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LA Clippers | #23 | Center-Forward

Kai

Jones

PPG

2.2

RPG

2.0

APG

0.3

PIE

9.4

HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

221lb (100kg)

COUNTRY

Bahamas

LAST ATTENDED

Texas

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

January 19, 2001

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 19

EXPERIENCE

2 Years

6'11" | 221lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 19

BIRTHDATE

January 19, 2001

COUNTRY

Bahamas

LAST ATTENDED

Texas

EXPERIENCE

2 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2022-23 (Charlotte)
Appeared in 46 games, averaging 3.4 points in 12.0 minutes.
 
2021-22 (Charlotte)
Appeared in 21 games, averaging 1.0 points (9-14 FG, 1-2 3P, 3-8 FT) and 0.5 rebounds in 3.0 minutes per game.
Greensboro Swarm, appeared in 32 games (31 starts) averaging 16.5 points (62.2 FG%, 32.9 3P%, 59.5 FT%), 9.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 blocks in 30.3 minutes per game.
Notched season-bests with four points, two rebounds and one steal at Milwaukee (Feb. 28).

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: 2019-2021 (Texas)
Averaged 6.2 ppg (.553 FG%, .345 3pt%, .677 FT%), 4.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg and 19.8 mpg in 53 games (14 starts).
2020-21 - Named Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year and was an All-Big 12 honorable mention after averaging 8.8 ppg (.580 FG%, .382 3pt%, .689 FT%), 4.8 rpg and 22.9 mpg in 26 games (4 starts).
Averaged 8.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.0 bpg and 23.4 mpg  in 16 Big 12 game (1 start).
Scored in double figures in 13 games.
Grabbed 10+ rebounds in one game and recorded one double-double.
Totaled 15 points, 10 rebounds and three assists while adding a pair of steals and blocks vs. Oklahoma on Jan. 26.
Scored a season-high 17 points as he shot 9-for-10 from the free-throw line and added eight boards and three steals at Iowa State on Mar. 2.
Had 11 points and a season-high three blocks against Abilene Christian on Mar. 20 in the NCAA Tournament.
2019-20 - Averaged 3.6 points (.500 FG%, 7-24 3pt, 14-22 FT), 3.3 rpg, 1.1 bpg and 16.7 mpg in Played in 27 games (10 starts).
Against Big 12 opponents, averaged 3.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 bpg and 19.2 mpg in 17 games (9 starts).
Led the team in blocked shots (30).
Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
Posted two games with 10+ points, including one 20-point outing.
Totaled a career-high five blocks and grabbed five rebounds at Oklahoma State on Jan. 15.
Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Kansas on Feb. 3.
Posted 10 points and six boards while adding two blocks vs. TCU on Feb. 19.
Scored a career-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting to go with seven rebounds and two steals vs. Oklahoma State on Mar. 7.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Nassau, Bahamas
Son of Deyvon (father) and Kasprintina (mother) Jones.
Oldest of five children, his younger siblings are Dylan, Luke, Liam and Kaden.
Wore jersey No. 22 at Texas to recognize his four siblings (2+2=4).
Came to the United States prior to his junior year in high school despite growing up as a track and field athlete, not playing organized basketball until he was 15.
Participated in the 2018 NBA Global Camp in Treviso, Italy in June 2018.
Took part in the 2017 Basketball Without Borders Americas Camp in his native Bahamas.
Attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. (head coach Jason Smith.
Ranked as the No. 49 overall prospect in the nation by 247Sports, No. 53 by ESPN and No. 59 by Rivals.
Helped lead Brewster Academy to a 34-7 record and the 2019 National Prep Championship.
Averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while hitting .410% from beyond the 3-point line as a senior.
Attended Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Fla.) in his junior year, helping his team to a 21-9 mark and the Class 3A state title.
Played in all 31 games and made nine starts, including in the final seven contests of the season.
Ranked third on the team in scoring at 9.0 points per game, matching the highest by a VCU freshman since the 1998-99 season; Averaged 11.0 points per game in conference play.
Set a VCU freshman record with 63 three-pointers.
Ranked third in the A-10 in 3-point field goal percentage at .434 (63-of-145), a mark that is also tied for sixth in school single-season history.