Tre Isiah Jones (/ˈtreɪ/ TRAY; born January 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Like his older brother, fellow NBA player Tyus Jones, he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
![]() Jones with Duke in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
No. 33 – San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S. | January 8, 2000||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||
College | Duke (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2020–present | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
2021 | →Austin Spurs | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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High school career
editJones played high school basketball for Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota.[1] He joined the varsity team while in eighth grade and became a starter in his next season.[2] Jones led Apple Valley to two Minnesota 4A state titles, in 2015 and 2017, and averaged 23.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in the 2016–17 season.[3] Jones left as a two-time Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and earned McDonald's All-American and Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors after his senior season.[4][5]
Recruiting
editBy the end of his high school career, he was considered a five-star recruit and one of the best point guards in the 2018 class.[6]
On August 13, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Duke.[7]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tre Jones PG |
Apple Valley, MN | Apple Valley (MN) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Aug 13, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 14 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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College career
editFreshman season (2018–19)
editJones made his college debut for Duke on November 6, 2018, chipping in 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists in a 118–84 win over Kentucky at the Champions Classic.[8] On December 20, he led his team to a 69–58 victory over Texas Tech, collecting 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals.[9] Jones suffered a shoulder injury on January 14, 2019, during a collision with Frank Howard of Syracuse.[10] He missed two games with the injury and returned on January 26 versus Georgia Tech.[11] In his freshman season at Duke, Jones averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assist, and 3.8 rebounds per game in 36 games for the Blue Devils.
Sophomore season (2019–20)
editOn April 8, 2019, it was announced Jones would return to Duke for the 2019–20 season.[12] He scored 15 points in his sophomore debut, a 68–66 win over Kansas.[13] Jones had a career-high 31 points in a 74–63 win over Georgia State on November 15.[14] Jones missed games against Wofford and Brown in late December with a mild foot injury.[15][16] At the conclusion of the regular season, Jones was named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[17] Jones averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore.[18] After the season, Jones declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[19]
Professional career
editSan Antonio Spurs (2020–present)
editJones was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 41st pick overall in the 2020 NBA draft which was hosted on November 18, 2020.[20] On November 27, Jones signed with the Spurs.[21] On February 1, 2021, Jones received his first assignment at G League.[22]
On March 17, 2023, his brother Tyus got his first triple-double, against Tre, when San Antonio lost in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies, but just 16 days later Tre matched his brother's triple-double count with 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds of his own in an overtime win against the Sacramento Kings.[23][24]
On July 8, 2023, Jones re-signed with the Spurs.[25]
National team career
editJones played for the United States at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Argentina, winning the gold medal. He recorded 19 steals in the competition, breaking the American under-16 record set by Malik Newman in 2013.[26]
Career statistics
editGP | 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 |
NBA
editRegular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | San Antonio | 37 | 1 | 7.3 | .474 | .600 | .895 | .6 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 2.5 |
2021–22 | San Antonio | 69 | 11 | 16.6 | .490 | .196 | .780 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | 6.0 |
2022–23 | San Antonio | 68 | 65 | 29.2 | .459 | .285 | .860 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 12.9 |
2023–24 | San Antonio | 77 | 48 | 27.8 | .505 | .335 | .856 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.0 |
Career | 251 | 125 | 22.1 | .481 | .301 | .843 | 2.8 | 4.8 | .9 | .1 | 8.6 |
Play-in
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 16.8 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 16.8 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
College
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Duke | 36 | 36 | 34.2 | .414 | .262 | .758 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.9 | .2 | 11.6 |
2019–20 | Duke | 29 | 29 | 35.4 | .423 | .361 | .771 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 1.8 | .3 | 16.2 |
Career | 65 | 65 | 34.7 | .419 | .313 | .767 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 1.85 | .2 | 13.9 |
Personal life
editJones has three older brothers: Tyus was a former NCAA champion with Duke and now plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, while Jadee played college basketball for Furman before becoming a basketball coach at Apple Valley High School, additionally Tre has a half brother Reggie Bunch that played at Robert Morris University.[27][28] His grandfather, Dennis Deutsch, was a member of the United States Armed Forces.[29]
Jones married Maddy Torres in 2023.[30] They have one daughter.[31]
References
edit- ^ Jones, Ryan (April 12, 2018). "Tre Jones Is Prepared To Become The Latest Member Of His Family To Orchestrate The Offense At Duke". Slam. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Shaughnessy, Mike (August 14, 2017). "Tre Jones is in the pipeline to Duke". Hometown Source. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Tre Jones". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Caron, Emily (August 24, 2018). "Point Guard Tre Jones Set to Take the Reins of Duke's Reloaded Offense". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Frederick, Jace (March 28, 2018). "Tre Jones wins 2018 Minnesota Mr. Basketball award". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Frederick, Jace (July 28, 2017). "Is Apple Valley's Tre Jones the nation's best point guard? He sure looks like it". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Parrish, Gary (August 13, 2017). "Five-star point guard Tre Jones commits to Mike Krzyzewski's Duke Blue Devils". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Mizutani, Dane (November 7, 2018). "Tyus Jones attends little brother's Duke debut — with an assist from Jimmy Butler". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Watson, John (December 21, 2018). "Tre Jones Leads Duke Past Texas Tech And Into 2019". 247Sports. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ McCreart, Joedy (January 16, 2019). "No. 1 Duke loses most irreplaceable player -- guard Tre Jones". Star Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Tre Jones returns to Duke lineup after two-game absence". ESPN. January 26, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Duke freshman Tre Jones to return next season". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "No. 4 Duke edges third-ranked Kansas 68-66". ESPN. Associated Press. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Jones scores 31, No. 2 Duke beats Georgia State, 74–63". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ Rowe, Adam (December 20, 2019). "Coach K updates Tre Jones injury status". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ Medcalf, Myron (December 28, 2019). "Duke's Tre Jones misses second game with foot sprain". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Dauster, Rob (March 10, 2020). "NBC Sports College Basketball All-American Teams". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Duke's Tre Jones to enter NBA draft". ESPN. March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Spurs select Devin Vassell and Tre Jones in 2020 NBA Draft". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Spurs sign 2020 second round pick Tre Jones". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "San Antonio assigns Tre Jones to Austin Spurs". NBA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Giles, Matt (April 3, 2023). "Duke basketball alum Tre Jones catches brother in triple-double count". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "McDermott scores 30 to lead Spurs past Kings 142-134". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Shirley, P. (July 18, 2023). "Spurs Re-Sign Tre Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Rayno, Amelia (June 23, 2015). "Tre Jones has the look and the motivation of older brother Tyus". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Brown, C. L. (March 6, 2015). "Tyus Jones learns from his brother". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ McCreary, Joedy (July 25, 2018). "Family business: Tre Jones follows brother Tyus' path to Duke". Star Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Tre Jones". USA Basketball. January 29, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.