Jumaine Jones is still hooping it up over in the Italian League and doing so with a high degree of proficiency.
In the recent playoff game between Pepsi JuveCaserta and Roma, Jones scored 30 points with 16 rebounds. He was 7 of 8 from behind the arc.
Jones can still shoot the ball, as the attached video demonstrates.
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Showing posts with label Jumaine Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jumaine Jones. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, September 14, 2009
Crowds Welcome Jumaine Jones
Jumaine Jones is back in Italy. After a year playing in the Russian league, Jones has returned to a familiar area.
This time, he's playing in Caserta, rather than in Naples. The Caserta fans, nonetheless, are excited about him, and Jones has promised them a championship.
The attached article has a picture of Jones, taken during a welcoming ceremony last month.
Jumaine
This time, he's playing in Caserta, rather than in Naples. The Caserta fans, nonetheless, are excited about him, and Jones has promised them a championship.
The attached article has a picture of Jones, taken during a welcoming ceremony last month.
Jumaine
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Jumaine Jones back to Italy
Jumaine Jones has signed a 1 year contract with JuveCaserta.
Jones, played this past year in Russia, after a contract dispute prevented him from playing the season in Italy.
JuveCaserta plays in Caserta, the capital of the province of Caserta. The province is located in the Campania region of Italy, in the southwestern corner of the country.
For more information on Jones, click on his name in the label section beneath this article (hypertext).
Jones, played this past year in Russia, after a contract dispute prevented him from playing the season in Italy.
JuveCaserta plays in Caserta, the capital of the province of Caserta. The province is located in the Campania region of Italy, in the southwestern corner of the country.
For more information on Jones, click on his name in the label section beneath this article (hypertext).
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Jumaine Jones Playing in Russia
Jumaine Jones reportedly got himself into a bit of a pickle a few months ago when he signed to play with two different teams, one from Russia and the other from the Italian League. He was thereafter suspended from playing with any team in Europe until August of 2009.
Jones went with the Russian team and is now playing for Ural Great, a team based in the Russian city of Perm. Perm is a city of right at 1 million people, and is situated just on the European side of the line that separates Europe and Asia.
Jones said after reporting to the team that he was concerned about the cold weather, since he is originally from Florida, but he was sure that he could adjust.
Jones went with the Russian team and is now playing for Ural Great, a team based in the Russian city of Perm. Perm is a city of right at 1 million people, and is situated just on the European side of the line that separates Europe and Asia.
Jones said after reporting to the team that he was concerned about the cold weather, since he is originally from Florida, but he was sure that he could adjust.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Jumaine Jones Signs with Team in Italy
Jumaine Jones recently signed a 1-year contract with Armani Jeans Milano. The team has an option to extend the deal for another 1-year period.
Milano is the second Italian team for which Jones has played. Jones played last year for Eldo Basket Napoli, where he averaged 18 pts and 9 boards per game, and was the 4th leading scorer in the Italian League.
Jumaine Jones was born in Cocoa, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, on February 10, 1979. When Jones was 13, he reportedly witnessed a man get shot and killed. Discontent with the crime-ridden neighborhood in which he lived, Jones asked his mother if he could live in Camilla, Georgia, with a beloved aunt, Rebecca Clayton.
Camilla proved to be an excellent location for Jones. Since his aunt cared for 4 other nephews besides Jones, there was always plenty of competition for friendly basketball games. In fact, Rebecca Clayton's home featured 4 outdoor basketball goals, the rims of which became bent and misshapen as Jones developed his leaping ability and signature dunking style.
Tabbed the "Thrilla from Camilla," Jumaine Jones averaged 27 points and 17 rebounds per game for Coach McDuffie and Mitchell-Baker High School. Jones was named Second Team Parade All-American after his senior year.
Jones committed to UGA Coach Tubby Smith for the 1997 season, but Smith soon after left for the University of Kentucky. Georgia's new coach, Ron Jirsa, who was a Tubby Smith assistant and had helped to initially recruit Jones, flew down to Camilla to meet personally with Jones and re-recruit him to Athens.
Jones honored his commitment to UGA and soon began to put up big numbers for Georgia, averaging 15 pts and 9 boards per game. Jones was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Jones also played for the Goodwill Games in 1998. Jones followed his first season by averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds his sophomore year. He was the first sophomore since UGA's Vern Fleming to lead the SEC in scoring.
