Blake Jones
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 28/02/02
- Place of Birth: Brisbane (QLD)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 204
- Weight (KG): 86
- Junior Assoc: -
- College: George Mason University (2021-23)
- NBL DEBUT: 13/02/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 22/05/21
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 19
- NBL History: Brisbane 2021 | Adelaide 2026
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Blake Jones was born in Brisbane (QLD) and had a very successful junior career, representing both Queensland and Australia at various age levels. Jones has also spent time in the USA, receiving a NBA Global Academy Scholarship in 2018 and also attended the 2020 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Chicago. Jones received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 4037. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2019, 2020).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Blake Jones made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Jones signed a Development Player deal with the Bullets in 2021, after the team had recruited a high-scoring side roster ready to take the floor. Import Vic Law (18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.4 blocks), led the team in scoring, and team captain Nathan Sobey (21.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists), who was shooting the ball at 46% from the field both finishing among the top five scorers in the league. A solid local frontcourt of Matthew Hodgson (10.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks), Harry Froling (8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds) and Tyrell Harrison (5.2 points, 5.8 rebounds) made sure the Bullets outrebounded most team’s, finishing third in offensive rebounding and second in defensive rebounds across the league.
Brisbane showcased what they ‘could be’ in a win over Illawarra (97-91) where Law (29 points and 9 rebounds) and Sobey (18 points and seven assists) piled on the points while Froling and Hodgson notched up 13 rebounds combined.
The high-scoring offence and strong rebounding still saw Brisbane (8-8) struggling to win half of their games. Orlando Johnson (6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) was released mid-March after posting average numbers across 15 games, a move which coincided with New Zealand releasing Lamar Patterson after a niggling knee injury and sluggish start to the season.
Patterson (14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.5 steals) returned to Brisbane, overcame the knee injury and set the stage for the Bullets to return to the playoffs, but a knee injury to Law in the very next game would rule him out for the rest of the season.
Brisbane (10-8) had been floating in and out of the top four, and while Sobey would attempt to fill the void created by Law’s injury, the Bullets would lose five of their next seven games, giving up a average of 90 points while putting up 80 of their own. This led to the mid-season signing of BJ Johnson (10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists) who they hoped would help stem the bleeding, which it somewhat did, resulting in a 8-10 run to end the Bullets season.
Despite flashes of brilliance, Brisbane stumbled to a sixth-place finish at the end of the season (18-18) and failed to reach the playoffs. Blake Jones appeared in 7 games, scoring a total of points.
Blake Jones currently plays for the Adelaide 36ers and has played 9 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 1.1 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.1 assists since entering the league in 2021.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
Adelaide 36ers – 1 Year Deal (2025-26)
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24 | Adelaide | 19-5 (1) | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 2 | 2 | 100% | 105% | 0% | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | Brisbane | 18-18 (6) | 7 | 33.1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33% | 1 | 3 | 33% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 40% | 0% | 8 | Totals | 9 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 46% | 39% | 8 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24 | Adelaide | 19-5 (1) | 2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | #DIV/0! | 0.0 | 0.0 | #DIV/0! | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100% | 105% | 0% | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | Brisbane | 18-18 (6) | 7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 33% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50% | 40% | 0% | 8 | Total | 9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.3% | 0.0 | 33.3% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 75.0% | 46% | 39% | 8 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- BA Centre of Excellence 2019-20 | Logan 2021 | Southern Distrcits 2025 | Rockingham 2026
In 2026, Blake Jones signed with the Rockingham Flames for the upcoming NBL1 West season. Jones joins the Flames after his time with the Southern Districts Spartans, strengthening Rockingham’s wing rotation.
NBA EXPERIENCE
In July 2019, Jones competed for The NBA Global Academy at the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta where his team finished as tournament champions. Jones put together a series of strong performances in that event, including an 18-point effort vs. NBA Academy India and a 17-point, 16-rebound, 6-assist effort against World Select Blue.
In December 2019, Blake competed alongside top prospects from the leagues academies in a series of exhibition games at the NBA G League Winter Showcase in Las Vegas.
In January 2020, Blake was part of the NBA Academy Select team that won the prestigious 2020 Torneo Junior Ciutat de LHospitalet in Barcelona. The NBA Academy Select Team defeated FC Barcelona in the championship.
COLLEGE
Blake Jones played for the George Mason Patriots men’s basketball team across the 2021–22 and 2022–23 NCAA seasons, appearing in 51 games for George Mason and contributing off the bench as a reserve forward.
In his freshman season (2021–22) at George Mason, Jones played in 28 games and made one start, averaging 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game while shooting 33.3 percent from the field and making seven three-pointers on the season.
During that 2021–22 campaign, his collegiate debut came against Stony Brook where he recorded four points, four rebounds, and two blocks, and he logged season bests of seven points (3-for-3 FG), four rebounds, and two steals in 16 minutes at Davidson on March 2.
His freshman career highs in 2021–22 included seven points (at Davidson on 3/2/22), five rebounds (vs. South Dakota State on 11/24/21), two blocks (vs. Stony Brook on 11/9/21), and one steal (vs. Penn on 11/12/21).
In his sophomore season (2022–23), Jones appeared in 23 games for the Patriots as a reserve, recording contributions such as three points (1-of-2 3FG) and an assist in 11 minutes vs. Longwood, hitting a three-pointer in seven minutes vs. Saint Joseph’s on Jan. 29, and posting two assists, two rebounds, and a steal vs. UMass on Feb. 1.
Also in 2022–23, he logged a season-best four rebounds at Loyola Chicago on Feb. 4, and notched two assists in his second career season, highlighting his continued development in limited minutes during Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Across his two seasons with George Mason, Jones played 51 total games while averaging approximately 7.3 minutes per contest, scored 41 points, and grabbed 59 rebounds, providing frontcourt depth and rotational minutes in A-10 competition.
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