Freddie Jones Biography Fred Jones bio Full name is Frederick Terrell Jones Has a degree in sociology Hobbies include attending church and watching TV Won the state of Oregon Player of the Year twice and the Class 4A Player of the Year twice Wears a size 15 basketball shoe. 2005-06:Fourth on the team with 9.6 ppg, he was the team’s leading scorer off the bench, having started just two of his 68 appearances. After scoring in double figures four times in his first 22 outings and averaging just 6.6 ppg in those games, he averaged 13.5 ppg over the next 32 contests. In those 32 games, he failed to score at least 10 points just nine times and scored 20+ points five times. After averaging just 8.0 ppg and shooting 11-34 from the floor in the previous four games, he exploded for a career-high tying 31 points in the Pacers’ overtime loss to Atlanta, 2/24. Against the Hawks, he shot 10-14 FGS, 1-2 3-pt FGS and 10-15 FTS. Those were his career-highs in both free throws made and attempted. That was one of just 14 30-point games by a reserve in the NBA this season. In that overtime game against the Hawks, Peja Stojakovic led the Pacers in scoring with 34 points and the pair Stojakovic and Jones were the first Pacers’ teammates to score 30+ points in the same game in more than four years—since Jalen Rose (33) and Austin Croshere (32) did so in a double-overtime game vs. Dallas, 2/5/02. In the Pacers’ loss to Toronto, 12/30, Jones and Jermaine O’Neal each scored 20 points off the bench, becoming the first pair of Indiana reserves to ever score 20+ points in the same game. In the ensuing game against the Sonics, 1/2, Jones scored a game-high 26 points off the bench, while Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 20 points as a reserve. The games vs. Toronto, 12/30, and Seattle, 1/2, represent one of just two times in which he scored 20+ points in consecutive games. His second pair of consecutive games with 20+ points featured his career-high tying 31 points vs. Atlanta, 2/24. He scored 22 points at New Jersey in the next game, 2/26. Starting in place of the injured Stephen Jackson at Milwaukee, 4/1, he scored 14 points on 5-6 FGS, 3-4 3-pt FGS and 1-1 FT He tore a ligament in his left thumb vs. New York, 3/7, and played in just 12 of the Pacers’ last 25 games. In those 12 appearances. He shot 0-8 from the floor against the Knicks and over his last 13 outings, he averaged 4.9 ppg and shot 23-67 from the floor (.343). Prior to that game vs. New York, he was shooting a career-high 43.4 percent from the floor. In his first 27 games of the season, he had accumulated just 13 steals and had more than one twice, including a career-high four thefts at Milwaukee, 11/12. Over this last 41 games, he averaged better than a steal a game (1.02 spg) and had multiple steals 11 times. He had three steals three times, including two games after he injured his thumb. He sat out just one of the team’s first 57 games, on the inactive list with a sprained ankle for the game at New York, 12/17. In the 21 games prior to spraining his ankle, he handed out more than three assists twice with five at Milwaukee, 11/12, and vs. Washington, 12/8. In his first 35 games after the ankle injury, he had four-plus assists 10 times, including a season-best seven in the Pacers’ win vs. Detroit, 2/4. He led the Pacers in assists for the first time this season with six vs. Toronto, 12/30, and on the season led the team in assists (including ties) four times. In an 11-game span from 1/16 to 2/8, he made two 3-pt FGS eight times and in those 11 games shot 16-43 3-pt FGS (.372). He had multiple 3-pt FGS just 12 times the rest of the season, including a season-best three twice. He had three 3-pt FGS (3-9) vs. Toronto, 12/30, and then again (3-4) as a starter at Milwaukee, 4/1. He averaged 2.5 rpg this season and had four or more rebounds 14 times. He collected a season-high seven rebounds at New Jersey, 2/26. After sitting out the game at New York, 12/17, he had five or more rebounds six times in the next 32 games, including five games with six boards. He totaled 18 offensive rebounds this season and had more than one once—grabbing two offensive boards at Dallas, 12/26. He averaged 27.0 minutes a game this season and logged less than 20 minutes seven times. He logged less than 20 minutes in four of his last 10 outings. After his one game on the inactive list, he played at least 21 minutes in each of the next 37 games and averaged 29.0 mpg in that span. 2004-05:One of five Pacers’ players to see action in at least 40 games and average in double figures with 10.6 ppg, he was the only one of those five to start (14) less than 40 games. ... In his 14 starts, he averaged 16.