015). "Forde Minutes: College basketball narrative takes dark turn as March arrives". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Riley, Jason (April 29, 2015). "Grand jury decides not to indict Chris Jones and co-defendants in rape case". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Chris Jones in tears after rape exoneration". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  8. ^ "Chris Jones didn't rape women, partygoer says". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  9. ^ "Former Louisville guard Chris Jones signs with Yesilgiresun Belediye". Sportando.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Chris Jones leaves BG Goettingen, will play in France". Sportando.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chris Jones, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Apollon Patras lands Chris Jones". feb.es. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  13. ^ Antibes Shark put Chris Jones at point
  14. ^ Chris Jones, Antibes Sharks part ways
  15. ^ Arnór Fannar Theodórsson (3 October 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Fjölnir – Valur 87–94 – Valsmenn unnu nýliðana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. ^ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (1 November 2019). "Valur riftir samningi við Chris Jones". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. ^ Hallfreðsson, Bjarni Þórarinn (31 October 2019). "Bandaríski leikmaður Vals neitaði að spila seinni hálfleikinn og Valur í leit að nýjum leikmanni". Vísir.is. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  18. ^ "'He threw a water bottle and spit at an official': Lightning guard released after on-court tirade". CTV News. April 15, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "London Lightning player suspended after altercation with Sudbury coach". CTV News. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  20. ^ Pyette, Ryan (15 January 2025). "London Lightning land league's leading score to replace Chris Jones". lfpress.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  21. ^ "London Lightning Re-Sign Playoffs MVP Chris Jones". lightningbasketball.ca. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  22. ^ Winders, Jason (10 January 2025). "Veteran Jones suspended indefinitely by league". Gameday London. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  23. ^ "Let's give a Huge Whai Welcome to CHRIS JONES!!". instagram.com/whaibasketball. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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