No. 7 – Capitanes de Ciudad de México | |
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Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Panama City, Panama | December 3, 1999
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Mississippi State (2019–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022–2023 | Wisconsin Herd |
2023–present | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Iverson Latrell Molinar Jones (born December 3, 1999) is a Panamanian professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Molinar grew up in Panama City, Panama.[1] He moved to the United States at age 15 to play for Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California.[2] As a junior at Covenant Christian Ministries Academy in Marietta, Georgia, Molinar averaged 21.5 points, six rebounds and five assists per game.[3] He played for Veritas National Prep School as a senior. Molinar also competed for Team Why Not, an Amateur Athletic Union program founded by NBA player Russell Westbrook.[4] He committed to playing college basketball for Mississippi State over offers from Arizona and Arizona State, among others.[1]
On November 21, 2019, Molinar scored a freshman season-high 21 points in an 80–66 win over Tulane.[5] As a freshman, he averaged 5.9 points per game. He missed the first three games of his sophomore season after testing positive for COVID-19.[6] On January 9, 2021, Molinar recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and four steals in an 84–81 victory over Vanderbilt. He was subsequently named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Week.[7] As a sophomore, Molinar averaged 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[8] On January 12, 2022, Molinar scored 28 points in a 88–72 win against Georgia.[9] On January 25, 2022, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 82–74 overtime loss against Kentucky.[10] Molinar was named to the First Team All-SEC as a junior.[11] As a junior, he averaged 17.5 points, 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. On March 25, 2022, Molinar declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[12] He later signed with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.[13]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Molinar joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2022 NBA Summer League and on September 19, 2022, he signed with them.[14] However, he was waived the next day[15] and subsequently joined the Wisconsin Herd, making the opening day roster.[16]
After rejoining Milwaukee for the 2023 NBA Summer League, Molinar re-signed with the Bucks on September 2, 2023. However, he was waived on the same day.[17] On October 30, Molinar rejoined the Wisconsin Herd.[18]
On December 8, 2023, Molinar was traded to the Capitanes de Ciudad de México.[19]
Molinar played for Panama's junior national teams from the age of 10.[1] He made his debut with the senior national team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, averaging three points per game.[20]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Mississippi State | 31 | 8 | 15.4 | .489 | .371 | .768 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | 5.9 |
2020–21 | Mississippi State | 30 | 29 | 32.6 | .478 | .436 | .804 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | 16.7 |
2021–22 | Mississippi State | 34 | 34 | 34.1 | .454 | .252 | .868 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 17.5 |
Career | 95 | 71 | 27.5 | .468 | .346 | .831 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .8 | .2 | 13.5 |
Molinar is the son of Leyza Jones and Manuel Molinar.[1] He is named after Hall of Fame basketball player Allen Iverson. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian.[21]