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 3.4 apg. He shot 41-44 FTS (.936) as a starter and hit 46.6 percent from the floor in his 14 starts. ... He shot better from 3-pt range (64-161, .398) as a reserve than he did as a starter (23-65, .354). ... In the aftermath of the incident at Detroit, 11/19, he started against the Magic, 11/20, and had the best game of his NBA career. In that game, he nearly led the Pacers to victory with a career-high 31 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the three-point loss, he shot 12-25 FGS, 3-9 3-pt FGS and 4-4 FTS. ... That effort vs. Orlando was the first of a career-high six straight games with 10+ points and in those six he averaged 20.0 ppg. ... He scored 20+ points five times and led the team in scoring three times, including his 19 points at Orlando, 4/18. ... With 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, he posted the first double-double of his career against the Celtics at Conseco Fieldhouse, 11/23. ... He made the first two starts of his NBA career at point guard against the Blazers, 3/4, and the Lakers, 3/6. In those two games, he handed out 13 assists and had three turnovers. ... Averaging 2.5 apg this season, he had at least four assists 21 times, including each of the first four games of March. That was the only time this season in which he had four or more assists in more than two consecutive games. ... He dealt a career-high eight assists with 23 points in his hometown of Portland, 3/4. ... Including each of his first 45 games, he had at least one assist in 72 of 77 games played and his 196 assists ranked third best on the team. ... The team leader in both 3-pt field goals made (81) and 3-pt field goal percentage (.388) through the end of March, he sat out the first two games of April with a sore back and shot 2-2 3-pt FGS in his first game back. But, he hit just 4-18 3-pt FGS in the remaining eight contests. ... Tying for the most 3-pt field goals made without a miss by a Pacers’ player this season, he shot 3-3 on two occasions: vs. Detroit, 1/27 and at Orlando, 2/22, ... His 38.0 percent from 3-pt range was good enough for 38th in the NBA and second best on the team. ... He made a season-high four 3-pt FGS on his way to 14 points at Minnesota, 11/9. ... He hit three or more 3-pt FGS eight times, but just once in his final 36 appeaances. Third on the team, he had 61 steals this season, four short of his career-high set last season. ... He had two or more thefts 19 times, including 11 times in his first 42 games and a string of three in a row from 12/10 to 12/14. He totaled nine steals in those three games. ... One of the top free throw shooters in the NBA this season, he tied for 27th in the NBA and third best on the team with a career-high 85.0 percent FTS. ... He shot a season-best 7-7 FTS against the Celtics, 11/13. ... He shot 3-8 FTS at New Jersey, 12/30, and from that point on he never missed more than one free throw in a game. ... He averaged 3.1 rpg this season and had five or more rebounds 20 times, including five of his first 10 games. ... Following two games he missed with a sore right quad in mid-November, he had five or more rebounds three times in the next four games—including his career-high 10 vs. Boston, 11/23 ... His 10 rebounds against the Celtics all came at the defensive end and he had a total of 34 offensive rebounds this season. ... He had a career-high three offensive boards at Portland, 3/4. He totaled a career-high 31 blocked shots in 2004-05, including a career-high three at Sacramento, 12/3. ... He had multiple blocked shots five times, four of which occurred in his first 14 games. Playoffs: Scored 16 points in Game 7 against Boston, including 4-4 shooting from the 3-point line, tying the franchise playoff record set by Austin Croshere vs. Philadelphia in 2000. ... In his other 12 appearances, he totaled 37 points (3.1). 