Jemerrio Jones
Jemerrio Jones | |
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| Born | April 9, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Known for | Playing for Ángeles de la Ciudad de México in Mexico’s CIBACOPA; former New Mexico State Aggies player |
Jemerrio Jones (born April 9, 1995) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States currently playing for Ángeles de la Ciudad de México in Mexico’s CIBACOPA. His collegiate basketball career was spent with the New Mexico State Aggies.
College career
Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Jones developed a strong emphasis on rebounding early in his basketball journey. After sustaining an ACL injury during high school that limited his recruitment opportunities, he enrolled at Hill College, where he averaged 11.7 points per game across two seasons. At Hill, he also set a NJCAA tournament record by securing 72 rebounds over five games. Following this success, he transferred to New Mexico State.
During the 2017–18 season, Jones earned the title of WAC Player of the Year.
In his senior year, Jones became the first player since 1997 to pull down 20 or more rebounds in three straight contests. He posted averages of 11.0 points, 13.2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game and was named WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 12.3 points and an impressive 18.3 rebounds throughout three tournament games. Additionally, he broke the WAC single-season rebounding record with a total of 450 boards and was honored with selections to the NABC All-District 6 first team as well as the USBWA All-District VIII Team.
South Bay Lakers (2018–2019)
Following the 2018 NBA draft, where he went undrafted, Jones was chosen 18th overall in the 2018 NBA G League draft by the Santa Cruz Warriors. Shortly thereafter, he was traded along with a 2019 first-round pick to the South Bay Lakers in exchange for rights to Serbian player Alen Smailagić. He subsequently joined South Bay’s training camp roster.
Los Angeles Lakers (2019)
Jones signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on March 31, 2019. In his NBA debut against the New Orleans Pelicans, he contributed two points, one rebound, and one steal. On April 7, he earned a starting role and recorded a career-best 16 rebounds during a 113–109 victory over the Utah Jazz.
Wisconsin Herd (2019–2020)
On July 5, 2019, Jones was involved in a three-team trade that sent him to the Washington Wizards, but he was waived on October 16 following preseason activities. He then joined the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League through a trade. Over the course of the 2019–20 season, Jones averaged 10.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. On March 9, 2020, he received a one-game suspension after accumulating his thirteenth technical foul.
Delaware Blue Coats (2021)
Jones signed with the Delaware Blue Coats for their resumed season in 2021 and made his debut in their opening game on February 11.
Return to Wisconsin (2021)
In October of that year, Jones returned to play for the Wisconsin Herd. Across eleven contests, he averaged 6.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.5 steals while playing an average of 25.7 minutes per game.
Return to Los Angeles (2021)
On December 21, 2021, Jones secured a short-term contract lasting ten days with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Third stint with Wisconsin (2021–2022)
Jones rejoined the Wisconsin Herd on December 31, 2021.
Return to South Bay (2022)
On February 2, 2022, Jones was exchanged to the South Bay Lakers in return for the rights to re-sign Wayne Selden Jr., along with a first-round and a third-round draft selection in 2022.
Lakeland / Osceola Magic (2022–2025)
Jones secured a spot on the Lakeland Magic roster for the season opener on November 3, 2022. Later, he was included in the Osceola Magic training camp lineup starting October 27, 2024, but was released from the team on January 15, 2025.
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 6 || 2 || 23.8 || .364 || .200 || .500 || 8.2 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .8 || 4.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 2 || 0 || 7.5 || .667 || – || – || 1.5 || .0 || .5 || .0 || 2.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 8 || 2 || 19.8 || .389 || .200 || .500 || 6.5 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .6 || 3.9
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee
- Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee
- Delaware Blue Coats players
- Hill College alumni
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Lakeland Magic players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
- Osceola Magic players
- Shooting guards
- South Bay Lakers players
- Undrafted NBA players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Wisconsin Herd players