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Solomon Jones
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Jones in 2009
Power forward / center
Personal information
Born (1984-07-16) July 16, 1984 (age 40)
Eustis, Florida
Nationality American
High school Mount Dora (Mount Dora, Florida)
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College
  • Daytona State (2002–2004)
  • South Florida (2004–2006)
NBA Draft 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career 2006–2022
Career history
2006–2009 Atlanta Hawks
2009–2011 Indiana Pacers
2012 Los Angeles Clippers
2012 New Orleans Hornets
2013 Liaoning Flying Leopards
2013 New York Knicks
2013–2014 Orlando Magic
2014 Erie BayHawks
2014 Changsha Bank Guangdong
2017 Oklahoma City Blue
2017 Cañeros del Este
2020 Tijuana Zonkeys
2022 Tijuana Zonkeys

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.

On January 3, 2012, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, but he was later waived on February 7. On February 15, 2012, he signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets. On February 27, 2012, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hornets. In September 2012, Jones signed with the Phoenix Suns. On October 24, 2012, Jones was waived by the Suns. 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. He was later waived by the Knicks on April 15, 2013.

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

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

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

Jones joined Mexican team Tijuana Zonkeys in 2020. 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.

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jonesparticipated 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.

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
2006–07 Atlanta 58 8 11.5 .508 .000 .787 2.3 .2 .2 .7 3.3
2007–08 Atlanta 35 0 4.1 .400 .000 .550 1.2 .0 .1 .1 1.0
2008–09 Atlanta 63 0 10.7 .604 .500 .716 2.3 .2 .1 .5 3.0
2009–10 Indiana 52 2 13.0 .443 .000 .718 2.8 .6 .3 .7 4.0
2010–11 Indiana 39 0 13.5 .405 .000 .661 2.9 .8 .3 .6 3.6
2011–12 L.A. Clippers 10 0 9.6 .125 .000 .800 1.7 .2 .4 .5 .6
2011–12 New Orleans 11 1 17.8 .434 .000 .833 3.7 .6 .5 .5 5.5
2012–13 New York 2 1 13.0 .000 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .0 .5 .0
2013–14 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

See also

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