Fred Jones (basketball)

Fred Jones
Personal information
Born (1979-03-11) March 11, 1979
Malvern, Arkansas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Sam Barlow (Gresham, Oregon)
College Oregon (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career 2002–2011
Position Shooting guard
Number 0, 2, 20
Career history
2002–2006 Indiana Pacers
2006–2007 Toronto Raptors
2007 Portland Trail Blazers
2007–2008 New York Knicks
2008–2009 Los Angeles Clippers
2009–2010 Pallacanestro Biella
2010–2011 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,206 (7.5 PPG)
Assists 990 (2.4 APG)
Rebounds 958 (2.2 RPG)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Frederick Terrell "Fred" Jones (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played at the shooting guard position.

Early career

Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Fred Jones moved to Portland, Oregon in middle school and became the Oregon High School Player of the Year for Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, a suburb of Portland. He then went on to play four seasons at the University of Oregon, where, during his senior year, he led the Ducks to the Elite Eight, with the help of PG Luke Ridnour and G/F Luke Jackson. While widely considered to be an underachiever during his first three years at Oregon, Jones jumped onto the national radar screen as a senior, becoming a candidate for Pac-10 Player of the Year and averaging 18.6 points per game.

Professional career

NBA

Jones was the 14th pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was drafted by Isiah Thomas. He played sparingly as a rookie, averaging only 1.2 points per game in 19 appearances while playing behind Reggie Miller. That scoring average increased to nearly 5 points per game in his second year while appearing in 81 games. He more than doubled his averages during the 2004–05 season (to 10.6 ppg), partly due to teammate and small forward Ron Artest being suspended for the season for his involvement in The Malice at The Palace incident. In his first start after the incident, Jones scored a career-high 31 points against the Orlando Magic, establishing himself as one of the team's primary scoring weapons.

In 2004 he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, beating out two-time champion Jason Richardson, but has not competed in the contest ever since.

On November 23, 2004, against the Boston Celtics, Jones recorded his first double double, with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.[1]

In the 2006 off-season, the Toronto Raptors signed Fred Jones.[2]

On February 22, 2007, the Raptors traded Jones to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for guard Juan Dixon.[3]

Jones, along with Zach Randolph and Dan Dickau, was traded to the New York Knicks on June 28, 2007, for Channing Frye and Steve Francis. The trade reunited Jones with New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas, the man who drafted him. The Knicks did not re-sign him after the year.

On December 28, 2008, Jones signed with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent.[4] He was waived on January 5, 2009,[5] however three days later he was again signed by the Clippers to a 10-day contract.[6]

On January 28, 2009, Jones received news that the Clippers would re-sign him for the rest of the season,[7] which they did the following day.[8]

Italy

In August 2009 Jones signed with Italian team Pallacanestro Biella.[9]

China

On November 3, 2010, it was announced that Fred Jones had signed a contract to play for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[10] He was waived in January 2011.[11]

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
2002–03 Indiana 19 1 6.1 .375 .286 .750 .5 .3 .3 .1 1.2
2003–04 Indiana 81 2 18.6 .395 .303 .832 1.6 2.1 .8 .2 4.9
2004–05 Indiana 77 14 29.5 .425 .380 .850 3.1 2.5 .8 .4 10.6
2005–06 Indiana 68 2 27.0 .417 .337 .763 2.5 2.3 .8 .3 9.6
2006–07 Toronto 39 9 22.3 .386 .317 .830 2.1 1.4 .8 .3 7.6
2006–07 Portland 24 3 18.7 .384 .259 .846 1.4 2.2 .8 .2 4.8
2007–08 New York 70 26 25.1 .421 .385 .746 2.4 2.4 .7 .3 7.6
2008–09 L.A. Clippers 52 21 28.8 .407 .367 .815 2.4 3.6 1.0 .2 7.3
Career 430 78 24.0 .411 .353 .809 2.2 2.3 .8 .3 7.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004 Indiana 14 0 18.8 .490 .500 .714 2.4 1.1 .5 .5 4.7
2005 Indiana 13 0 18.0 .296 .391 .923 1.8 1.0 .6 .2 4.1
2006 Indiana 6 1 27.8 .417 .375 .917 3.3 2.5 1.0 .2 7.8
Career 33 1 20.1 .397 .426 .875 2.3 1.3 .6 .3 5.0

References

  1. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesfr01/gamelog/2005
  2. ↑ Jones joins Raptors, July 26, 2006
  3. ↑ BLAZERS: Portland Acquires G/F Fred Jones from Toronto- Send G Juan Dixon to Raptors
  4. ↑ "Clippers Sign Guard Fred Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  5. ↑ "Clippers Waive Paul David and Fred Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Clippers Sign Fred Jones to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  7. ↑ http://www.dailynews.com/ci_11578162?source=rss
  8. ↑ Clippers Sign Fred Jones for the Remainder of the Season
  9. ↑ "BIELLA lands Fred Jones". ULEB Eurocup. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  10. ↑ http://www.niubball.com/2010/11/fred-jones-signs-contract-with-guangdong-southern-tigers/
  11. ↑ 广东裁掉扣篮王新援哈德森火速上位次轮登场 (Chinese)
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