Myreon Jones
Myreon Lamar Jones Jr. is an American professional basketball player for VfL AstroStars Bochum of the ProA. He played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Florida Gators.
High school career
Jones played basketball for Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama. He averaged 21.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game as a junior. For his senior season, he transferred to Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Georgia. Jones competed for the Georgia Stars on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He averaged 19 points per game as a senior, leading his team to a 25–9 record. Jones was ranked the 81st best prospect in his class by 247Sports and was considered to be a four-star prospect. He originally committed to playing college basketball for Memphis but decommitted after head coach Tubby Smith was fired. Jones later announced his commitment to Penn State.College career
On November 7, 2018, Jones scored a freshman season-high 18 points in a 63–62 win over Virginia Tech. As a freshman, he averaged four points per game off the bench. Jones missed close to four weeks of his sophomore season with an undisclosed illness. As a sophomore, he averaged 13.3 points, three assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention from the media. On February 23, 2021, he scored a junior season-high 29 points in an 86–83 victory against Nebraska. Jones averaged 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, two assists and 1.3 steals per game as a junior, and repeated on the All-Big Ten honorable mention. Following the season, he transferred to Florida.Professional career
After playing for KB Vëllaznimi of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague for two seasons, he joined the VfL AstroStars Bochum of the German second tier ProA for the 2024/25 season.On July 12, 2025, he signed with VfL AstroStars Bochum of the ProA.