DeVante' Jones

Jones attended Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee and led his team to the Region 3-AA championship in 2014. As a sophomore, he averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. For his last two years of high school, he transferred to St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, where he helped his team achieve a combined 52–9 record. As a junior, he averaged 16.5 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game. As a senior, he averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3 steals per game. Jones played for Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts for a postgraduate season where he averaged 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game.{{cite web |last1=Henley |first1=Gene |title=Former Tyner star Devante Jones was big talent in a small package |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2020/jul/09/devante-jones/527195/ |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=July 9, 2020}} He committed to playing college basketball for Coastal Carolina.{{cite web |title=Notre Dame's Jones Makes Pick |url=https://newenglandrecruitingreport.com/in-the-news/notre-dames-jones-makes-pick |website=New England Recruiting Report |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=May 2, 2017}}

Jones was ruled ineligible by Coastal Carolina for the 2017–18 season for academic reasons and was granted a redshirt for the second half of the season.{{cite web |last1=Livingston Brooking |first1=Ian |title=Coastal guard Devante Jones eyes greatness at the collegiate and professional levels |url=https://www.myhorrynews.com/sports/college/coastal-guard-devante-jones-eyes-greatness-at-the-collegiate-and-professional-levels/article_41a0472a-386a-11ea-8350-579cbb046351.html |website=My Horry News |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=January 16, 2020}} He suffered an injury during his second career game and missed his next 12 games.{{cite web |title=Cuthbertson, Jones Earn Sun Belt Hoops Honors |url=https://goccusports.com/news/2019/3/11/mens-basketball-cuthbetson-jones-earn-sun-belt-hoops-honors.aspx |website=Coastal Carolina University Athletics |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=March 11, 2019}} On March 25, 2019, Jones posted a freshman season-high 32 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 109–91 win over West Virginia in the second round of the College Basketball Invitational.{{cite web |title=Jones leads Coastal Carolina over West Virginia 109-91 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=26360162 |website=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=March 25, 2019}} As a freshman, he averaged 14 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, earning Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors.

Prior to his sophomore season, Jones suffered a broken bone in his left foot during a pick-up game.{{cite web |last1=Blondon |first1=Alan |title=How adding size and international players may help CCU basketball reach uncharted heights |url=https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/college/sun-belt/coastal-carolina-university/article235485382.html |website=The Sun News |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=September 26, 2019}} On March 7, 2020, he recorded 31 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in a 63–62 victory over UT Arlington in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.{{cite web |title=Coastal Carolina upsets UT Arlington in Sun Belt tourney |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2020/03/07/coastal-carolina-upsets-ut-arlington-in-sun-belt-tourney/111406708/ |website=USA Today |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=March 7, 2020}} As a sophomore, he averaged 17.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Sun Belt after leading the conference in assists.{{cite web |last1=Parks |first1=Chris |title=CCU's Devante Jones named 1st team preseason All-Sun Belt member |url=https://www.wbtw.com/sports/ccus-devante-jones-named-1st-team-preseason-all-sun-belt-member/ |website=WBTW |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=November 11, 2020}} On December 17, Jones reached 1,000 career points while tallying 33 points, seven rebounds and six steals to help his team defeat Delaware State, 99–73.{{cite web |title=Jones Scores his 1,000th Career Point as Coastal Carolina Drops Delaware State |url=https://www.live5news.com/2020/12/17/jones-scores-his-th-career-point-coastal-carolina-drops-delaware-state/ |website=WCSC-TV |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=December 17, 2020}} In his following game, he recorded 35 points and five steals in an 86–63 win over Alice Lloyd.{{cite web |title=Jones Sets Career-High in Win over Eagles |url=https://goccusports.com/news/2020/12/18/mens-basketball-jones-sets-career-high-in-win-over-eagles.aspx |website=Coastal Carolina University Athletics |access-date=January 26, 2021 |date=December 18, 2020}} As a junior, Jones averaged 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game.{{cite web |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=Coastal Carolina's DeVante' Jones, Sun Belt Player of the Year, planning to transfer |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31295835/coastal-carolina-devante-jones-sun-belt-player-year-planning-transfer |website=ESPN |access-date=May 1, 2021 |date=April 20, 2021}} He ranked second nationally in steals per game was selected as Sun Belt Player of the Year and First Team All-Sun Belt.{{cite web |title=CCU guard DeVante' Jones named Sun Belt Player of the Year |url=https://www.wmbfnews.com/2021/03/11/ccu-guard-devante-jones-named-sun-belt-player-year/ |website=WMBF-TV |access-date=May 1, 2021 |date=March 11, 2021}}

On May 1, 2021, Jones transferred to Michigan, choosing the Wolverines over offers from Texas Tech, Texas and Memphis.{{cite web |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=Michigan basketball lands transfer PG DeVante' Jones from Coastal Carolina |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31371210/michigan-wolverines-land-transfer-pg-devante-jones-coastal-carolina-chanticleers |website=ESPN |access-date=May 1, 2021 |date=May 1, 2021}}

On July 25, 2022, he has signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metropolitans92.com/fr/actualites/2022-07-25/devante-jones-nouvelle-recrue-des-metropolitans-92|title=Devante' Jones, nouvelle recrue des Metropolitans 92 !|last=|first=|date=July 25, 2022|website=metropolitans92.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=August 17, 2022}}

On June 27, 2023, he signed with Le Mans of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1522152/devante-jones-signs-with-le-mans-basketball-champions-league/|title=Wembanyama’s teammate DeVante’ Jones lands at Le Mans|last=|first=|date=June 27, 2023|website=|publisher=Eurohoops|language=En|access-date=August 8, 2023}}

On July 11, 2024, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=DeVante Jones je nova okrepitev Zmajeve družine! |url=https://cedevita.olimpija.com/devante-jones-je-nova-okrepitev-zmajeve-druzine/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=KK Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana |language=sl-SI}}

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| Coastal Carolina

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Coastal Carolina

| 23 || 20 || 29.8 || .461 || .337 || .818 || 3.9 || 3.6 || 1.3 || .0 || 14.0

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Coastal Carolina

| 32 || 31 || 32.8 || .488 || .296 || .867 || 5.8 || 5.7 || 1.7 || .2 || 17.4

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Coastal Carolina

| 26 || 26 || 32.8 || .487 || .368 || .862 || 7.2 || 2.9 || 2.8 || .2 || 19.3

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan

| 33 || 33 || 28.8 || .463 || .342 || .792 || 4.5 || 4.6 || .9 || .1 || 10.3

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 114 || 110 || 31.0 || .477 || .336 || .845 || 5.3 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .1 || 15.1

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• [https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/devante-jones/22254 Michigan Wolverines bio]
• [https://goccusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/devante--jones/16685 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers bio]

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