DeVante' Jones wears black and white
Back-up in the backcourt for Dolomiti Energia Trentino, which made official on Thursday the signing of DeVante’Jones, a 27-year-old U.S. combo guard who last season wore the Cedevita Olimpjia jersey, also playing in the EuroCup with the Ljubljana club, collecting 10.3 points and 3.8 assists on average in the European competition.
The team has been able to meet DeVante’Jones is a very good team player.
“I think it was easy to get together with DeVante’, we have a real common vision in motivation and mutual commitment to develop the project. I have confidence and enthusiasm for his arrival” said about the’agreement with the American basketball player, the new head coach of Dolomiti Energia Trentino, Massimo Cancellieri.
The new head coach of Dolomiti Energia Trentino, Massimo Cancellieri, said.
Born in New Orleans on April 9, 1998, DeVante’ Jones grew up basketball-wise at Coastal Carolina University before joining Michigan University in his final year of college, 2021-2022. Immediately after his NCAA adventure ended, he signed for Metropolitans 92, in the French league, with whom he played the 2022-2023 year alongside, among others, Victor Wembanyama.
He then played in the 2023-2024 season still in France, moving to Le Mans, before moving to the Balkans to Cevedita Olimpija, with whom he won the Slovenian championship and national cup, also participating in the ABA and EuroCup. What will kick off in the upcoming season will be his first experience in Italy.
