Roosevelt Jones was born on January 25,1993 and is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
32 Facts About Roosevelt Jones
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Roosevelt Jones was a three-star recruit ranked in the 2011 Rivals.
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Roosevelt Jones missed the following season after tearing ligaments in his left wrist during a preseason trip to Australia.
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Roosevelt Jones repeated as second-team All-Big East as a senior, averaged 13.8 points per game, and had a rare triple-double in a February 6,2016 win over St John's.
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Roosevelt Jones announced his retirement from competitive basketball in August 2017 but returned to the game in January 2018.
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Roosevelt Jones was born and raised in East St Louis, Illinois, the son of Robert Roosevelt Jones Jr.
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Roosevelt Jones has two older siblings, Robert Jones III and Tonia Wiggins, and his brother and father are Baptist ministers.
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Roosevelt Jones moved to O'Fallon, Illinois as a child, and grew up playing a number of sports, including tennis and football.
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Roosevelt Jones attended O'Fallon Township High School, where he was coached by Rick Gibson.
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Roosevelt Jones averaged 19.3 points and 12.1 rebounds per game that year.
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Roosevelt Jones was a three-star recruit ranked in the 2011 Rivals 150th and the 33rd-best freshman small forward in his class.
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Roosevelt Jones received recruiting interest from Purdue, Iowa, Oklahoma State and Kansas, but stuck with Butler.
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Roosevelt Jones averaged 7.8 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds per game as a freshman.
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Roosevelt Jones had a memorable game on January 3,2013, scoring a season-high 24 points in Butler's eighth straight win over Penn.
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Roosevelt Jones stole the ball at midcourt with ten seconds to go and hit a ten-foot floater at the buzzer for the win.
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Roosevelt Jones was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team as a sophomore.
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Roosevelt Jones was named to the All-Big East Second Team.
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Roosevelt Jones became known for his defense and his passing vision and rarely shooting outside 15 feet.
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Roosevelt Jones was a preseason All-Big East First Team selection as a senior.
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Roosevelt Jones earned a spot on the Puerto Rico Tip-Off All-Tournament Team.
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On February 6, Roosevelt Jones recorded the first triple-double by a Butler player since 1984 with 10 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a blowout victory over St John's.
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Roosevelt Jones averaged 13.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
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Roosevelt Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts degrees in both strategic communications and digital media production.
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Roosevelt Jones was selected by the Canton Charge 16th overall in the 2016 NBA D-League draft.
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Roosevelt Jones did not play very much to start his professional career due to a back strain and a minor leg injury, as well as the faster game.
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Roosevelt Jones started 35 games in his rookie year with the Charge and averaged 6.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
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Roosevelt Jones was found asleep behind the wheel of an automobile in O'Fallon, Illinois and taken into police custody.
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Roosevelt Jones came out of retirement in January 2018 and rejoined the Charge.
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Roosevelt Jones averaged 4.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his second season.
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On July 19,2018, Roosevelt Jones was named an assistant coach at Indiana University Kokomo, an NAIA institution.
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Roosevelt Jones's roles include recruiting coordinator and director of player development initiatives, while contributing to on-court coaching and scouting.
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Roosevelt Jones was promoted to assistant coach at Evansville in July 2023.