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Lazeric Jones
Lazeric Deleon Jones (born August 11, 1990)[1] is an American former professional basketball player who works as a player development coach for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, and was named a second-team all-conference player in the Pac-12 in 2012. Jones has also played professionally with the NBA G League as well as overseas in Israel, Greece, Hungary. Early lifeJones was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended high school in Chicago at Simeon Career Academy, where he played behind future NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose.[1][2] College careerJones went to junior college at John A. Logan College, and he led their basketball team to a Great Rivers Athletic Conference championship during his sophomore year in 2010.[3] He transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2010,[4] when he became just the third junior college transfer in 30 years to play for the Bruins basketball program.[2] He averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 assists in 2010–11; however, his performance dropped after a wrist injury in February.[5] Still, he did not miss any games, and he was the only Bruin to start all 34 games.[6] During the offseason, he underwent a 10-week rehab program and returned to 100 percent by preseason practice the following season.[5] In 2011–12, he was named team captain,[7] and earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors after averaging a team-leading 13.5 points along with 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.[3][8] Professional careerAfter going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Jones joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2012 NBA Summer League.[3][9] He later signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israel for the 2012–13 season. In 26 games for Maccabi, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[10] In September 2013, Jones signed with KAOD of Greece for the 2013–14 season.[10] In 28 games for KAOD, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In July 2014, Jones joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[3] On September 10, 2014, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the 2014–15 season.[11] In 31 Adriatic/Eurocup games for Szolnoki, he averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.[12] In July 2015, Jones joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League. He signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on September 28,[13] but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.[14] On October 31, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy (known now as the Iowa Wolves) of the NBA D-League (now NBA G League) as an affiliate player of the Grizzlies.[15] On January 22, 2016, Jones left Iowa after receiving a buyout.[16] Three days later, he signed with Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka for the rest of the season.[17] On November 23, 2016, Jones signed with the Turkish club Sakarya.[18] He averaged 12 points and 3.7 assists per game during the 2017–18 season. On September 18, 2018, Jones signed with AS Monaco Basket of the French league.[19] On September 12, 2019, he has signed with Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[20] On January 11, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[21] Jones averaged 6.6 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 rebounds per game. On September 23, 2021, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.[22] Jones averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. On January 1, 2022, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A.[23] Windy City Bulls (2022–2023)On December 14, 2022, Jones signed a contract to join the Windy City Bulls.[24] Coaching careerOn October 22, 2024, Jones was hired by the Windy City Bulls to be a player development coach.[25] Career statistics
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