Kam Jones

About

Kam Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Jones grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and boxed in addition to playing basketball. He attended Evangelical Christian School, where he was coached by Willie Jenkins. Despite not being the most athletic player, Jones sometimes played at center to enhance his skills around the rim. He averaged 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a sophomore and was named to the All-District team. As a junior, Jones averaged 19.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Jones committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from South Alabama and Florida.

Jones averaged 7.4 points per game as a freshman, earning Big East All-Freshman Team honors. As a sophomore, Jones averaged 15.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Big East. In the NCAA Tournament, he scored 18 straight points in a 78–61 first round win against…