He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, and was named a second-team all-conference player in the Pac-12 in 2012.

Jones has also played professionally with the NBA G League as well as overseas in Israel, Greece, Hungary.

[1] He attended high school in Chicago at Simeon Career Academy, where he played behind future NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose.

[6] During the offseason, he underwent a 10-week rehab program and returned to 100 percent by preseason practice the following season.

[5] In 2011–12, he was named team captain,[7] and earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors after averaging a team-leading 13.5 points along with 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.

He signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on September 28,[13] but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.

[24] On October 22, 2024, Jones was hired by the Windy City Bulls to be a player development coach.