Although Jones did well, UGA's basketball team was seen to underperform during Ron Jirsa's tenure. Jirsa was let go, and Jim Harrick announced as the new Bulldogs coach.
Perhaps tired of the coaching changes, Jones declared for the draft. Depite Harrick's efforts to convince Jones to stay, he closed the door on returning to UGA when he hired an agent, Jimmy Sexton, to represent his interests.
Unfortunately, draft night was not kind to Jones. Expected by some to be a lottery pick, Jones ended up falling all the way to the 27th pick, just two spots shy of slipping into the second round, in which contracts are not guaranteed. Jones was the last player left in the Green Room, the location for the expected top picks to sit until their names are called and they are congratulated by the NBA's commissioner.
After two and a half hours had passed, Jones was selected by the Atlanta Hawks. He was almost immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76er's. Philadelphia signed Jones to a 3-year contract.
Despite the disappointment over the draft process and how his time in the League started off, Jumaine had a relatively long and successful NBA career. He stayed in the League for 8 years, playing for Philly, L.A., Phoenix, Cleveland, Boston, L.A., and Charlotte. Jones averaged 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for his career.
Jones signed with his first international team back in October of 2007, and it looks likely that with his new deal, he will continue to play in the Italian League for at least two more years.
Congratulations, Jumaine.
Milano is the second Italian team for which Jones has played. Jones played last year for Eldo Basket Napoli, where he averaged 18 pts and 9 boards per game, and was the 4th leading scorer in the Italian League.
Jumaine Jones was born in Cocoa, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, on February 10, 1979. When Jones was 13, he reportedly witnessed a man get shot and killed. Discontent with the crime-ridden neighborhood in which he lived, Jones asked his mother if he could live in Camilla, Georgia, with a beloved aunt, Rebecca Clayton.
Camilla proved to be an excellent location for Jones. Since his aunt cared for 4 other nephews besides Jones, there was always plenty of competition for friendly basketball games. In fact, Rebecca Clayton's home featured 4 outdoor basketball goals, the rims of which became bent and misshapen as Jones developed his leaping ability and signature dunking style.
Tabbed the "Thrilla from Camilla," Jumaine Jones averaged 27 points and 17 rebounds per game for Coach McDuffie and Mitchell-Baker High School. Jones was named Second Team Parade All-American after his senior year.
Jones committed to UGA Coach Tubby Smith for the 1997 season, but Smith soon after left for the University of Kentucky. Georgia's new coach, Ron Jirsa, who was a Tubby Smith assistant and had helped to initially recruit Jones, flew down to Camilla to meet personally with Jones and re-recruit him to Athens.
Jones honored his commitment to UGA and soon began to put up big numbers for Georgia, averaging 15 pts and 9 boards per game. Jones was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Jones also played for the Goodwill Games in 1998. Jones followed his first season by averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds his sophomore year. He was the first sophomore since UGA's Vern Fleming to lead the SEC in scoring.
Although Jones did well, UGA's basketball team was seen to underperform during Ron Jirsa's tenure. Jirsa was let go, and Jim Harrick announced as the new Bulldogs coach.
Perhaps tired of the coaching changes, Jones declared for the draft. Depite Harrick's efforts to convince Jones to stay, he closed the door on returning to UGA when he hired an agent, Jimmy Sexton, to represent his interests.
Unfortunately, draft night was not kind to Jones. Expected by some to be a lottery pick, Jones ended up falling all the way to the 27th pick, just two spots shy of slipping into the second round, in which contracts are not guaranteed. Jones was the last player left in the Green Room, the location for the expected top picks to sit until their names are called and they are congratulated by the NBA's commissioner.
After two and a half hours had passed, Jones was selected by the Atlanta Hawks. He was almost immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76er's. Philadelphia signed Jones to a 3-year contract.
Despite the disappointment over the draft process and how his time in the League started off, Jumaine had a relatively long and successful NBA career. He stayed in the League for 8 years, playing for Philly, L.A., Phoenix, Cleveland, Boston, L.A., and Charlotte. Jones averaged 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for his career.
Jones signed with his first international team back in October of 2007, and it looks likely that with his new deal, he will continue to play in the Italian League for at least two more years.
Congratulations, Jumaine.
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