Roosevelt Jones

Roosevelt Jones
Evansville Purple Aces
Position	Assistant coach
League	Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born	January 25, 1993 (age 31); East St. Louis, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	O'Fallon Township; (O'Fallon, Illinois)
College	Butler (2011–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–2018
Position	Forward
Number	21, 12
Coaching career	2018–present
Career history
As player:
2016–2018	Canton Charge
As coach:
2018–2020	IU Kokomo (assistant)
2020–2022	Indianapolis (assistant)
2022–2023	Evansville (Dir. Basketball Ops)
2023–present	Evansville (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-Big East (2015, 2016);

Roosevelt Jones (born January 25, 1993) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Butler. At O'Fallon Township High School, he led the team to the semifinals of Illinois' 2010 Class 4A state tournament. He was a three-star recruit ranked in the 2011 Rivals.com 150 and committed to playing for Butler. As a sophomore at Butler, Jones made a buzzer beating shot to defeat Gonzaga and averaged 10.1. points per game. He missed the following season after tearing ligaments in his left wrist during a preseason trip to Australia. As a redshirt junior, Jones averaged 12.7 points per game and was named to the Second-team All-Big East. He repeated as second-team All-Big East as a senior, averaged 13.8 points per game, and had a rare triple double in a February 6, 2016 win over St. John's. After his senior season, Jones was drafted by the Canton Charge of the NBA G League and had 20 rebounds in a game, the fifth most in D-League history. He announced his retirement from competitive basketball in August 2017 but returned to the game in January 2018.