Jones first attended Mansfield Timberview High School. In his junior season, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.8 rebounds and was selected first team all-district and first team all-region. In his senior season he transferred to Justin F. Kimball High School where he averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds and was named to the 2011 all-state tournament team.
College career
After graduating high school, Jones began his collegiate career at Southern Methodist University, where he averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He redshirted a year and transferred to Texas A&M. As a junior, he was named to the second-team All-SEC and teamed with Danuel House to lead the Aggies to the NIT. Jones was named to the coaches' first-team All-SEC as a senior, and the Aggies reached the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game during his final season at Texas A&M.
Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the Pelicans on August 2, 2017. That means for the majority of this season, Jones would split their professional times between the New Orleans squad and a G-League affiliate that's going to be best designated to them by the league before the season begins, which turned out to be the Greensboro Swarm. On January 8, 2018, Jones was waived by the Pelicans.
He signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 11, 2018. Throughout the rest of the year, he'd now split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. He was waived on July 14, 2018.
Cleveland Cavaliers/Canton Charge (2018–2019)
On December 2, 2018, Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Under the terms of the deal, he splits time between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge. On January 15, 2019, Jones was waived by the Cavaliers.
On January 22, 2019, Jones signed with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague until the end of the season.
Capital City Go-Go (2019–present)
On October 16, 2019, the Washington Wizards announced that they had signed Jones. He was waived three days later. He was then added to the roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. Jones tallied 30 points, seven rebounds and two assists on November 10 in a win over the Grand Rapids Drive. He missed a game against the College Park Skyhawks on December 12 with a leg injury. On January 26, 2020, Jones scored 22 points and added seven rebounds, three assists and one block in a loss to the Canton Charge.
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Personal life
Jones is the son of Reginald and Yolanda Jones. He majored in university studies leadership.
