Bryce Dejean-Jones

Bryce Dejean-Jones
No. 31 – New Orleans Pelicans
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-08-21) August 21, 1992
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school William Howard Taft
(Woodland Hills, California)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2016–present New Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards

Bryce Dejean-Jones (born August 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa State University after stints with USC and UNLV.

High school career

Dejean-Jones attended William Howard Taft High School in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Woodland Hills. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 16.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and made 56.8 percent of his shots, including 49.3 percent from beyond the arc in leading the Toreadors to the L.A. City Section final and third round of the Division I state playoffs.[1]

College career

Dejean-Jones began his college career with USC, appearing in 18 of 34 games as a freshman and starting in each of the Trojans' first 10 games. In 20.6 minutes per game, he averaged 7.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 37.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from three-point range, scoring in double figures seven times, including a career-high 21 points against New Mexico State.[1]

After his freshman season, Dejean-Jones transferred to UNLV, redshirting as a sophomore. As a redshirted sophomore in 2012–13, he was named the Mountain West Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year prior to the start of the season, going on to appear in all 35 games, starting 29. He was third in scoring for the Runnin' Rebels with 10.3 points per game, third in steals and assists with 0.9 and 2.3 per game respectively, and fourth in rebounds with 4.4 rebounds per game, leading his the team in scoring five times and in rebounding twice. He made his debut on November 12, 2012, scoring 15 points, including hitting 3-of-4 three-pointers, in a win over Northern Arizona which was the first of 18 total games of scoring in double figures. He also dished out a career-high six assists in three different games, and exploded for a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a 76–75 win over California to help UNLV earn its best non-conference road win of the season. On February 9, 2014, he grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a home win over New Mexico and made a career-high five three-pointers as part of a team-leading 19-point effort in the MW Tournament's Championship game on March 16, also against the Lobos. Five days later, he made his NCAA Tournament debut against Cal, scoring a team-high 15 points in a 64–61 loss.[1]

In 2014, Dejean-Jones transferred to Iowa State to play under coach Fred Hoiberg. Dejean-Jones played in 33 games during the 2014–15 season, starting 21, averaging 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals, while shooting a career-best 47.6 percent from the field. He scored in double figures 17 times and earned CBSSports.com National Player of the Week honors after scoring a season-high 27 points in ISU's win against nationally-ranked Arkansas. In that game, he was 8-for-8 from the field, becoming just the fifth player in school history with at least eight field goal attempts in a game without a miss. In his Cyclone debut, he recorded his first career double-double, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds against Oakland, and just missed a triple-double against Lamar, scoring 12 points to go along with 10 rebounds and a career-high eight assists. With this efforts, he helped the Cyclones win the 2015 Big 12 Tournament.[2]

Professional career

Idaho Stampede (2015–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Dejean-Jones joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, averaging 12.8 points in six games.[3] On August 20, 2015, he signed with the Pelicans,[3] but was later waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in seven preseason games.[4] On December 13, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.[5] He made his professional debut on December 19 in a 117–107 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors, recording 15 points, three rebounds, four assists and one steal in 21 minutes of action.[6]

New Orleans Pelicans (2016–present)

On January 21, 2016, Dejean-Jones signed a 10-day contract with the Pelicans.[7] On January 28, in his fourth game for the team, Dejean-Jones started at shooting guard in place of the injured Tyreke Evans. In 34 minutes of action, he recorded 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, helping the Pelicans defeat the Sacramento Kings 114–105.[8] On February 1, he signed a second 10-day contract,[9] and continued to start for the Pelicans due to Evans' injury. On February 4, he had a season-best game with 17 points and 9 rebounds in a 99–96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.[10] On February 19, he signed a three-year deal with the Pelicans.[11][12] A week later, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing successful surgery to repair a right wrist fracture.[13]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 New Orleans 14 11 19.9 .406 .375 .524 3.4 1.1 .7 .1 5.6
Career 14 11 19.9 .406 .375 .524 3.4 1.1 .7 .1 5.6

Personal life

Dejean-Jones is the son of Walter Dejean and KC & Franchesca Jones, and has four brothers and two sisters. He graduated from UNLV with a degree in sociology and pursued a master's degree in family and consumer sciences - youth development. He is also the Father to Ally Cymone Faith Dejean Jones his first born. [1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "#13 Bryce Dejean-Jones". UNLVrebels.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "#13 Bryce Dejean-Jones". Cyclones.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Pelicans Sign Bryce Dejean-Jones". NBA.com. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pelicans waive Jeff Adrien, Bryce Dejean-Jones, Bo McCalebb". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stampede Acquire Bryce Dejean-Jones off Waivers". OurSportsCentral.com. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Williams, Warriors Come up Short to Stampede". NBA.com. January 22, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pelicans Sign Bryce Dejean-Jones to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Anderson scores 36, leads Pelicans past Kings, 114-105". NBA.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pelicans Sign Bryce Dejean-Jones to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Resurgent Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Pelicans, 99-96". NBA.com. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pelicans Sign Bryce Dejean-Jones". NBA.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Pelicans and rookie starter Bryce Dejean-...". Twitter. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bryce Dejean-Jones Undergoes Successful Surgery". NBA.com. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

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