Matthew Elliot Jones (born December 5, 1994) is an American former professional

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player. He played four seasons of

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for the Duke Blue Devils.

High school career

During Jones's career at DeSoto High School, the team had a 131–18 record, and he was named All-State, 2nd team All-American from MaxPreps, and played in both the Jordan Classic and the McDonald's All-American Game. On November 28, 2011, Jones committed to

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College career

Sophomore season (2014-2015)

Jones was on

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's 2014–15 NCAA Championship team. After Rasheed Sulaimon was dismissed, Jones was moved into the starting lineup. “I’ve definitely tried to grasp it and take ahold of it,” Jones said.. “Obviously we didn’t want Rasheed to leave, but at the same time, personally, I was ecstatic about it. I just told myself that it was my moment now, and I had to just take advantage of it.” In the Elite Eight, he scored 16 points, going 4-for-7 on three-pointers in a win against Gonzaga. As a result, he was named to the South Region all-tournament team. The all-regional performance came at NRG Stadium in Houston, just over 3 hours away from Jones' home in DeSoto, Texas.

Junior season (2015-2016)

After winning the National championship in his sophomore season, Jones returned to Duke, where as a junior he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted, Jones joined the Reno Bighorns of the

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. He remained on the team as it became the

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Personal life

He has two sisters and a brother, Mason, who was a player at the

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, and now as a professional. One sister, Jordan, also played in the McDonald's high school basketball game—they are the 3rd brother/sister duo to play in that all star game.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Matt 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan American men's basketball players Bank of Taiwan basketball players Basketball players from Dallas County, Texas Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Sportspeople from DeSoto, Texas Reno Bighorns players Shooting guards Stockton Kings players Super Basketball League imports 21st-century American sportsmen