James Jones

James Andrew Jones (born October 4, 1980) is an American professional basketball executive and former player.

He is both the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Phoenix Suns.

He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jones was a four-year letterman at American High School in Hialeah, Florida.

He averaged 25 points per game as a senior, earning Class 6A Player of the Year and First-team All-State honors.

Jones played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami, where he was a three-year starter and finished his career averaging 11 points per game.

He was named Third-team All-Big East his junior year and Second-team Verizon Academic All-American his senior year.

Jones played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami from 1999 to 2003.

During his time at Miami, he majored in finance, was a member of the National Honor Society, and had a 3.41 grade point average.

He played in 33 games, averaging 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, during his freshman year in 1999.

He started all 29 games for the Hurricanes his sophomore year, averaging 11.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

Jones shot a team-best 41-of-87 on three-pointers for a .471 percentage.

He started 89 consecutive games from the 2000–01 season to the 2002–03 season.

He also earned Big East All-Academic honors all four seasons and was the Hurricanes' first Verizon Academic All-American selection.

He started all 31 games for the team his junior season, averaging 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.3 steals, garnering Third-team All-Big East and 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III accolades.

He started all 28 games his senior year, averaging 16.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.8 blocks, earning Honorable Mention All-Big East and Second-team Verizon Academic All-American recognition.

Jones led the team in blocks and rebounds as a senior.

He played in 122 games, starting 89, during college and finished his career averaging 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

Jones was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft.

He went on to play for the Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.

He won three NBA championships, two with the Heat and one with the Cavaliers.

The 6'8" (203 cm), 215 lb (98 kg) small forward was picked 49th by the Indiana Pacers in the 2003 NBA draft. He played in only 26 total minutes over six games during his rookie campaign in 2003–04 and missed 66 games due to a variety of injuries. He was also a DNP-CD (did not play – coach's decision) in ten games.

Jones played in 75 games, starting 24, for the Pacers during the 2004–05 season, averaging 4.9 points per game while also ranking 25th in the NBA and leading the team in three-point conversion percentage (39.8%).

He saw increased playing time during the season as a result of a brawl between the Pacers and Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, that caused small forward Ron Artest to be suspended for the remainder of the season and shooting guard Stephen Jackson to be suspended 30 games.

Jones was a DNP-CD in seven games.

He scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting while going 6-of 9-from three-point range on November 28, 2004, against the Seattle SuperSonics.

Jones was traded by the Pacers to the Phoenix Suns on August 25, 2005, in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft pick.

He played in 75 games, starting 24, for the Suns during the 2005–06 season, averaging 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 23.6 minutes per game.

He missed seven games due to a variety of injuries.

Jones's turnover percentage of 5.23 turnovers committed per 100 plays during the 2005–06 season set an NBA record for lowest single-season turnover percentage.

Jones was never on an NBA team with a losing record and only missed the playoffs once—with the Trail Blazers in 2007–08.

He finished third in the NBA in three-point percentage during the 2007–08 season and won the Three-Point Contest in 2011.

His nickname is "Champ".

Jones was a four-year letterman in basketball at American High School in Hialeah, Florida.

He averaged 25.2 points, 12 rebounds, 2.5 assists, two steals, and six blocks per game his senior season, earning First-team All-State and First-team All-Dade honors.

He was also named the Class 6A Player of the Year and the Miami Herald Boys' Basketball Player of the Year.

Jones was the team MVP his junior and senior years and once blocked 16 shots in one game.

He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

It was fourth place on the all-time list as of the end of the 2015–16 season.