Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984)

For the 1980s basketball player, see Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951).
Bobby Jones
Free agent
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born January 9, 1984
Compton, California
Nationality American / Equatorial Guinean
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Long Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, California)
College Washington (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2007 Philadelphia 76ers
2006 →Fort Worth Flyers (D-League)
2007–2008 Denver Nuggets
2008 Memphis Grizzlies
2008 Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League)
2008 Houston Rockets
2008 Miami Heat
2008 San Antonio Spurs
2008 Denver Nuggets
2008–2009 Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League)
2009–2010 Teramo Basket (Italy)
2010–2011 Sutor Montegranaro (Italy)
2011 Fulgor Libertas Forlì (Italy)
2011–2012 Pistoia Basket 2000 (Italy)
2012–2015 Virtus Roma (Italy)

Bobby Ray Jones, Jr. (born January 9, 1984) is an American-Equatorial Guinean[1] professional basketball player who last played for Virtus Roma of the Italian League. He is a 6'7", 215 pound small forward mostly known for his defense.

College career

As a senior at the University of Washington, he averaged 10.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. Jones finished his career at University of Washington as the 20th all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,226 career points.

NBA career

2006–07 season

After playing collegiately for four years at the University of Washington, he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Philadelphia's 2007 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[2]

2007–08 season

On September 10, 2007, Jones was traded along with Steven Hunter to the Denver Nuggets for Reggie Evans and the draft rights of Ricky Sanchez.[3] He was waived by the Nuggets on January 7, 2008 after averaging 3.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 23 games off the bench.[4]

He signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on January 10.[5]

On February 26, he was signed to a ten-day contract with the Houston Rockets.[6] Prior to the Rockets contract he was with the NBA Development League's Sioux Falls Skyforce.

On March 12, he signed another ten-day contract, this time with the Miami Heat, his fourth different team of the season.[7]

On April 1, he signed a ten-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs, his fifth NBA team of the season.[8]

After that contract expired on April 11, Jones was re-signed by the Denver Nuggets for the rest of the 2007–08 season.[9]

2008–09 season

On July 28, 2008, Jones was traded to the New York Knicks along with Taurean Green and a 2010 second round pick in exchange for Renaldo Balkman.[10] However, one day later he was released by the Knicks.[11]

On August 5, 2008, he was claimed by the Miami Heat off the waivers and then waived once again on August 15.[12] He was later signed by the Sacramento Kings, but on October 21, 2008, he was waived.[13]

He then played the 2008–09 season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA D-League.

European career

Jones was signed by the Italian team Banca Tercas Teramo in July 2009.[14]

In 2011, he joined Pistoia Basket 2000.[15]

On July 25, 2012, Jones officially signed a one-year contract with the Italian team Virtus Roma.[16] In August 2013, Jones re-signed for the upcoming season with Virtus Roma.[17] On April 30, 2015, he parted ways with Roma.[18]

Highlights

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 Philadelphia 44 5 7.6 .462 .111 .561 1.3 .4 .3 .0 2.5
2007–08 Denver 25 0 8.9 .406 .391 .821 1.5 .4 .2 .0 3.4
2007–08 Memphis 9 2 15.2 .389 .231 .900 3.0 1.2 .6 .2 4.4
2007–08 Houston 4 0 2.3 .500 .000 .000 .3 .0 .2 .0 1.0
2007–08 Miami 6 0 23.8 .531 .400 .615 4.0 .8 .3 .0 8.0
2007–08 San Antonio 3 0 6.7 .250 .000 .000 .7 .3 .7 .0 .7
Career 91 7 9.5 .442 .306 .685 1.6 .5 .3 .0 3.2

References

  1. ↑ Roma, passaporto equatoguineano per Bobby Jones: esordio già a Caserta? (Italian).
  2. ↑ "76ers Acquire Rodney Carney from Chicago in a Draft-Night Trade". NBA.com. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
  3. ↑ "76ERS COMPLETE TRADE WITH DENVER NUGGETS". NBA.com. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Nuggets Waive Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Bobby Jones to 10-day contract". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Rockets to sign Bobby Jones to a 10-day contract". chron.com-Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  7. ↑ "HEAT Sign Bobby Jones to a 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Spurs Sign Bobby Jones To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Nuggets re-sign Jones for remainder of season". CBS.sportsline.com. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  10. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Balkman". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  11. ↑ "Knicks Waive Taurean Green, Bobby Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  12. ↑ "Miami Claims Bobby Jones Off Waivers". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  13. ↑ KINGS WAIVE NOEL FELIX AND BOBBY JONES
  14. ↑ Colpo della Banca Tercas Teramo che ingaggia l'ala americana Bobby Jones (Italian)
  15. ↑ GIORGIO TESI GROUP PISTOIA basketball team
  16. ↑ "Virtus Roma officially signs Bobby Jones". Sportando.net. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Virtus Roma re-signed Bobby Jones for next season". Sportando.net. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Virtus Roma parts ways with Bobby Jones". Sportando.com. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

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