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Terrence Jones

テレンス・ジョーンズ　/　てれんす・じょーんず

American basketball player

January 9, 1992 (age 34)　・　Portland, Oregon, United States

Oregon
basketball player

My Take

At 6-foot-9, Terrence Jones had the pedigree most players dream of: Jefferson High in Portland, the Kentucky Wildcats, then the NBA. But what actually wins me over is the later stretch of his career, suiting up for Piratas de Quebradillas in Puerto Rico's BSN. There is something honest about a player who refuses to let his identity end with the big league and keeps competing wherever the game is loved. It quietly rebukes the idea that a career is only worth what its biggest stage was. To me, the willingness to keep playing, far from the spotlight, says more about a person's love for basketball than any draft slot ever could.

Overview

Terrence Alexander Jones (born January 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Terrence Jones
Name (Japanese): テレンス・ジョーンズ
Reading: てれんす・じょーんず
Born: January 9, 1992 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Monkey
Origin: Portland, Oregon, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 206 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Jefferson High School
University: University of Kentucky

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/terrencejones1/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

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