Colby Brandon Jones (born May 28, 2002) is an American professional

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player for the Sacramento Kings of the

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(NBA). He played

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for Xavier.

High school career

Jones played basketball for

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 23.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. After a coaching change at Pinson, he transferred to

Mountain Brook High School Mountain Brook High School (MBHS) is a three-year public high school in the city of Mountain Brook, Alabama USA. It is the only high school in the Mountain Brook City School System. The school's colors are green and gold and the athletic teams a ...

in Mountain Brook, Alabama for his junior season to play under coach Bucky McMillan. Jones averaged 14 points, five rebounds and three assists per game as a junior. He played alongside

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and helped the school win its third straight Class 7A state title. In his senior season, Jones assumed a leading role and averaged 25.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game, helping Mountain Brook to a Class 7A runner-up finish. He was named ''Over the Mountain Journal'' Player of the Year, All-South Metro Player of the Year and Alabama Class 7A Player of the Year. A four-star recruit, he committed to play

for Xavier over offers from

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, Georgia and UAB.

College career

Jones missed the first five games of his freshman season at Xavier due to

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contact tracing. On January 10, 2021, he made a game-winning three-pointer in the final second of a 74–73 win against

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. On February 16, he scored a season-high 20 points and had six rebounds in a 93–84 loss to St. John's. As a freshman, Jones averaged 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, and was selected to the Big East All-Freshman Team.

Professional career

Jones was drafted 34th overall by the

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in the 2023 NBA draft. During the draft, the

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traded for his draft rights, and then subsequently traded him to the Sacramento Kings for the draft rights to Jordan Walsh and a 2024 second-round pick.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Jones' father, Chad, played college basketball for UAB. His older brother, C. J., played basketball for

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and

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in college before embarking on a professional career.

References

External links

Xavier Musketeers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Colby 2002 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama Charlotte Hornets draft picks Sacramento Kings players Shooting guards Stockton Kings players Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players