Derrick Jones

Derrick Labrent Jones Jr. was born in Chester, PA on Feb. 15, 1997. The son of Derrick Sr. and Otiesse Jones, he has one brother and two sisters. Nicknamed "Airplane Mode," Jones attended Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, PA before heading off to UNLV for college. He finished his high school career as the leading scorer in school history with 1,645 career points. Jones was named the Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year, the Delaware County Player of the Year, the PIAA Triple-A Player of the Year and was a First-Team All-Catholic League selection after averaging 19.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks as a senior. Jones has three children (sons Derrick III, Princeton and Roman). Follow him on Twitter @TheRea1DJones. Jones spent the 2015-16 season with UNLV. He was deemed eligible prior to the season despite some questions about his ACT score. The 6-foot-7 forward made his presence known early in the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Chaminade in the Maui Invitational. It was the first of his four double-doubles. Jones came off the bench for the first half of the season, but he forced his way into the starting lineup. He scored 14 points and grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds in a win over San Jose State. In what turned out to be his last two games of the season, Jones scored a combined 48 points on a 13-for-21 tally from the field and a 22-for-25 effort from the line. He was declared ineligible for the final three UNLV games of the season because his ACT score had been cancelled. Jones made himself eligible for the 2016 Draft after one season with the Runnin' Rebels and even though he went undrafted, he ended signing with the Sacramento Kings for the 2016 NBA Summer League.