Terrence Jones

Terrence Alexander Jones was born on January 9, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. He demonstrated significant basketball talent early in his life, leading Jefferson High School to three consecutive Oregon Class 5A state championships between his sophomore and senior years. As a junior in 2008-09, he averaged 32 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals per game. During his senior year in 2009-10, his performance included averages of 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. His high school achievements earned him recognition as the No. 8 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com, No. 9 by ESPNU 100, and No. 13 by Rivals.com. He was also selected for the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game and the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, indicating his status as a top prospect in high school basketball.

Jones committed to the University of Kentucky for his college career, where he continued to excel. In his freshman year (2010-11), he contributed 15.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game. A notable achievement during this period was breaking the UK freshman single-game scoring record with 35 points against Auburn University. In his sophomore year (2011-12), Jones averaged 12.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in 38 games. He was a key player in Kentucky’s team that won the NCAA National Championship in 2012. Following his successful college career, Jones was one of six Kentucky players to declare for the 2012 NBA draft, setting a record for the most players drafted from one school in a single year.

His professional journey began when he was selected 18th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2012 NBA draft. During his time with the Rockets from 2012 to 2016, he showed his potential, including a career-high 36 points and 11 rebounds in January 2014. He later played for the New Orleans Pelicans (2016-2017) and the Milwaukee Bucks (2017) in the NBA. After his NBA tenure, Jones continued his career internationally, playing for teams such as the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in China (2017), TNT KaTropa in the Philippines (2019) where he was named PBA Best Import of the Conference, and various teams in the G League and Baloncesto Superior Nacional.