Kai Jones PF  #23

Current Team: Charlotte Hornets

Born: Jan 19, 2001 (21 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas

Nationality: Bahamas

Height: 6-10 (208cm)     Weight: 221 (100kg)

@solo_bobby13 @242_jones

Current NBA Status: Under Contract (Charlotte Hornets)

Free Agent: TO-2024; RFA-2025

Agent: Lucas Newton

Draft Entry: 2021 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 2021 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 19, New York Knicks

Draft Rights Trade: NYK to CHA, Jul 30, 2021

Pre-Draft Team: Texas (So)

High School: Brewster Academy [Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (United States)]

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NBA

1 Years Of Service

Kai Jones 2022-2023 Game Log

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 CHA 21 0 3.0 1.05 0.43 0.67 .643 0.05 0.10 .500 0.14 0.38 .375 0.14 0.38 0.52 0.19 0.05 0.10 0.29 0.38
2022-23 CHA 12 0 8.4 3.25 1.33 2.58 .516 0.17 0.58 .286 0.42 0.67 .625 0.75 1.25 2.00 0.17 0.17 0.58 0.17 0.67
CAREER   33 0 5.0 1.85 0.76 1.36 .556 0.09 0.27 .333 0.24 0.48 .500 0.36 0.70 1.06 0.18 0.09 0.27 0.24 0.48

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 CHA 21 0 62.7 22 9 14 .643 1 2 .500 3 8 .375 3 8 11 4 1 2 6 8
2022-23 CHA 12 0 100.7 39 16 31 .516 2 7 .286 5 8 .625 9 15 24 2 2 7 2 8
CAREER   33 0 163.4 61 25 45 .556 3 9 .333 8 16 .500 12 23 35 6 3 9 8 16

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2021-22 CHA 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .014 0.67 0.17 0.57 14 7 .667 -0.02 0.04 0.02
2022-23 CHA 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036 1.00 1.00 0.26 5 7 .417 0.13 0.13 0.26
CAREER   33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .022 0.75 0.38 0.36 19 14 .576 0.12 0.16 0.28

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2021-22 CHA 21 0 .628 .679 5.18 13.10 9.25 8.09 25.51 0.76 2.92 15.79 151.79 -5.15 1.57 99.0 115.1 8.96
2022-23 CHA 12 0 .565 .548 9.03 16.00 12.41 2.89 5.48 0.94 6.13 15.01 142.68 -0.65 1.26 119.7 110.7 15.66
CAREER   33 0 .586 .589 7.80 14.79 11.31 4.95 13.32 0.87 5.01 15.47 138.89 -2.40 1.36 111.3 112.7 13.10

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NBA Transactions

Jul 29, 2021 - The New York Knicks selected Kai Jones in Round 1 with Pick 19 in the 2021 NBA Draft.
Jul 30, 2021 - The draft rights to Kai Jones was acquired by the Charlotte Hornets from the New York Knicks in exchange for a conditional 2023 1st round pick (CHA own).
Aug 3, 2021 - Kai Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets.
Nov 12, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Nov 14, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Nov 18, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Nov 21, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Nov 30, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Dec 4, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Dec 11, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Dec 12, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Dec 18, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Dec 23, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Jan 15, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Jan 16, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Jan 22, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Jan 23, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Jan 27, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Feb 7, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Feb 24, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Feb 27, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Mar 4, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Apr 4, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.
Oct 27, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets exercised their Team Option to extend the contract of Kai Jones.

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NBA Summer League Stats - Per Game

Season Team Location GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 CHA Las Vegas 5 5 28.1 9.80 3.60 9.00 .400 0.20 1.20 .167 2.40 2.80 .857 2.60 6.80 9.40 1.60 0.40 0.80 3.00 2.60
2022-23 CHA Las Vegas 5 2 20.0 8.60 3.40 8.00 .425 0.20 3.20 .063 1.60 2.20 .727 1.60 4.80 6.40 0.60 0.80 2.00 1.40 2.00
CAREER     10 7 24.0 9.20 3.50 8.50 .412 0.20 2.20 .091 2.00 2.50 .800 2.10 5.80 7.90 1.10 0.60 1.40 2.20 2.30

NBA Summer League Stats - Totals

Season Team Location GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 CHA Las Vegas 5 5 140.7 49 18 45 .400 1 6 .167 12 14 .857 13 34 47 8 2 4 15 13
2022-23 CHA Las Vegas 5 2 99.8 43 17 40 .425 1 16 .063 8 11 .727 8 24 32 3 4 10 7 10
CAREER     10 7 240.5 92 35 85 .412 2 22 .091 20 25 .800 21 58 79 11 6 14 22 23

NBA Summer League Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team Location GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2021-22 CHA Las Vegas 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0.53 0.13 0.31 0 5 .000 -0.04 0.01 -0.02
2022-23 CHA Las Vegas 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0.43 0.57 0.28 2 3 .400 0.04 0.19 0.24
CAREER     10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 0.50 0.27 0.29 2 8 .200 - 0.22 0.22

