Lamont Jones
| KK Mornar Bar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Balkan International Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 26, 1990 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rice (New York City, New York) American Christian (Aston, Pennsylvania) Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Kumamoto Volters |
| 2014 | Al Rayyan |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
| 2015 | Al-Nasr |
| 2015–2016 | Korikobrat |
| 2016–present | KK Mornar Bar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lamont "MoMo" Jones (born June 26, 1990) is an American basketball player, currently playing for KK Mornar Bar in Montenegro. He was a standout college player for Iona College and was an honorable mention All-American and conference player of the year as a senior. He also played at the University of Arizona.
Playing background
Jones, a 6'0 guard from Harlem, New York, led prep powerhouse Oak Hill Academy to a 41-1 record as a senior, averaging 21.3 points and 8 assists per game.[1] He signed originally with the University of Southern California, but was released from his commitment when head coach Tim Floyd resigned.[2] He landed at Arizona and played two seasons for the Wildcats. The highlight of his time in Tucson was scoring 16 points as Arizona upset top seeded defending champion Duke in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.[3]
Following the 2010–11 season, Jones decided to transfer from Arizona to Iona, a school closer to his home in New York City where his grandmother was ill. He was granted a waiver by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and allowed to play immediately.[4] As a junior in 2011–12, Jones teamed with senior Scott Machado in the backcourt to lead the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament. Jones scored 15.7 points per game and was named second team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).[1]
As a senior, Jones was asked to take on more of the scoring load for the Gaels and responded by averaging 22.6 points per game, finishing third in scoring nationally. He led the Gaels back to the NCAA Tournament and at the end of the season was named the MAAC Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[5]
Professional career
Jones declared for the 2013 NBA Draft, but he went undrafted. He then signed with Kumamoto Volters in the Japaneses National Basketball League.
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- Pages with reference errors
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
- American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
- Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York
- Iona Gaels men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from New York City
