Al Gezira lands Falando Jones, ex City Oilers

Falando Jones

Al Gezira Cairo (Superleague) has signed 33-year-old American 193cm small forward Falando Jones (college: MVSU) for the new season. Jones, who most recently played for City Oilers in the Ugandan NBL league, was the top scorer in 5 Basketball Africa League games with an impressive 21.6ppg. He also recorded 6.4rpg, 2.4apg, and 1.2spg last season.
He's a very experienced player, thanks to pro basketball he's experienced life on four different continents. He's familiar with European, Asian, African, and North American leagues. He's played professionally in Finland (Porvoon Tarmo), Indonesia (Hangtuah and Laskar Dreya), Saudi Arabia (Al Fateh), and Egypt (Somouha, Misr Insurance, and Haia Al Qana). He won the Ugandan NBL championship title in 2023.
He was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-ASEAN League Honorable Mention in 2014.
He graduated from Mississippi Valley State University in 2012 and it'll be his 12th season in pro basketball.


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