Perry Jones: Family & Net Worth [2023 Update]

Perry James Jones III, famous as Perry Jones, is an American professional NBA player. He last appeared in 2022 for the NBA G League’s club, Windy City Bulls.

Jones began his professional career in 2012 after having a brief phenomenal college career at Baylor University.

Even though he faced numerous hardships there, he never disappointed his team with his performance. 

Many had viewed him as the upcoming new star of American basketball when he entered the NBA as one of the best-rated young players.

However, he completely failed at showing his college magic to his new fans in the NBA. After spending some bad seasons with the Thunders, he was relegated to the NBA G League.

Since 2015, he has appeared in the NBA minor league with different clubs, unfortunately with no trophies. 

Jones had won most awards and honors while in college, among which McDonald’s All-American and a place in the Big 12 All-Rookie Team were his major accomplishments.

This article will take you through this unfortunate athlete’s early years, his brief career in the NBA and abroad, his very few accomplishments, etc.

But before moving further, here are some quick facts about Perry Jones.

Quick Facts

Early Life, Family & Education

Perry Jones was born on September 24, 1991, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States. He is the eldest child of Perry Jones Sr. (father) and Terri Jones (mother).

His family’s financial condition was very weak, so his family migrated to Texas when he was still a kid. After moving there, he attended Duncanville High School.

His father, Perry Sr., was a carpenter and used to sell wooden pallets for a living. Likewise, Perry’s mother used to work at two different places in double shifts even though she was a heart patient.

She worked at a cafeteria in the local elementary school on days and at a local mall during the nights. Even though they worked hard, it was very hard for them to feed the family of six.

Perry has three younger brothers.

However, Jones was aware of his domestic situation from a young age, so he never troubled them. Instead, he was respectful and did everything he could to ease the pressure on his working-class parents.

Perry was initially very studious and achieved good grades. But after he began focusing more on basketball, his academic scores degraded.

However, it was not just basketball practice sessions that hampered his studies. The frequent coming and going of creditors and their mistreatment of his parents really traumatized him.

On top of that, they did not have a permanent home and had to rent different cheap hotels to live in. The Jones family was even on the brink of homelessness at one point.

However, no matter what, he never stopped playing basketball. Dealing with every harsh situation, he eventually graduated from Duncanville in 2010.

He attended Baylor University at Waco after graduation to pursue his college career and continue his studies.