Falando Jones

Falando Cortez Jones (born May 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for City Oilers of the Ugandan NBL and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was the scoring champion of the BAL in the 2023 season.

Falando Jones
No. 7 – City Oilers
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolGreenwood High School
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
Mississippi Delta Community College
(Moorhead, Mississippi)
CollegeMississippi Valley State University (2010–2012)
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Porvoon Tarmo
2014–2015Laskar Dreya South Sumatra
2018–2019Al Fateh
2019–2020Suez Canal
2021Misr Insurance
2021–2022Smouha
2022City Oilers
2022–2023Al Fateh
2023–presentCity Oilers
Career highlights and awards

College career

Jones, originally from Greenwood, Mississippi, played for Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team from 2010 to 2012.[1] In 51 games for the Delta Devils, he averaged 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.[2]

Professional career

Jones began his professional career with the Finnish second division club Porvoon Tarmo,[3] where he averaged 17.9 points in the 2013–14 season.[4]

The following year, in 2014–15, Jones played for Indonesian club Laskar Dreya South Sumatra of the ASEAN Basketball League. In 2018, he signed with Al Fateh of the Saudi Premier League.

In 2019, Jones moved to Egyptian club Horse Owners' Club of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. After one season, he signed with Misr Insurance, before joining Smouha.

In 2022, he joined the City Oilers of Uganda. Jones was instrumental in the Oilers' efforts to qualify for their first-ever BAL season. On November 15, Jones scored 15 points against Matero Magic in his Oilers debut in the Road to BAL.[5] Later, he scored 40 points in the game against Cape Town Tigers on November 26, 2022.

In the 2023 BAL season, Jones became the league's scoring champion following his 21.6 points per game average.[6]

References
  1. "Falando Jones - 2011 - Men's Basketball". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. "Falando Jones Career Game Log". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. Eurobasket. "Falando Jones, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. Proballers. "Falando Jones, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. "THE AFTERLIFE OF EXPATRIATE AMERICAN AUTOBIOGRAPHY", Writing the Lost Generation, University of Iowa Press, pp. 161–182, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20ks0g6.12, retrieved June 2, 2023
  6. "DIARRA, OMOT, GUEYE, PERRY HIGHLIGHT 2023 BAL AWARDS". The BAL. May 28, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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