Cameron Jones

Cameron Jones
No. 9 – Zenit Saint Petersburg
Position Shooting guard
League VTB United League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born May 4, 1989
Fort Lewis, Washington
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, California)
College Northern Arizona (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012–2014 Santa Cruz Warriors
2014–present Zenit Saint Petersburg
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-Big Sky Conference (2010–2011)
  • Second-team All-Big Sky Conference (2009)

Cameron Scott Jones (born May 4, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He played college basketball at 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, he signed with the Miami Heat.[4] However, he was later waived by the Heat on December 14, 2011.[5] Two days later, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants.

2012–13 season

On October 29, 2012, Jones was re-acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On November 2, 2012, he was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors.[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.[7] However, he was later waived by Golden State on October 9, 2013.[8] In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[9]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jones joined the Orlando Magic for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[10] On September 6, 2014, he signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia for the 2014–15 season.[11]

Personal

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "10 - Cameron Jones". nauathletics.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Guard Cameron Jones From Fort Wayne". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Warriors Sign Dewayne Dedmon and Cameron Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 23, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Warriors Waive Cameron Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 6, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orlando Magic Announce Roster for Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Zenit SPB signs Cameron Jones". Sportando.com. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.

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