Lazeric Jones

Lazeric Jones

Jones with UCLA in 2012
No. 12 – Szolnoki Olaj
Position Point guard
League NB I/A
Adriatic League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born August 11, 1990
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
College John A. Logan College (2008–2010)
UCLA (2010–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Pro career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Israel)
2013–2014 K.A.O.D. (Greece)
2014–present Szolnoki Olaj (Hungary)
Career highlights and awards

Lazeric Deleon Jones (born August 11, 1990)[1] is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Szolnoki Olaj in Hungary. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, and was named an all-conference player in the Pacific-12 in 2012. Jones has also played professionally in Israel and Greece.

Early life

Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended high school in Chicago at Simeon Career Academy, where he played behind future National Basketball Association (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 UCLA 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

He attended summer camp with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association in 2012 before playing overseas for Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Israel) and K.A.O.D (Greece).[3][9] In 2014, he played in the NBA Summer League for the Chicago Bulls.[3]

On September 10, 2014, Jones signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the 2014–15 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lazeric Jones Biography". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yoon, Peter (March 6, 2012). "Leadership of Lazeric Jones helps UCLA navigate difficult season". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Logan alum Jones joins Bulls summer team". The Southern Illinoisan. July 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ 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 July 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lazeric Jones healthy, focused on bringing 'title' to UCLA". SportingNews.com. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Leung, Diamond (October 10, 2011). "A healthy Lazeric Jones should help UCLA". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ Maya, Adam (October 28, 2011). "PG Jones led himself to UCLA, now leading UCLA". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ 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 July 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lazeric D. Jones profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Lazeric Jones arrived in Szolnok". Abaliga.com. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

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