 Jones withTexas in 2020 | |
| No. 1 – Kapfenberg Bulls | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Austrian Basketball Superliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-12-09)December 9, 1997 (age 27) Midland, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | MacArthur (Irving, Texas) |
| College | Texas (2016–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | SC Rasta Vechta |
| 2024 | BC Orchies |
| 2024 | Álftanes |
| 2025–present | Kapfenberg Bulls |
| 2025 | Nelson Giants |
| Career highlights | |
| |
Andrew Jones (born December 9, 1997) is an American professionalbasketball player for theKapfenberg Bulls of theAustrian Basketball Superliga. He playedcollege basketball for theTexas Longhorns of theBig 12 Conference.
Jones was born inMidland, Texas,[1] and moved with his family toIrving, Texas, at age seven. When Jones was in second grade, he suffered minor bruises in a car accident nearSweetwater, Texas, that left his sister,Alexis, with a broken wrist and his father, David, paralyzed from his chest down.[2] Due to his father's disability, Jones learned to cook and care for his father.[3] He played basketball forMacArthur High School in Irving, where as a senior he averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists per game and led his team to a 22–7 record.[4] Jones played in theMcDonald's All-American Game andJordan Brand Classic.[5] A four-starrecruit, he committed toTexas on December 14, 2015, overArizona,Baylor,Louisville,Oklahoma State, andTexas A&M, among others. He credited his commitment to a strong relationship with coachShaka Smart.[6]
On February 25, 2017, Jones scored a freshman season-high 18 points in a 77–67 loss to third-rankedKansas.[7] As a freshman, he started in 23 games and averaged 11.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. At the end of the season, Jones took part in theNBA Draft Combine and team workouts before ultimately withdrawing from the2017 NBA draft.[8]
On December 5, 2017, as a sophomore, Jones scored a season-high 19 points in a 71–67 win overVCU but left with a right wrist injury in the final minutes.[9] In his next two games, he played limited minutes because he felt tired, prompting Texas to send him for tests. On January 10, 2018, it was announced that Jones was diagnosed forleukemia.[10] He was honored by several other schools and received more than $130,000 in donations for his medical expenses from a fundraising website set up by the Texas athletic department.[11] Jones went to theUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for treatment, and after being released in late February, he finished outpatient treatment in August.[12] While recovering, Jones missed the second half of his sophomore season and was granted medicalredshirts for both the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[13] On October 13, 2018, he suffered a fractured toe in practice, shortly after his return to the team.[13] He returned to action on November 6, scoring one point in nine minutes in a 71–59 victory overEastern Illinois, one of his two appearances in the season.[12]
Jones made his redshirt sophomore season debut on November 5, 2019, scoring a then-career-high 20 points in a 69–45 win overNorthern Colorado.[14] He established a new career high on February 19, 2020, after recording 21 points in a 70–56 victory overTCU.[15] On March 2, Jones was namedBig 12 Conference Co-Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 22 points twice in wins overWest Virginia andTexas Tech.[16] By the end of the season, he was averaging 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and was named All-Big 12 honorable mention. He reached double figures in scoring 15 times on the season.[17]
Jones chose to return for a sixth season in 2021–22 after the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season, heavily disrupted byCOVID-19, would not be counted against the athletic eligibility of any basketball player. At the end of that season, he was named as one of two recipients of thePerry Wallace Most Courageous Award, presented by theUnited States Basketball Writers Association to one or more individuals associated with men's college basketball who have exhibited extraordinary courage on and off the court. Both Jones and his fellow recipient, Justin Hardy ofNCAA Division IIIWashington (MO), averaged double figures in scoring during the season while battling cancer (with Hardy battling stomach cancer).[18]
On July 20, 2022, Jones signed withSC Rasta Vechta of the GermanProA.[19] He helped Rasta Vechta win the 2022–23 ProA championship,[20] averaging 10.1 points in 43 games.[21] He re-signed with Rasta Vechta in August 2023,[22] but left the team the following month.[21]
In January 2024, Jones joinedBC Orchies of the FrenchNationale Masculine 1.[23] In 18 games to finish the 2023–24 season, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[24]
In June 2024, Jones signed withÁlftanes of the IcelandicÚrvalsdeild karla.[25] He left the club in December 2024.[26] In 10 games, he averaged 19.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[24]
In January 2025, Jones joined theKapfenberg Bulls of theAustrian Basketball Superliga.[27] In 15 games to finish the 2024–25 season, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[24]
On May 14, 2025, Jones joined theNelson Giants of the New ZealandNational Basketball League for the rest of the2025 season.[28]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Texas | 33 | 23 | 27.9 | .425 | .328 | .775 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .4 | 11.4 |
| 2017–18 | Texas | 10 | 8 | 22.6 | .522 | .463 | .733 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 13.5 |
| 2018–19 | Texas | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .000 | .000 | .750 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
| 2019–20 | Texas | 31 | 11 | 26.5 | .410 | .383 | .722 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 11.5 |
| 2020–21 | Texas | 26 | 26 | 31.4 | .404 | .338 | .831 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.6 |
| 2021–22 | Texas | 33 | 20 | 26.3 | .413 | .320 | .814 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.2 |
| Career | 135 | 88 | 27.1 | .419 | .348 | .785 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.0 | |
Jones is a Christian.[29] Jones' older sister,Alexis, plays in theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A decorated basketball player at MacArthur High School, she played forDuke andBaylor at the collegiate level, before winning aWNBA championship with theMinnesota Lynx.[30] His favorite subject in high school was mathematics, and he said “I like dealing with numbers and money,” adding that it would help him with the business side of basketball.[3]
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