2003-04:The 2004 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Champion, he de-throned the two-time defending champion, Jason Richardson of the Warriors, during All-Star Saturday ... In the finals of that competition, he amassed 86 points to Richardson’s 78 points. ... In just the third game of the season and his first start, scored 15 points at Atlanta, 11/1 ... Made his second start in the season finale vs. the Bulls, 4/14, and scored 12 points with four assists, three rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots ... Led the Indiana bench with a career-high 18 points vs. Atlanta, 12/12 ... After playing a total of 115 minutes in 19 appearances in 2002-03, played in all but one game and averaged 18.6 minutes a game this season ... In first 44 games, shot 51-161 FGs (.317), but from that point on, shot 72-150 FGs (.480) ... Hit 33 of last 36 FTs (.917) on the season ... Against the Hornets, 1/3, made a career-high eight free throws, shooting 8-8 from the stripe. ... Dealt a career-high six assists twice, vs. Orlando, 12/17, and Golden State, 2/24 ... Following the All-Star break, had an assists-to-turnover ratio of 2.92-to-1, dealing 76 assists and registering 26 turnovers in 29 games Playoffs: Played all six games in the conference finals, averaging 13.7 minutes, 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds ... Scored 13 points in the Pacers’ 83-65 victory in Game 5 ... Averaged 19.5 minutes in four games against Miami in the second round, missing the final two games with a left shoulder injury .. In the first round, scored 12 of his playoff career-high 17 points in the fourth quarter of Game 2 .... Shot a team-high 55.6 percent from 3-pt range for the series, including 5-7 in the first three games ... Overall from the floor, shot 56.0 percent (14-25) in the series ... In his first playoff appearance, had nine points, four rebounds, two assists and a block in Game 1 against Boston ... Tied his regular-season career high with six rebounds in Game 3 2002-03: He saw action in just 19 games this season with one start. ... He scored the first points of his career on 1-1 FG in a three-minute stint vs. Toronto, 11/9, in just his third appearance of the season. ... In his only start of the season, he had four points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in a career-high 25 minutes at Washington, 1/4. His career-best three rebounds featured two offensive rebounds—after having collected just one offensive rebound in his first nine appearances of the season. ... In his first six games, he shot 6-11 FGS (.545) and averaged 2.0 ppg. ... Against Orlando, 11/22, he scored a season-high six points on 3-7 FGS. ... Returning to his hometown of Portland, he scored five points on 1-1 FG, 1-1 3-pt FG and 2-2 FTS against the Blazers, 3/8. He also had one assist in that game. ... His 3-pt FGM in that game at Portland was just his second of the season and his first since 1/4. ... His two free throws against the Blazers were also his first since 1/4. Those two games were the only contests in which he went to the foul line. ... He had three stays on the injured list this season, all due to patella tendinitis of the left knee. ... His first stint on the injured list saw him miss 12 games from 12/4 to 12/27. He went on to miss eight games from 2/18 to 3/5 and 19 games from 3/11 to the end of the season. ... He drew 24 DNP-CDs, including seven in a stretch of 10 games from 1/27 to 2/18. ... He had his only blocked shot of the season vs. Orlando, 11/22. ... He logged 10+ minutes just four times, twice in November. ... After committing two turnovers in his debut vs. the Rockets, 10/30, he had just four the rest of the season and three of those cgame in his start at Washington, 1/4. ... He spent the last 19 game of the season on the injured list with patella tendinitis of the left knee. Playoffs: Not on postseason roster. COLLEGE: Only Oregon player to rank in top 10 in eight different categories - steals (second), assists (third), blocks (fourth), scoring (fifth), three-pointers made (fifth), free throws made (sixth), free throw percentage (sixth) and field goals made (seventh) ... Became sixth Duck and 73rd player in Pac-10 history to amass 1,500 career points ... Finished career 49th all-time in Pac-10 scoring ... As a senior, team MVP guided Oregon to Pac-10 regular season title and NCAA Tournament Elite Eight berth ... Named to AP Honorable Mention All-America Team, All-Pac 10 First Team, NABC All-District First Team, USBWA All-District First Team, Basketball Times All-America Third Team and Basketball America All-America Fourth Team ... Total of 650 points was second-best in school history (Terrell Brandon, 745) ... As a junior, named All-Pac-10 Honorable ... Topped team in free throw percentage (seventh in Pac-10), steals and minutes (31.9 mpg) ... As a sophomore, topped team in blocks and ranked third in rebounding (3.9 rpg) ... earned spot on All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention Freshman Team. Fred Jones links NBA player page
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