Marvin Jones (basketball)


Marvin Jermaine Jones is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 2.13 m, he plays at the power forward and center positions. After playing four years of college basketball Jones entered the 2017 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Jones played high school basketball at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois under head coach Troy Jackson. Jones was named to the NWI Times Illinois All-Area honorable mention honors as a senior and helped the Wildcats capture four consecutive regional championships. He also helped the Wolverines capture a state championship during his sophomore season.

College career

As a freshman at Highland Community College, Jones averaged 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he earned NJCAA First Team All-Region IV honors after leading Highland to a 27-8 record and NJCAA Di National Tournament berth. He led the Cougars with 7.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while scoring 9.0 points per game and shooting 57.9% from the field. On 2014, Jones was transferred to Kent State. With Kent State, he played in 27 games with one start and in 8.8 minutes he averaged 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game with a total of seven blocks and four assists on the season. The following season, he was again transferred to Texas Southern, and at the end of the season, he was the SWAC Tournament MVP and the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Jones joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. With Kolossos, he went on to average 10.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1 block per game.
On June 15, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Slovenian club Olimpija.
On January 28, 2020, Jones returned to Greece and officially signed with EuroCup club Promitheas Patras.
On July 17, 2020, he moved to BCL club Peristeri, also of the Greek Basket League.