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Cameron Jones
No. 1 – Kauhajoen Karhu
PositionShooting guard
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (1989-05-04) May 4, 1989 (age 35)
Fort Lewis, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolLos Alamitos
(Los Alamitos, California)
CollegeNorthern Arizona (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012–2014Santa Cruz Warriors
2014–2015Zenit Saint Petersburg
2015–2016Ironi Nes Ziona
2016Arkadikos
2016–2017Santa Cruz Warriors
2017Canton Charge
2017–2018Kymis
2018–2019Lavrio
2019–presentKauhajoen Karhu
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Cameron Scott Jones (born May 4, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kauhajoen Karhu of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for Northern Arizona University.

High school career

Jones attended Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He helped Los Alamitos to a 29-5 record in 2006–07 and led his team to the CIF Southern California Regional Division I first round. He averaged a team-best 18.1 points per game and 3.6 rebounds, shooting 54 percent from the field and 81 percent from the line. He was also named to the 2007 All-CIF first team and the Sunset League Most Valuable Player.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Northern Arizona, Jones had a minor role and limited minutes. In 31 games (one start), he averaged 3.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[1][2]

In his sophomore season, he had a breakout season, going on to be named to the 2009 All-Big Sky second team and received the Joe Rolle Most Valuable Player Award at the team's end of season banquet. In 27 games (23 starts), he averaged 12.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[1][2]

In his junior season, he again increased his play and production going on to be named to the 2010 All-Big Sky first team and again received the Joe Rolle Most Valuable Player Award at the team's end of season banquet. He was also named to the West Coast Classic All-Tournament team. In 28 games (all starts), he averaged 19.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 35.2 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his senior season, he scored 640 points on the season, breaking the school record set by Kyle Landry in 2007–08 of 561. He became the first player in school history to score 500 or more points twice and fourth overall to reach 500 points in a season, and set single season marks for fields goals (623), field goal attempts (1,296), minutes played (1,045). He was named to his second All-Big Sky first team and to the 2011 Big Sky All-Tournament team. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 20.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 33.7 minutes per game.[1][2]

Professional career

2011–12 season

Jones went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On November 3, 2011, he was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Development League Draft.[3]

On December 10, 2011, Jones signed with the Miami Heat.[4] However, he was later waived by the Heat on December 14,[5] and subsequently returned to the Mad Ants two days later. In 48 games for the Mad Ants in 2011–12, Jones averaged 14.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[6]

2012–13 season

On October 29, 2012, Jones was reacquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On November 2, 2012, he was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors.[7] In 56 games for Santa Cruz in 2012–13, he averaged 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[6]

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Jones joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2013, he signed with Golden State.[8] However, he was later waived by Golden State on October 9, 2013.[9] In November 2013, he was reacquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[10] In 56 games for Santa Cruz in 2013–14, he averaged 20.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[6]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jones joined the Orlando Magic for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[11] On September 6, 2014, he signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia for the 2014–15 season.[12] In 33 league games for Petersburg, he averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

2015–16 season

On September 2, 2015, Jones signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli League.[13] On January 20, 2016, he parted ways with Ironi Nes Ziona.[14] In 15 games for Ironi, he averaged 8.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On February 1, 2016, he signed with Arkadikos of Greece for the rest of the 2015–16 Greek Basket League season.[15] He appeared in 10 games for Arkadikos, averaging 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

2016–17 season

On September 16, 2016, Jones signed with the Golden State Warriors.[16][17] However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 20 after appearing in five preseason games.[18] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State.[19] On February 25, 2017, he was traded to the Canton Charge.[20]

2017–18 season

On July 26, 2017, Jones signed with Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[21]

Personal

Jones is the son of Timothy Jones and Patricia Lewis, and has one older sister, Taryn, and two younger brothers, Samuel and Timothy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "10 - Cameron Jones". nauathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cameron Jones Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mad Ants Select Cameron Jones in First Round of 2011 Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. November 3, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "HEAT Signs Cameron Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 10, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "HEAT Waive Cameron Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 14, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Cameron Jones D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Guard Cameron Jones From Fort Wayne". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "Warriors Sign Dewayne Dedmon and Cameron Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 23, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "Warriors Waive Cameron Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Orlando Magic Announce Roster for Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  12. ^ "Zenit SPB signs Cameron Jones". Sportando.com. September 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "Cameron Jones signs with Ironi Nes-Ziona". Sportando.com. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "Cameron Jones, Ironi Nes-Ziona part ways". Sportando.com. January 20, 2016. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "Cameron Jones inks with Arcadikos BC". Sportando.com. February 1, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "Warriors Announce Roster & Schedule for 2016 Training Camp, Fueled by Gatorade". NBA.com. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  17. ^ Letourneau, Connor (September 14, 2016). "Warriors sign four players ahead of training camp". SFGate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  18. ^ "Warriors Waive Cameron Jones, Phil Pressey & Elliot Williams". NBA.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  19. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  20. ^ "Charge Acquire Cameron Jones". NBA.com. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  21. ^ "Cameron Jones is a newcomer at Kymis". Eurobasket.com. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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