Christopher James Jones Jr. (born April 10, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position. Jones also represents the Armenian national team in international competition.
Jones attended and played basketball at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, Class of 2011.[1][2] He averaged 16.9 points per game, and was District 10-5A’s MVP as a junior and senior.[3] He led the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 6.9 assists per game during his senior season.[3] He was inducted into the Garland Sports Hall of Fame while at Centennial.[3]
Jones played three seasons at the University of North Texas, where he was the school's third all-time steals leader (127), and sixth in career assists (282).[3] As a freshman at UNT, Jones set the freshman record with 4.26 assists per game, and averaged 14.1 points per game which was the 19th-highest nationally among freshmen.[3]
He attended Angelo State University for his senior season, Class of 2015, and averaged 15.3 points per game with 4.7 assists and 2.1 steals.[1][2] In 2015 Jones was Lone Star Conference All-First Team, Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team, and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District South Central First Team.[1]
On August 5, 2019, Jones signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[4] He averaged 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists and league-high 1.9 steals in 23 games played.
On August 16, 2020, Jones signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.[5][6] On July 10, 2021, he officially parted ways with the Israeli powerhouse.
On July 20, 2021, Jones signed with ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[7]
On June 27, 2022, Jones signed a one-year deal with Valencia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[8] On March 23, 2023, Jones signed a three-year extension with the Spanish club.
Jones plays for the Armenia national team. He helped them win the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. On July 2, Jones scored 41 points, including 8 three-pointers, and 10 rebounds in the final against Malta.[9] Jones was named the MVP of the tournament and was named to the All-Star Five after averaging 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists.[10]
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Maccabi | 34 | 7 | 17.4 | .478 | .362 | .750 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .9 | .1 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| 2021–22 | ASVEL | 31 | 31 | 27.5 | .498 | .390 | .821 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .1 | 13.1 | 14.7 |
| Career | 65 | 38 | 22.2 | .490 | .377 | .802 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.9 | 10.9 | |
Jones is a native of Garland, Texas.[1] Jones is the son of Latonya McCoy, and has two siblings, D’merhic and London.[3] He is 6' 2" (188 cm), and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg).[1]
