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Orlando Magic | #2 | Guard

Tyus Jones

PPG

10.2

RPG

2.4

APG

5.3

HEIGHT

6'1" (1.85m)

WEIGHT

196lb (89kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

AGE

29 years

BIRTHDATE

May 10, 1996

DRAFT

2015 R1 Pick 24

EXPERIENCE

10 Years

6'1" | 196lb | 29 years

DRAFT

2015 R1 Pick 24

BIRTHDATE

May 10, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

EXPERIENCE

10 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER

  • Nine-year NBA veteran has appeared in 535 games (94 starts) for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies
  • Has averaged 7.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 20.4 minutes while shooting 44.5% from the field, 36.7% from 3-point range and 81.3% from the free throw line
  • Has scored in double figures 173 times, including 21 games with at least 20 points
  • Has recorded double-digit assists 34 times, including a career-best 17 on Feb. 27, 2024 vs. Golden State
  • Has posted 27 double-doubles, including two triple-doubles
  • His longest streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures is 12 (3/5-26/2023)
  • Has led the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio in each of the past six seasons, an NBA-record streak, setting single-season NBA records in the category three times by recording a 6.96 ratio in 2018-19 with Minnesota, a 7.02 ratio in 2021-22 with Memphis and an NBA single season record 7.35 ratio in 2023-24 with Washington
  • Has competed in 27 postseason games (four starts) for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies
  • Has averaged 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 17.9 minutes while shooting 90.0% from the free throw line
  • Has scored in double figures seven times, including one game with at least 20 points

2023-24 (Washington)

  • Averaged career highs in scoring (12.0 ppg), assists (7.3 apg) and rebounds (2.7 rpg) to go along with 1.1 steals in 66 games (all starts)
  • Shot a career-best 48.9% from the field, as well as a career-best 41.4% from three-point range
  • Led the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio for an NBA-record sixth-straight season with a 7.35 ratio, a single season NBA record
  • Scored in double figures 45 times and 20+ points eight times, including a season-high 25 points on Feb. 10 vs. Philadelphia
  • Dished 10+ assists in 12 games, including a career-high 17 on Feb. 27 vs. Golden State
  • Registered nine double-doubles on the season
  • Recorded his second-career triple-double on Dec. 15 vs. Indiana (13 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds)
  • Knocked down a career-high 6 three-pointers on Feb. 10 vs. Philadelphia
  • Matched his career high for rebounds (10) on Dec. 15 vs. Indiana
  • Recorded 22 points, 11 assists and 6 steals at Phoenix on Dec. 17, his eighth-career 20-10 game (seven are points/assists and one is points/rebounds)
  • Registered 22 points on 60% shooting, 11 assists, 6 steals and 4 three-pointers at Phoenix on Dec. 17 to join John Stockton as the only players in NBA history with multiple games of 20+ points on 60+% shooting, 10+ assists, 5+ steals and 4+ three-pointers

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL

  • Played one season at Duke University (2014-15)
  • Started all 39 games and averaged 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.51 steals in 33.9 minutes while shooting 41.7% from the field, 37.9% from 3-point range and 88.9% from the free throw line
  • Selected the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading the Blue Devils to the 2015 NCAA National Championship
  • Led all scorers with 23 points in the championship game against Wisconsin
  • Averaged 13.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.67 steals in six NCAA Tournament games
  • Named All-ACC Freshman Team, All-ACC Third Team and USBWA All-District III
  • Tabbed ACC Rookie of the Week four times and the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week once
  • Ranked second in the ACC in free throw percentage and assists per game
  • Recorded a 2.86-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, a Duke rookie record, and his 217 total assists ranked third in program history among freshmen
  • His free throw percentage ranks second in school history among freshmen, and his 144 free throws made ranks second
  • Both the three-time Gatorade and AP Minnesota Player of the Year at Apple Valley High School, averaging 25.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 2.7 steals in leading the team to a 27-2 record and the Class 4A Section 3 title game as a senior
  • Scored seven points and added a game-high 10 assists for the East team in the McDonald’s All-American game
  • Dished out a game[1]high 12 assists to go with 10 points and seven rebounds in the Jordan Brand Classic
  • Selected to the USA Today Second Team All-USA Boys Basketball Team
  • As a junior, led Apple Valley to the MSHSL Class 4A championship
  • Played AAU for Howard Pulley, leading the team to the 2013 AAU National Championship

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Born in Burnsville, Minn
  • Son of Debbie and Robert Jones...father played basketball at Wisconsin Parkside and mother was a high school point guard and led Devils Lake to a North Dakota high school championship
  • Has an older brother, Jadee, who played basketball at Furman (2005-07) and Minnesota State (2008-09), and a younger brother, Tre, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs
  • Has volunteered for Feed My Starving Children and has served as a motivational speaker for elementary school children
  • An ambassador for the United Heroes League, which provides the military community with free sports equipment, free athletic camps and clinics, and financial grants and tickets
  • Outfitted the Excell Academy in Brooklyn Park with the “Write Your Own Story” Learning Lab in May 2017, which included 30 computer workstations and a projection system
  • Teamed with TCL to donate new “Write Your Own Story” technology lab in September 2018 to Westview Elementary, which he attended