Curtis Jalen Jones (born October 4, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indian Hills Warriors, Buffalo Bulls and Iowa State Cyclones.
Early life and high school career Jones grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and initially attended South High School before transferring to Cretin-Derham Hall High School. Jones had no Division I or Division II scholarship offers out of high school.
College career Jones began his college career at Indian Hills Community College. He averaged 12.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game as a freshman with the Warriors. After the season, Jones transferred to Buffalo. He averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 assists in 28 games, all off the bench, in his first season with the Bulls. Jones was named third-team All-MAC as a junior after averaging 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Jones transferred to Iowa State. He averaged 11.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in his first season with the Cyclones.
Professional career On June 27, 2025, Jones signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Denver Nuggets after going unselected in the 2025 NBA draft.
On July 20, after a standout summer league showing, Jones signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.
In July 2026, Jones joined the Boston Celtics for the 2026 NBA Summer League.https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press-release-20260708-celtics-announce-2026-nba-summer-league-roster-and-schedule
Career statistics
NBA
| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 10 || 0 || 8.8 || .407 || .333 || .500 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .0 || 2.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 10 || 0 || 8.8 || .407 || .333 || .500 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .0 || 2.9
References
External links Buffalo Bulls bio Iowa State Cyclones bio