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Lucky Jones
No. 0 – Aris Thessaloniki
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-04-22) April 22, 1993 (age 31)
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeRobert Morris (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Liège Basket
2016–2017Hyères-Toulon
2017Promitheas Patras
2017–2018PAOK Thessaloniki
2018–presentAris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

Lucky Jones (born April 22, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Robert Morris, from 2011 until 2015. Jones entered the 2015 NBA draft, but did not get selected.

High school career

Jones played high school basketball at St. Anthony, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

College career

Jones played college basketball at Robert Morris, from 2011 to 2015. During his senior year, he averaged 14.3 points 5.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Jones failed to be drafted in the 2015 NBA draft. On July 7, 2015, Jones joined Liège Basket of the Belgian League.[1] He went on to average 14.3 points 5.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game in 31 Belgian League games.

The following season, he signed with Hyères-Toulon of the French LNB Pro A.[2] On January 4, 2017, Jones left Hyeres-Toulon, and joined the Greek club Promitheas Patras, for the rest of the season, as he replaced Lasan Kromah on the team's squad.[3]

On July 15, 2017, Jones joined PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek League.[4] He averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. On July 19, 2018, Jones joined local rivals Aris.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Liege signs rookie Lucky Jones". Sportando.com. July 7, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hyeres-Toulon inks Alexandre Chassang and Lucky Jones". Sportando.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lucky Jones signs with Promitheas". Sportando.com. January 4, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "PAOK Thessaloniki signs Lucky Jones". eurobasket.com. July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Aris BC signs Lucky Jones". Sportando. Retrieved July 19, 2018.