Colby Jones

Colby Everette Jones (born May 28, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers.

Colby Jones

No. 22 – Detroit Pistons
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 23) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Pinson Valley (Pinson, Alabama) Mountain Brook (Mountain Brook, Alabama)
College	Xavier (2020–2023)
NBA draft	2023: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Drafted by	Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–2025	Sacramento Kings
2023–2025	→Stockton Kings
2025	Washington Wizards
2025	→Capital City Go-Go
2025–present	Detroit Pistons
2025–present	→Motor City Cruise
Career highlights
NIT champion (2022) NIT MVP (2022) Second-team All-Big East (2023) Big East All-Freshman Team (2021)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

High school career

Jones played basketball for Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. As a sophomore, he averaged 23.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game. After a coaching change at Pinson, he transferred to Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook, Alabama for his junior season to play under coach Bucky McMillan.^[1] Jones averaged 14 points, five rebounds and three assists per game as a junior.^[2] He played alongside Trendon Watford and helped the school win its third straight Class 7A state title. In his senior season, Jones assumed a leading role and averaged 25.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.5 steals per game, helping Mountain Brook to a Class 7A runner-up finish.^[3] He was named Over the Mountain Journal Player of the Year, All-South Metro Player of the Year and Alabama Class 7A Player of the Year.^[4][5] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Xavier over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and UAB.^[2]

College career

Jones missed the first five games of his freshman season at Xavier due to COVID-19 contact tracing.^[6] On January 10, 2021, he made a game-winning three-pointer in the final second of a 74–73 win against Providence.^[7] On February 16, he scored a season-high 20 points and had six rebounds in a 93–84 loss to St. John's.^[8] As a freshman, Jones averaged 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, and was selected to the Big East All-Freshman Team.^[9]

Professional career

Sacramento / Stockton Kings (2023–2025)

Jones was drafted 34th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2023 NBA draft. During the draft, the Boston Celtics traded for his draft rights, and then subsequently traded him to the Sacramento Kings for the draft rights to Jordan Walsh and a 2024 second-round pick.^[10] Throughout his rookie and sophomore seasons, he was assigned several times to the Stockton Kings.^[11][12]

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2025)

On February 6, 2025, Jones was traded to the Washington Wizards in a multi-team deal.^[13]

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2025–present)

On June 28, 2025, Jones was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Dillon Jones and a 2029 second-round pick. He was waived by the Thunder the same day.^[14] On July 29, 2025, Jones signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons.^[15]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2023–24	Sacramento	30	0	6.4	.394	.091	.545	1.3	.7	.2	.2	2.1
2024–25	Sacramento	24	0	5.4	.423	.400	–	1.0	.3	.3	.3	1.1
	Washington	15	0	25.7	.466	.308	.657	4.3	2.5	1.3	.4	8.7
Career		69	0	10.2	.435	.254	.630	1.8	.9	.5	.3	3.2

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Xavier	15	11	27.8	.464	.333	.757	4.8	2.9	1.3	.3	7.7
2021–22	Xavier	35	35	33.5	.483	.292	.680	7.3	3.2	1.5	.5	11.6
2022–23	Xavier	36	36	34.0	.509	.378	.653	5.7	4.4	1.3	.6	15.0
Career		86	82	32.7	.494	.344	.679	6.2	3.6	1.4	.5	12.3

Personal life

Jones' father, Chad, played college basketball for UAB. His older brother, C. J., played basketball for Arkansas and Middle Tennessee in college before embarking on a professional career.^[16]