Tyus Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tyus Jones
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1996(1996-05-10)
Age	28
Birthplace	Burnsville
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Taurus

Tyus Jones Biography

Tyus Jones is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 10, 1996 in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States. Point guard who was named NCAA Tournament MVP after leading the Duke Blue Devils to an NCAA Championship in 2015. He was taken 24th overall in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He committed to Duke in large part to play for coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Jones earned the role as a varsity starter for Apple Valley as an eighth grader for the 2009–10 season. That year, he averaged 16.8 points per game and 8.1 assists per game, starting every game for a team that went 20–8. That season he received his first recruiting letter (at age 13) from USC.

By the summer after his 2010–11 freshman season, he was described as the best point guard from the state of Minnesota since Khalid El-Amin. Another Minnesotan who is a measuring stick for Jones is Sam Jacobson. According to Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller, when he plays for Duke, Jones is likely to finish among the top 5 in the nation in assists per game but may need to work on his defense.

His parents are Debbie and Rob Jones. He began dating volleyball player Alyssa Goehner in high school. He has brothers named Jadee, Tre, and Reggie.

Tyus Jones Net Worth

Tyus Jones is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tyus Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was selected as the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior in high school, a feat he would repeat as a senior. He was ranked a top-5 class of 2014 player by ESPN, Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

In a highly anticipated announcement, he and his close friend Jahlil Okafor dual-committed to Duke University on November 15, 2013.

Tyus Robert Jones (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for his hometown team the Minnesota Timberwolves for 4 seasons before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 offseason. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in his freshman season as part of the 2014–15 National Championship team. He was ranked among the top 10 players in the national high school class of 2014 by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN. He was a Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class 4A state champion, three-time Minnesota Associated Press Boys Basketball Player of the Year and three-time Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year for Apple Valley High School. He played in the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit. He won the skills competition at the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game and posted the only double-double in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tyus Jones height 6 ft 0 in Tyus weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tyus Jones Dating?

According to our records, Tyus Jones is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Tyus Jones’s is not dating anyone.

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On September 4, 2013, Rivals.com updated their ranking with Jones slipping from 2nd to 5th (behind Emmanuel Mudiay, Johnson and Alexander) and the top point guard position to second (behind Mudiay). Rivals clarified that Okafor and Jones, who are considered a package deal, had visited Baylor together and would visit both Kansas and Duke together, but that they would visit Kentucky separately. On September 13, class of 2014 point guard Tyler Ulis committed to Kentucky. Subsequently, Jones canceled his September 27–29 visit to Kentucky. As Okafor and Jones visited Kansas and Duke together during the last two weekends of October, those two schools were considered the favorites for the services of both. At Kansas, head coach Bill Self scheduled a second open practice for the weekend of the Okafor/Jones visit. ESPN.com’s number 14 overall prospect Winslow attended Duke for an official visit the same weekend that Okafor and Jones did. At the beginning of October, rumors began that Jones and Okafor would meet in a nationally televised game on December 12 that could be the first regular season high school basketball game ever broadcast on ESPN from Minnesota. On November 15, ESPN announced the high school basketball broadcast schedule for its family of networks and the rumors were verified. On November 2, Jones reduced his list to Baylor, Kansas and Duke and was still committed to joint matriculation with Okafor.

Facts & Trivia

Tyus Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tyus Jones celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

Jones helped USA Basketball win gold at both the 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship and 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. Jones’ 28 assists over 5 games led the U16 team. The U17 team went undefeated in 8 games as Jones led the team with 43 assists. On May 5, 2014, USA Basketball announced the 21 athletes (including Jones) invited to tryout from June 10 to 19 for the 12-member USA national team for the June 20–24, 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. Jones was one of 10 incoming freshman to be selected. Eventually, 24 players tried out for the team and the roster was cut to 15 on June 12. In the end, Jones made the final 12 man roster that was announced on June 15. The United States claimed a gold medal in the tournament as Jones served as captain.

How old is Tyus Jones?

26 years (May 10, 1996)

Who trained Tyus Jones?

Coach K trusts Jones so much that often instead of calling a play late in close games, he’s simply told one of his big guys to set a ball screen for Jones and let him go to work.

Is Tyus Jones injured?

Grizzlies’ Tyus Jones: Absent from injury report The guard is averaging 14.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.0 steals over his last six games, all starts.

Where did Tyus Jones go to college?

Duke University

Where is Tyus from?

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Born| January 8, 1988 St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality| American / Israeli
Listed height| 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight| 220 lb (100 kg)