Lazeric Jones
![]() Jones with Sakarya BB in 2018 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | (1990-08-11) August 11, 1990 (age 34) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
2013–2014 | KAOD |
2014–2015 | Szolnoki Olaj |
2015–2016 | Iowa Energy |
2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
2016–2018 | Sakarya BB |
2018–2019 | Monaco |
2019–2020 | Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta |
2021 | Medi Bayreuth |
2021 | Nizhny Novgorod |
2022 | ESSM Le Portel |
2022–2023 | Windy City Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Lazeric Deleon Jones (born August 11, 1990)[1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, and was named a second-team all-conference player in the Pac-12 in 2012. Jones has also played professionally with the NBA G League as well as overseas in Israel, Greece, Hungary.
Early life
Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended high school in Chicago at Simeon Career Academy, where he played behind future NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose.[1][2]
College career
Jones went to junior college at John A. Logan College, and he led their basketball team to a Great Rivers Athletic Conference championship during his sophomore year in 2010.[3] He transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2010,[4] when he became just the third junior college transfer in 30 years to play for the Bruins basketball program.[2] He averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 assists in 2010–11; however, his performance dropped after a wrist injury in February.[5] Still, he did not miss any games, and he was the only Bruin to start all 34 games.[6]
During the offseason, he underwent a 10-week rehab program and returned to 100 percent by preseason practice the following season.[5] In 2011–12, he was named team captain,[7] and earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors after averaging a team-leading 13.5 points along with 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.[3][8]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Jones joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2012 NBA Summer League.[3][9] He later signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israel for the 2012–13 season. In 26 games for Maccabi, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[10]
In September 2013, Jones signed with KAOD of Greece for the 2013–14 season.[10] In 28 games for KAOD, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
In July 2014, Jones joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[3] On September 10, 2014, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the 2014–15 season.[11] In 31 Adriatic/Eurocup games for Szolnoki, he averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.[12]
In July 2015, Jones joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League. He signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on September 28,[13] but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.[14] On October 31, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy (known now as the Iowa Wolves) of the NBA D-League (now NBA G League) as an affiliate player of the Grizzlies.[15] On January 22, 2016, Jones left Iowa after receiving a buyout.[16] Three days later, he signed with Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka for the rest of the season.[17]
On November 23, 2016, Jones signed with the Turkish club Sakarya.[18] He averaged 12 points and 3.7 assists per game during the 2017–18 season. On September 18, 2018, Jones signed with AS Monaco Basket of the French league.[19]
On September 12, 2019, he has signed with Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[20]
On January 11, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[21] Jones averaged 6.6 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 rebounds per game. On September 23, 2021, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.[22] Jones averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. On January 1, 2022, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A.[23]
Windy City Bulls (2022–2023)
On December 14, 2022, Jones signed a contract to join the Windy City Bulls.[24]
Career statistics
- College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | UCLA | 34 | 33 | 28.4 | .386 | .352 | .810 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 9.1 |
2011–12 | UCLA | 32 | 32 | 33.4 | .437 | .393 | .739 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .2 | 13.6 |
Career | 66 | 65 | 30.8 | .415 | .374 | .769 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 11.3 |
References
- ^ a b c "Lazeric Jones Biography". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Yoon, Peter (March 6, 2012). "Leadership of Lazeric Jones helps UCLA navigate difficult season". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Logan alum Jones joins Bulls summer team". The Southern Illinoisan. July 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (October 19, 2010). "Lazeric Jones, Jerime Anderson in spirited battle to be UCLA's starting point guard". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Lazeric Jones healthy, focused on bringing 'title' to UCLA". SportingNews.com. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.
- ^ Leung, Diamond (October 10, 2011). "A healthy Lazeric Jones should help UCLA". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^ Maya, Adam (October 28, 2011). "PG Jones led himself to UCLA, now leading UCLA". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (July 11, 2012). "UCLA's Lazeric Jones hoping to hear name called in NBA draft". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Lazeric Jones". NBA.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b "Lazeric Jones (ex Maccabi Rishon) agreed terms with KAO Dramas". Eurobasket.com. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ "Lazeric Jones arrived in Szolnok". Abaliga.com. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Lazeric D. JONES | Season 2014/2015". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Grizzlies announce 2015 training camp roster". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies waive four players". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Iowa Energy Announce Returning, Affiliate, Tryout Players and Draft Rights Players for 2015 Training". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.
- ^ "LAZERIC JONES PINAR KARŞIYAKA'DA!". kskbasketbol.net (in Turkish). January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Lazeric Jones inks with Sakarya". Sportando.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Lazeric Jones signs with AS Monaco". Sportando. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "Lazeric Jones Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta'da". Galatasaray.org (in Turkish). September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Lazeric Jones signs with Medi Bayreuth". Sportando. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "N.Novgorod adds Jones to their roster, ex Bayreuth". Eurobasket. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Le Portel lands Lazeric Jones, ex N.Novgorod". Eurobasket. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "2022–23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
External links
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- Profile at FIBA.com
- UCLA bio at UCLABruins.com