Solomon Jones (basketball)

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Solomon Jones

Jones in 2009.
No. 18   New Orleans Hornets
Power forward/Center
Personal information
Date of birth	July 16, 1984 (1984-07-16)
Place of birth	Eustis, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Daytona State College (CC) (2002/03-2003/04) South Florida (2004/05-2005/06)
NBA Draft	2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	2006–present
Career history
Atlanta Hawks (2006–2009) Indiana Pacers (2009–2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2012) New Orleans Hornets (2012–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Solomon Jones III (born July 16, 1984 in Eustis, Florida) is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'10" tall and weighs 245 lb, playing as power forward/center. He played collegiate basketball at Daytona State College (CC) (for two seasons — 2002/03-2003/04), and then at University of South Florida (for two seasons — 2004/05-2005/06). He was then selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 33rd pick (3rd in 2nd round) in the 2006 NBA Draft. As a rookie he played in 58 games for the Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 3.3 points a game and 2.3 rebounds a game in 11.5 minutes. After three seasons for the Atlanta Hawks, he signed a two year deal with the Indiana Pacers.

On January 3, 2012, he joined the Los Angeles Clippers, but he was waived after playing 10 games. On February 15, 2012, the New Orleans Hornets signed him to a ten-day contract.

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Atlanta	58	8	11.5	.508	.000	.787	2.3	.2	.2	.7	3.3
2007–08	Atlanta	35	0	4.1	.400	.000	.550	1.2	.0	.1	.1	1.0
2008–09	Atlanta	63	0	10.7	.604	.500	.716	2.3	.2	.1	.5	3.0
2009–10	Indiana	52	2	13.0	.443	.000	.718	2.8	.6	.3	.7	4.0
2010–11	Indiana	39	0	13.5	.405	.000	.661	2.9	.8	.3	.6	3.6
2011–12	L.A. Clippers	10	0	9.6	.125	.000	.800	1.7	.2	.4	.5	.6
Career		257	10	10.8	.474	.111	.713	2.3	.4	.2	.6	3.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Atlanta	7	0	4.1	.200	.000	.000	1.1	.1	.1	.4	.6
2008–09	Atlanta	9	1	8.6	.500	.000	1.000	1.8	.2	.1	.0	1.6
Career		16	1	6.6	.364	.000	.500	1.5	.2	.1	.2	1.1

External links

• Solomon Jones at NBA.com
• Solomon Jones at Basketball-Reference.com