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| Evansville Purple Aces | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 25, 1993 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 | |
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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.