Mike Jones (basketball, born 1984)

American basketball player

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Mike JonesPersonal information

Born|  (1984-07-24) July 24, 1984 (age 40)
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight| 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school| Thayer Academy
(Braintree, Massachusetts)
College| Maryland (2003–2007)
NBA draft| 2007: undrafted
Playing career| 2007–2012
Position| Shooting guard
Career history
2007–2008| Mersin B.Ş. Belediyespor
2008| APOEL B.C.
2008–2009| CSU Ploiești
2009–2010| Peñarol de Mar del Plata
2010| Gimnasia-Indalo
2011–2012| CSU Ploiești
Career highlights and awards

* McDonald's All-American (2003)
* Third-team Parade All-American (2003)

Michael Jones (born July 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the University of Maryland, College Park. He played his high school ball at Thayer Academy, home to hockey standouts Jeremy Roenick, Tony Amonte, Ryan Whitney and Steven Nelson

## Career

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He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts to Curtis and Lisa Jones, and he attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.[1] He scored a total of 2,021 points at Thayer, once dunked on Zach Canter of BB&N and in his senior year he posted averages of 24.8 points, 14.2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.3 steals per game;[2] he was named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year and was invited to the McDonald's All-American Game of 2003. During the event he won the 3-point shooting competition (he was a 44% 3-point shooter in high school) and scored 13 points during the game.[2] According to Joe Benson's recruiting website Scout.com, he was the second best shooting guard in the country coming out of high school, behind LeBron James.[3]

On December 13, 2006, Jones earned sole possession of the all-time University of Maryland record by making nine 3-pointers in a game.[4] He averaged 13.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in his senior year.[5]

He was originally projected to be a late 2nd round pick in the NBA draft. After going undrafted in 2007, Jones made the decision to play abroad, signing with Turkish professional team Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi.[6][7] He also played in the 2007 NBA Summer League in Orlando, Florida appearing in 5 games for the New Jersey Nets.

Jones was signed to the Cyprus-based APOEL team in January 2008, where he played along with former University of Rhode Island guard Tyson Wheeler.[1] During the 2008-09 season, Jones played for CSU Asesoft.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Mike Jones Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket Inc. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
2. ^ a b "Mike Jones". umterps.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
3. ^ "NFL, College Sports, NBA and Recruiting".
4. ^ "Men's Basketball - the University of Maryland Terrapins - Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
5. ^ "Mike Jones College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
6. ^ "Megabasket.net - for Sale!".
7. ^ "Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".

## External links

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* Stats at Proballers.com
* Profile at RealGM.com
* Turkish league stats at TBLStat.net
* College stats at Sports-Reference.com