Marcel Jones (basketball)

Marcel Jones

Jones during his tenure with Pallacanestro Cantù
No. 14 – Akhisar Belediye
Position Small forward / Power forward
League Turkish Basketball Second League
Personal information
Born September 2, 1985
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American / New Zealand
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
College Oregon State (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008 Iowa Energy
2009 Manawatu Jets
2009 Kauhajoen Karhu
2009 Espoon Honka
2010 Everton Tigers
2010 Wellington Saints
2010–2011 Al-Wahda Damascus
2011–2012 HKK Zrinjski Mostar
2012 Manawatu Jets
2012–2013 BCM U Piteşti
2013 Manawatu Jets
2013–2014 Pallacanestro Cantù
2014 Canterbury Rams
2014–present Akhisar Belediye
Career highlights and awards
  • Romanian SuperCup champion (2013)
  • Divizia A All-Star (2013)
  • BBL champion (2010)

Marcel Jones (born September 2, 1985) is an American-New Zealand professional basketball player who currently plays for Akhisar Belediy of the Turkish Basketball Second League. He played college basketball for Oregon State University.

High school career

Jones attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. As a sophomore, he averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game; as a junior, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game; and as a senior, he averaged 20.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He finished his high school career as a three-time All-CIF and All-Sierra League selection.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Oregon State, Jones had a subdued role, with most of his playing time coming in the non-conference season. In 21 games (5 starts), he averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his sophomore season, his playing time and role increased as he substantially improved, finishing the season as one of only two players on the team to appear in all 31 games. In those 31 games (21 starts), he averaged 9.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.3 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his junior season, his 49 steals were the most by a Beaver since 1999–2000, and he had a stretch of 20 straight games with a steal. He was also named to the all-tournament team at the season-opening Oregon Rain Invitational after averaging 18.7 points per game. He went on to earn the team’s Ralph Miller Award as the most valuable player for 2006–07. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 15.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.3 minutes per game.[1][2]

In April 2007, he put his name on the early-entry list for the 2007 NBA draft, but decided to return for his senior season.[1]

In his senior season, he was the only senior player on the 2007–08 Beavers roster. During the season, he became just the 34th Beaver to score 1,000 career points, finishing his career with 1,166. In 30 games, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[1][2]

Professional career

2008–09 season

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Jones joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2008 NBA Summer League. On November 7, 2008, he was selected by the Iowa Energy in the 4th round of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft. On December 24, 2008, he was waived by the Energy after just 2 games.[3]

In early 2009, he signed with the Manawatu Jets for the 2009 New Zealand NBL season. On May 5, 2009, he was named the Player of the Week for round eight.[4]

2009–10 season

In July 2009, Jones signed with Phoenix Hagen of Germany for the 2009–10 season[5] but later left the club during pre-season. In September 2009, he signed with Kauhajoen Karhu of Finland but left after just 7 games. In November 2009, he signed with Espoon Honka but left after just one game. Later that month, he signed with Falco KC Szombathely of Hungary. In December 2009, he left Falco before appearing in a game for them.[6]

On March 4, 2010, he signed with the Everton Tigers for the rest of the 2009–10 British Basketball League season.[7][8]

On May 28, 2010, he signed with the Wellington Saints as a short-term injury replacement for Eric Devendorf.[9] He left the Saints next month after 4 games.

2010–11 season

In December 2010, Jones signed with Al-Wahda Damascus of Syria for the rest of the 2010–11 season. In February 2011, he left Syria.

2011–12 season

In August 2011, Jones signed with HKK Zrinjski Mostar of Bosnia for the 2011–12 season.[10]

On April 20, 2012, he signed with the Manawatu Jets as a short-term injury replacement for Dustin Mitchell.[11] He played 5 games for the Jets between April 20 and May 4 before Chris Hagan permanently replaced Mitchell on May 5, leaving Jones on the sidelines as only two imports can play at a time. On May 20, 2012, coach Ryan Weisenberg rested import duo Hagan and Josh Pace, allowing Jones to play the last game of the regular season for the Jets.[12]

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Jones signed with BCM U Piteşti of Romania for the 2012–13 season.[13]

In February 2013, he re-signed with the Manawatu Jets for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season.[14][15] In April 2013, he arrived back in New Zealand following the conclusion of the Divizia A season. Despite having gained New Zealand citizenship, he had to play as an import for the Jets due to a league rule which allows only one naturalized New Zealand player per team; team captain Nick Horvath already filled that spot.[16] On May 4, 2013, he made his season debut, recording 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in a 77-107 loss to the Wellington Saints.[17] In 13 games, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[18]

2013–14 season

On August 27, 2013, Jones signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of Italy for the 2013–14 season.[19] On April 28, 2014, he parted ways with Cantù.[20]

On May 1, 2014, he signed with the Canterbury Rams for the rest of the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.[21] He made his debut for the Rams the next day, recording 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in an 89-91 loss to the Hawke's Bay Hawks.[22]

2014–15 season

In October 2014, Jones signed with Akhisar Belediye of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.[23]

Personal

Jones is the son Marie and Michael Jones, and has two brothers, Matthew and Mason. He has appeared in various movies such as The Princess Diaries, Beautiful and Big Momma’s House, as well as television shows such as Even Stevens, Smart Guy and One on One.[1]

Jones and his wife, Megan, have one daughter, Arya.[24]

In March 2012, he applied for New Zealand citizenship to be able to play as a local in the New Zealand NBL and have the opportunity to represent the Tall Blacks in international competition.[25] In June 2012, he received his citizenship.[26]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Marcel Jones bio". osubeavers.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Marcel Jones Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2008-09 Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Marcel Jones Jets to POW". Basketball.org.nz. May 5, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Osby and Jones sign for Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.com. July 30, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hungary in shock at Zoltán Horváth’s death". Interbasket.net. December 29, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Everton Tigers secure signing of forward Marcel Jones". BBC.co.uk. March 4, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Everton Tigers sign up American Marcel Jones". LiverpoolEcho.co.uk. March 4, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Saints Sign "Holidaying" Jones". Basketball.org.nz. March 28, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ "HKK Zrinjski Mostar adds three new players". BalkanLeague.net. August 26, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jones sparks Jets to victory". Stuff.co.nz. April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Hawks Win Regular Season". Basketball.org.nz. March 20, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Marcel Jones to Pitesti". Eurobasket.com. July 26, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Coach's departure blow for Jets". Stuff.co.nz. February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Plenty of coaches to take over Jets". Stuff.co.nz. February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Jones 'staying put' despite overture". Stuff.co.nz. April 10, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "2013 NBL Round Three". Basketball.org.nz. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Player statistics for Marcel Jones". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Pallacanestro Cantù officially sign Marcel Jones". Sportando.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Acqua Vitasnella Cantù part ways with Marcel Jones". Sportando.com. April 28, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Rams bolster ranks with adopted Kiwi Jones". Stuff.co.nz. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Airs win again". Basketball.org.nz. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Marcel Jones signs with Akhisar Belediye". Court-Side.com. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Rams forward Marcel Jones a basketball nomad". Stuff.co.nz. June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Jones sees future with Jets". Stuff.co.nz. March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Jones relieved to have shot at Tall Blacks roster". Stuff.co.nz. June 15, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

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