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Sacramento Kings Sign Colby Jones

The Sacramento Kings announced today that they have signed guard Colby Jones. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Jones spent three seasons at Xavier (2020-23) where he averaged 15.0 points (50.9 FG%, 37.8 3pt%, 65.3 FT%), 5.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 33.9 minutes per game in 36 games (all starts) during his junior season.

Jones, 21, earned All-Big East honors and was one of 10 finalists recognized for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award during the 2022-23 season. While competing at Xavier, he ranked amongst the Top 20 in the Big East in scoring (11th), rebounding (17th), assists (seventh), steals (15th) and field goal percentage (14th).