20, 2012, Jones played for the Manawatu Jets as an injury replacement for Dustin Mitchell. He was thrown into a starting role for the Jets and he provided them with the spark they needed to beat the Otago Nuggets 103–79, recording 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. While it was his first game for the Jets, he had arrived in New Zealand in March, a mere three days after playing in his final game for Zrinjski. However, he was unable to play for the Jets because they already had their quota of two imports playing in Mitchell and Josh Pace. He appeared in five games for the Jets between April 20 and May 4 before Chris Hagan permanently replaced Mitchell on May 5. Jones was relegated to the sidelines due to his citizenship application still being processed. On May 20, with import duo Hagan and Pace being rested, Jones was able to play in the Jets' regular-season finale, scoring a game-high 25 points in a 78–69 loss to the Hawke's Bay Hawks. In six games for the Jets, he averaged 22.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game. 2012–13 season In July 2012, Jones signed with BCM U Piteşti of Romania for the 2012–13 season. He went on to earn league All-Star honors and helped the club win the Romanian Supercup title. In 27 games for Piteşti, he averaged 15.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Following the conclusion of the Romanian League season, Jones returned to New Zealand for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season, re-joining the Manawatu Jets for a third stint. Despite having gained New Zealand citizenship, he had to play as an import for the Jets due to a league rule which allows only one naturalized New Zealand player per team; team captain Nick Horvath already filled that spot. In his season debut on May 4, Jones scored 13 points in 32½ minutes in a 107–77 loss to the Wellington Saints. In 13 games for the Jets in 2013, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. 2013–14 season On August 27, 2013, Jones signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of Italy for the 2013–14 season. On April 28, 2014, he parted ways with the club in order to return to New Zealand. In 25 league games for Cantù, he averaged 3.4 points and 1.4