Jumaine Jones

Jumaine Jones

Jones in 2006.
No. 33 – Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Small forward Power forward
Personal information
Born	February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10) Cocoa, Florida
Nationality	American
High school	Mitchell-Baker
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	Georgia (1997–1999)
NBA Draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	1999–present
Career history
1999–2001	Philadelphia 76ers
2001–2003	Cleveland Cavaliers
2003–2004	Boston Celtics
2004–2005	Los Angeles Lakers
2005–2006	Charlotte Bobcats
2006–2007	Phoenix Suns
2007–2008	Basket Napoli (Italy)
2008–2009	Ural Great Perm (Russia)
2009	Conquistadores de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico)
2009–2010	Juvecaserta Basket (Italy)
2011–present	Victoria Libertas Pesaro (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1999) Third-team All-SEC (1998) SEC Co-Freshman of the Year (1998) Second-team Parade All-American (1997)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for United States
Goodwill Games
Gold	1998 New York	Team competition

Jumaine Lanard Jones (born February 10, 1979) is an American professional basketball forward for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of Lega Basket Serie A. An NBA player from 1999 to 2007 drafted from the University of Georgia, he has played in the small forward and power forward positions.

Amateur career

Known as the "Thrilla From Camilla", he played competitive high school basketball in the tiny town of Camilla, Georgia. He spent two years at the University of Georgia, becoming the first sophomore to lead the SEC in scoring since Vern Fleming in 1984. Additionally, he was the first sophomore in school history to score 1,000 points since Dominique Wilkins did so in 1981. That year, he was also selected to represent the U.S. at the 1998 Goodwill Games.

Pro career

NBA

Declaring himself eligible for the 1999 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 27th overall pick, but he was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he spent two years. On December 30, 1999, against the Portland Trail Blazers, Jones became a part of NBA history when he scored the final basket of the 20th century. As the 76ers became the 2001 Eastern Conference champions, Jones played throughout the postseason including the final three games of the 2001 NBA Finals, in which the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the 76ers in five games. In Game 3, Jones scored 3 points, grabbed 1 rebounds, and committed a turnover. Jones made 3 rebounds in each of the final two games and in Game 4 one assist and one steal.

He then played two years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, before being traded to the Boston Celtics. In Boston, he suffered an injury early into the season and limited his appearances. In 2004, he was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers, but only when the deal was renegotiated after Gary Payton initially refused to report to the Celtics. On October 26, 2005, Jones was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. On August 31, 2006, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns. Jones was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Nets on October 1, 2007, but he was waived later that month.

International

He signed a one-year contract with Basket Napoli on October 24, 2007. With Napoli, Jones averaged 17.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. On July 21, 2008, Jones signed a contract with Ural Great Perm of the Russian Basketball Super League. With Ural, Jones averaged 7.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.

In July 2009, he signed a contract with Juvecaserta Basket. In July 2011, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro.

External links

• Jumaine Jones player profile at NBA.com
• Jumaine Jones historical profile at NBA.com
• Georgia Bulldogs biography
• Jumaine Jones at Basketball-Reference.com