A noted scorer in college at the University of South Florida, Jones had the second-highest scoring average in the Big East Conference during the 2009–10 season.

On November 30, 2010, the Mavericks assigned Jones to the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League,[3] only to be called up early January 2011 after an injury to Caron Butler.

[7] In October 2012, the Mavericks opted not to pick up the team option for the next season in Jones's rookie contract.

[15] On August 11, 2017, Jones signed with Nanjing Monkey King of the Chinese Basketball Association.

[17] On January 11, 2018, Jones signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Super League.

[18] On August 7, 2018, Jones signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

[21] In 2017, Jones competed in The Basketball Tournament with the Tampa Bulls, a team made up of USF alumni.

[23] After the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Finals, Jones then proceeded to get a tattoo on his neck of the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, commemorating his team's victory.