Jonas Pierre

Education

Canarsie High School.

Career

A center, he has played with three teams in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). Pierre last played with the Saint John Mill Rats in Canada. Pierre started played college basketball with Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California and transferred to Western Nebraska Community College for his sophomore season.

He then joined Lincoln University in Missouri for his third year.

In the summer of 2003, he signed a letter of intent to play with Nicholls State in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. However, he returned to Lincoln the following season. Pierre joined the Quebec Kebs and played in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) for the 2008–2009 season.

By the end of the season, he was averaging 8.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 22.0 minutes per game. He recorded career-bests of 11 blocks on January 4 and 21 rebounds on January 25, both against the Manchester Millrats.

Pierre led the PBL in blocks and ranked sixth in rebounds.

Pierre played with the Venice Beach Warriors of the International Basketball League (IBL) in 2009. He scored a career-best 22 points against Edmonton Energy in his season finale on May 9, 2009. Pierre finished the year averaging 6.3 points and 8.0 rebounds.

Pierre competed for Terceira Basket of the Portuguese League in nine games in 2011.

He notched season-highs of 15 points and 15 rebounds against South Carolina (U.S.) Lusitânia on November 12. This was one of five contests in which he recorded over 10 rebounds.

Pierre also recorded 3 or more blocks on four different occasions. On January 23, 2012, Pierre debuted in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) for the Moncton Miracles.

He grabbed one rebound and scored no points in four minutes.

However, he recorded 6 points, 9 rebounds, and 1 block in the following contest. He had another 10-rebound game on January 18, against the Summerside Storm, when he finished with 13. On February 23, 2013, vs the Halifax Rainmen, Pierre recorded his first double-double of the season, as he notched 10 points and 17 rebounds.

However, his team had a 2–18 record while he was on the court.

Pierre finished the season on an All-NBL Canada Team and led the league in blocks, averaging 2.59 per game. Pierre took part in his third NBL Canada season with the Saint John Mill Rats.

He made his debut by posting 2 points against the Island Storm on January 16, 2014. On February 6, Pierre recorded a season-best 5 rebounds.

However, he played for fewer than 20 minutes in all eight of his games.

Achievements

• He was named co-Defensive Player of the Year with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Stewart of the Millrats. On May 2, he recorded a season-high 12 rebounds in a win over the Bellingham Slam. Pierre returned to Canada on January 1, 2013, when he moved to the Montreal Jazz and contributed 6 points, 3 blocks, and 15 rebounds in a win over the Windsor Express.