By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
LIMA, Peru – Former FHSU Men’s Basketball standout Dominique Jones and the USA Basketball 3×3 National Team begin their three-day quest for gold at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, July 27-29. Team USA will play two games Saturday (July 27) and three games Sunday (July 28) before the medal rounds on Monday (July 29).
Jones is a member of the four-player men’s team for USA that includes Kareem Maddox, a former standout player at Princeton University and recent gold medal member of Team USA at the 2019 FIBA 3×3 World Cup, and NBA G-League members Sheldon Jeter and Jon Octeus. Jeter played at both Vanderbilt University and the University of Pittsburgh in his collegiate days, while Octeus played at both Colorado State University and Purdue University. The women’s 3×3 team includes Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams from the University of Connecticut and Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard from the University of Oregon.
Pan American Games Tournament Schedule – PDF of Schedule
The USA men begin play on July 27, facing Venezuela at 4 pm and Brazil at 8 pm. On July 28, the U.S. men complete preliminary round play against Puerto Rico at 3 pm, Argentina at 6 pm, and Dominican Republic at 9:30 pm.
The first men’s semifinal on July 29 will feature the No. 1 and No. 4 placed teams at 10 am, and the second semifinal will include the No. 2 and No. 3 finishing teams at 10:30 am. The bronze medal game is set for 12:30 pm, and the gold medal game will be at 1:30 pm. The No. 5 and No. 6 men’s teams will play for fifth place at 11:30 am on July 29. All times listed are Central Time.
Live Results – https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results
3×3 basketball is played on a half court with a 10-minute clock, and a 12-second shot clock, the first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation.
Jones has enjoyed a tremendous professional career on the FIBA 3×3 World Tour. He is currently holds a No. 2 national ranking in the FIBA points system for players from the United States on the World Tour, and sits among the top 30 players in the world. Jones has helped his 3×3 team from New York/Harlem to several team titles in FIBA World Tour tournaments over the past few years. His NY Harlem team won the 2019 OPAP Limassol Challenger in Cyprus earlier this month and was a member of tournament champion teams in 2018 at the Edmonton Challenger in Canada and the 3BALL USA Showcase in California. He was a member of nine tournament winning teams on the World Tour from 2014-2017.
Jones was a two-year standout player at Fort Hays State, helping the Tigers to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009-10 and 2010-11 as the team’s point guard. He nearly scored 1,000 points in his two years, finishing with 983. He also averaged 5.1 assists per game in his career, good for fifth-best in program history with a total of 324. Tiger fans also remember him for his unique one-handed free-throw shooting style, as he shot 80 percent at the line in his career at FHSU. He shot 40.2 percent from beyond the 3-point line, draining 132 shots from long range.
Jones was an NABC All-America selection as a senior in 2010-11 with 592 points and 207 assists for the season (17.9 ppg, 6.3 apg). He was a two-time All-MIAA First Team selection and helped guide the Tigers to an MIAA Tournament Championship in 2011. He helped the team to a record of 49-14 over the two years, reaching No. 3 in the NABC national rankings both seasons. He is one of four players to earn All-America honors under current FHSU head coach Mark Johnson. Prior to his time at FHSU, Jones was a two-time all-region performer at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, a member of the NJCAA.
Following his time at FHSU, Jones went on to play professional basketball in Europe before returning to the United States. He enjoyed a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters in the summer of 2015 before turning his focus to traveling the world playing in FIBA 3×3 World Tour events.