Damian Jones (basketball)
| No. 15 – Golden State Warriors | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 30, 1995 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| College | Vanderbilt (2013–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30th overall |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Golden State Warriors |
| 2016 | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Damian William Jones (born June 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt.
Jones attended Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he averaged 15.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, and 2.0 assists as a senior. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to Vanderbilt University.
In three seasons at Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball, Jones averaged 13.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.69 blocks and 27.2 minutes in 99 games, garnering first-team All-SEC honors as both a sophomore and junior. Jones hit 56.6 percent from the field during his collegiate career, the third-best mark in Vanderbilt history, while finishing second on the school's all-time blocks list (167). As a junior in 2015–16, Jones averaged 13.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.64 blocks in 33 games, helping the Commodores to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011–12.
On April 14, 2016, Jones declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.
While working out with the Orlando Magic in the lead up to the draft, Jones suffered a torn pectoral muscle in his right arm, which required surgery. Despite this, Jones was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 30th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On July 13, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Warriors. On December 10, 2016, he made his NBA debut in the fourth quarter of the Warriors' 110–89 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis. On February 1, 2017, he made his Oracle Arena debut and scored his first career NBA points in a 126–111 win over the Charlotte Hornets. During his rookie season, he has received multiple assignments to the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State's D-League affiliate.
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