Solomon Jones (basketball)

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Solomon Jones III (born July 16, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player. He is 6'10" and weighs 235 lb, playing the power forward and center positions. He played his college basketball at Daytona State College for two seasons (2002–2004) and then at the University of South Florida for another two seasons (2004–2006). He was then selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 33rd overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft.

Professional career

As a rookie, he played in 58 games for the Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 3.3 points a game and 2.3 rebounds a game in 11.5 minutes. After three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, he signed a two-year deal with the Indiana Pacers.[1]

On January 3, 2012, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers,[2] but he was later waived on February 7.[3] On February 15, 2012, he signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets.[4] On February 27, 2012, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hornets.[5] In September 2012, Jones signed with the Phoenix Suns. On October 24, 2012, Jones was waived by the Suns.[6] In January 2013, he joined the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association. On April 12, 2013, Jones signed with the New York Knicks.[7] He was later waived by the Knicks on April 15, 2013.[8][9]

In September 2013, he signed with the Orlando Magic.[10] On January 4, 2014, he was waived by the Magic.[11]

On February 10, 2014, Jones was acquired by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League.[12] On May 8, 2014, he signed with Changsha Bank Guangdong (a.k.a. Dongguan Snowwolf) of the Chinese National Basketball League.[13]

On September 26, 2015, Jones signed with the Chicago Bulls.[14] However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 18, 2015.[15] On March 24, 2017, Jones was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue.[16]

Jones joined Mexican team Tijuana Zonkeys in 2020.[17] His stint was short-lived, as the rest of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though he returned to the team for the 2022 season.[18]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jones participated in The Basketball Tournament with Tampa Bulls, a team of USF alumni. Jones' team made it to the Sweet 16 where they lost to eventual tournament champion Overseas Elite.[19]

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
Template:Nbay Atlanta 58 8 11.5 .508 .000 .787 2.3 .2 .2 .7 3.3
Template:Nbay Atlanta 35 0 4.1 .400 .000 .550 1.2 .0 .1 .1 1.0
Template:Nbay Atlanta 63 0 10.7 .604 .500 .716 2.3 .2 .1 .5 3.0
Template:Nbay Indiana 52 2 13.0 .443 .000 .718 2.8 .6 .3 .7 4.0
Template:Nbay Indiana 39 0 13.5 .405 .000 .661 2.9 .8 .3 .6 3.6
Template:Nbay L.A. Clippers 10 0 9.6 .125 .000 .800 1.7 .2 .4 .5 .6
Template:Nbay New Orleans 11 1 17.8 .434 .000 .833 3.7 .6 .5 .5 5.5
Template:Nbay New York 2 1 13.0 .000 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .0 .5 .0
Template:Nbay Orlando 11 0 7.7 .353 .000 .500 1.5 .2 .2 .2 1.3
Career 281 12 11.9 .467 .111 .717 2.3 .4 .2 .5 3.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Atlanta 7 0 4.1 .200 .000 .000 1.1 .1 .1 .4 .6
2009 Atlanta 9 1 8.6 .500 .000 1.000 1.8 .2 .1 .0 1.6
Career 16 1 6.6 .364 .000 .500 1.5 .2 .1 .2 1.1

References

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  1. ↑ Indiana Pacers sign Solomon Jones
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  6. ↑ Solomon Jones Player Profile – RealGM.com
  7. ↑ Knicks sign Solomon Jones for rest of season
  8. ↑ NY KnicksPR. Twitter. April 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ Knicks Waive Solomon Jones
  10. ↑ Magic Sign Osby, Four Others; Prepare for Camp
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ BayHawks Add Nine-Year NBA Veteran
  13. ↑ Solomon Jones signs in China
  14. ↑ BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
  15. ↑ BULLS WAIVE ENGLISH, HANSBROUGH AND JONES
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