Day: 21 August 2018

The second-highest scorer in the Champions League last season for Pinar Karsiyaka (18.8 points to 51.7%, 6.6 rebounds) is a new player on the Monaco Basketball team. Jarrod Jones (2.05m, 28), joins the vice-champions of the French League and finalists of the BCL last season.

Jarrod Jones participated in this year’s NBA Summer League, signing a card (31 points, 8 rebounds) July 12 in Las Vegas against the Pelicans. After leaving Ball State (2012, 14.7 pts, 8.7 rebounds in seniors), He started his pro career in BC Kiev (2012/13), before heading to the Hungarian championship where he was champion in 2013 and  crowned for a second time in 2016 after a short stint in the JA Vichy Basket Pro B (8 games at 11.8 pts and 53.4%, 3.8 rebounds, 19.8 mn / match).

In February 2018, under the jersey of Karsiyaka, Jones scored 21 points against the Roca Team (9/12 in the titles, 3/4 to 3 points), in the only defeat of the Roca Team in the group stage of the Champions League (76-84). A complete and talented player, with a solid shoot, Jarrod Jones can play 1 on 1 under the circle and has the athletic qualities to help the rebound and defence, the Monaco team said.

Not only has the football pitch at Stade Louis II undergone a complete renovation over the summer, but also the basketball court, the Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin, home to Monaco’s successful Roca Boys team. The renovation started at the end of July and comes to an end this week.

The objective was to ensure that the playing area conforms to the standards of the National Basketball League. The varnish has to be composed of two distinct shades, one for the two-point shooting zone, the other for the three-point shooting zone.

The perimeter of the field has been repainted red, identical to the existing, to retain the graphic identity of the club. The new floor will be ready for the resumption of the Jeep Elite Basketball Championship, with Monaco playing Lyon-Villeurbanne, on September 22.