Marcel Xavier Jones (born September 2, 1985) is an American-New Zealand professional basketball player.

He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers between 2004 and 2008 before embarking on a professional career that spanned across the globe, from Europe and the Middle East, to his adoptive home of New Zealand.

Jones attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he was a four-year letterman for head coach Gary McKnight.

As a junior in 2002–03, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, helping Mater Dei to the CIF title with a 35–2 record.

As a senior in 2003–04, he averaged 20.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, helping Mater Dei to a 24–5 record and the Sierra League title.

[1][2] As a junior in 2006–07, Jones led the team in scoring (15.3 points, eighth in the Pac-10) and steals (1.5, fourth in the Pac-10), and finished second in rebounding (5.7, 15th in the Pac-10).

[1][2] After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Jones played for the Chicago Bulls in the Orlando Summer League, where he averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in five games.

On November 7, he was selected by the Iowa Energy in the fourth round of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft.

[3] He went on to play for the Manawatu Jets during the 2009 New Zealand NBL season, earning Player of the Week honors for Round 8[4] and averaging 27.3 points (second in the league), 9.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 16 games.

[7][8] On March 4, 2010, Jones signed with the Everton Tigers for the rest of the 2009–10 British Basketball League season.

Jones regularly played in front of 4,000 fans, including military personnel, at home games.

He was thrown into a starting role for the Jets and he provided them with the spark they needed to beat the Otago Nuggets 103–79, recording 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.

On February 27, 2016, Jones signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2016 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the club for a second stint.

[39] He returned to action for the team's next game on March 25, recording 13 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 98–94 win over the Southland Sharks.

[42] Jones returned to action for the team's next game on April 15, recording 22 points and 11 rebounds in a 97–72 win over the Wellington Saints.

[43] On April 25, he recorded a season-high 33 points and 12 rebounds (equal season high at the time) in a 95–85 win over the Giants.

[51] In their semi-final match-up, the Rams were outclassed by the fourth-seeded Super City Rangers, losing 104–85 despite a 17-point effort from Jones.

[54] On October 23, 2016, Jones signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague, returning to the league for a second stint.

[55] On December 8, 2016, he left Prishtina after appearing in 12 games and signed with Slovenian club Helios Suns for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

[57] In the Rams' season opener on March 18, Jones had 22 points and eight rebounds in a 114–107 loss to the Super City Rangers.

[60] In late May, coach Mark Dickel changed the makeup of his starting five by relegating Jones to a bench role.

[61] The Rams finished the regular season in fourth place with a 10–8 record, and lost to the first-seeded Wellington Saints 94–73 in their semi-final match-up.

[70] In the Rangers' season finale on July 29, Jones scored a season-high 34 points in a 109–99 win over the Jets.

He also averaged 21.5 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals in four games during the FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA Qualifiers.

[103] After averaging 32.7 points, 17.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1 block in 10 games, he joined Al Qadsia in Kuwait in March 2022.

[109] On May 27, 2023, Jones signed with the Manawatu Jets for the rest of the New Zealand NBL season, returning to the team for a fourth stint.

[112] In February 2024, Jones joined Mayrouba Club of the Lebanese Basketball League for the rest of the 2023–24 season.

[16] Jones has appeared in various movies such as The Princess Diaries, Beautiful and Big Momma's House, as well as television shows such as Even Stevens, Smart Guy and One on One.

[1] In March 2012, Jones applied for New Zealand citizenship to be able to play as a local in the National Basketball League and have the opportunity to represent the Tall Blacks in international competition.