Lamont Jones

Lamont Jones (born July 3, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played the guard position. He played for Hapoel Gilboa/Afula in 2007–08, leading the Israeli Basketball Premier League in assists.

Personal life Jones is from Brooklyn, New York. He is tall, and weighs .

Basketball career Jones played high school basketball for Brooklyn Technical High School.

He played college basketball for the University of Bridgeport, graduating in 1995. He scored

2,019 Career Points. Averaged 20.8, 19.6, and 21.3 and at least 7 assists is final three years. He was a Division II second-team All-American in 1993, and a first-team All-American in 1995.

He started his professional career in 1995 with the Jersey Turnpikes of the United States Basketball League (USBL); he had other stints in that league from 1996 to 1998 with the Long Island Surf.

He played in the ABA in 1995 averaging 31 points and 9 assists per game.

He played for the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association from 1996 to 1998, averaging 8.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game in 49 games.

He won the CBA championship in 1999 averaging 19 points in the Playoffs.

Jones played for Hapoel Gilboa/Afula in 2007–08, leading the Israeli Basketball Premier League in assists with an average of 5.7 per game.