NBA Summer League Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team Location GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2021-22 CHA Las Vegas 5 5 .479 .411 10.24 26.35 18.37 8.90 22.67 0.66 2.35 18.80 142.38 -6.53 1.09 89.4 106.5 11.00
2022-23 CHA Las Vegas 5 2 .479 .438 8.41 23.54 16.24 5.26 13.50 1.92 7.94 21.09 121.48 -5.12 1.07 96.0 96.9 17.75
CAREER     10 7 .479 .424 9.45 24.97 17.38 7.56 18.64 1.18 4.73 19.85 130.27 -5.91 1.08 92.3 102.2 13.83

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NBA Preseason Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 CHA 4 0 11.1 3.25 1.25 3.75 .333 0.00 0.25 .000 0.75 2.50 .300 1.75 1.25 3.00 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 1.00
2022-23 CHA 4 0 8.2 2.50 1.00 2.00 .500 0.00 0.50 .000 0.50 1.75 .286 1.50 2.00 3.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 1.00 0.50
CAREER   8 0 9.6 2.88 1.12 2.88 .391 0.00 0.38 .000 0.62 2.12 .294 1.62 1.62 3.25 0.38 0.12 0.38 0.62 0.75

NBA Preseason Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 CHA 4 0 44.4 13 5 15 .333 0 1 .000 3 10 .300 7 5 12 1 1 1 1 4
2022-23 CHA 4 0 32.7 10 4 8 .500 0 2 .000 2 7 .286 6 8 14 2 0 2 4 2
CAREER   8 0 77.1 23 9 23 .391 0 3 .000 5 17 .294 13 13 26 3 1 3 5 6

NBA Preseason Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2021-22 CHA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 1.00 1.00 0.67 1 3 .250 -0.07 - -0.07
2022-23 CHA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041 0.50 0.00 0.88 0 4 .000 -0.05 0.01 -0.04
CAREER   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0.60 0.20 0.74 1 7 .125 -0.12 0.01 -0.10

NBA Preseason Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2021-22 CHA 4 0 .335 .333 14.69 11.54 13.19 3.60 4.90 1.06 2.25 18.99 63.33 -0.75 0.87 82.4 112.4 7.78
2022-23 CHA 4 0 .451 .500 16.86 28.21 21.90 9.56 26.53 - 5.39 18.26 78.57 -7.99 1.25 84.3 111.2 12.02
CAREER   8 0 .377 .391 15.62 18.31 16.86 6.15 14.09 0.60 3.65 18.64 68.54 -3.67 1.00 83.7 111.9 9.60

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NBA Training Camp Experience

2021 NBA Training Camp - Charlotte Hornets
2022 NBA Training Camp - Charlotte Hornets

NCAA

College: Texas (2021)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2019-20 Texas Fr 27 10 16.7 3.59 1.41 2.81 .500 0.26 0.89 .292 0.52 0.81 .636 1.04 2.22 3.26 0.37 0.52 1.11 0.85 1.96
2020-21 Texas So 26 4 22.9 8.85 3.19 5.50 .580 0.50 1.31 .382 1.96 2.85 .689 1.96 2.88 4.85 0.62 0.85 0.92 1.38 2.65
CAREER NCAA DI   53 14 19.8 6.17 2.28 4.13 .553 0.38 1.09 .345 1.23 1.81 .677 1.49 2.55 4.04 0.49 0.68 1.02 1.11 2.30

NCAA Season Stats - Totals

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2019-20 Texas Fr 27 10 452 97 38 76 .500 7 24 .292 14 22 .636 28 60 88 10 14 30 23 53
2020-21 Texas So 26 4 596 230 83 143 .580 13 34 .382 51 74 .689 51 75 126 16 22 24 36 69
CAREER NCAA DI   53 14 1,048 327 121 219 .553 20 58 .345 65 96 .677 79 135 214 26 36 54 59 122

NCAA Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season School Class GP Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2019-20 Texas Fr 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 0.43 0.61 0.29 16 11 .593 0.40 0.88 1.28
2020-21 Texas So 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0.44 0.61 0.52 18 8 .692 1.63 1.08 2.71
CAREER NCAA DI   53 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0.44 0.61 0.44 34 19 .642 2.08 1.95 4.04

NCAA Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season School Class GP TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2019-20 Texas Fr 27 .561 .546 7.40 15.88 11.64 4.28 21.01 1.88 6.79 12.91 142.80 -3.81 1.28 101.9 93.4 13.93
2020-21 Texas So 26 .646 .626 10.03 13.41 11.80 5.41 16.81 2.13 4.19 17.95 165.20 -4.27 1.61 120.3 95.6 21.02
CAREER NCAA DI   53 .618 .598 8.92 14.53 11.79 4.94 18.23 2.03 5.31 15.93 157.44 -4.09 1.49 113.8 94.5 18.13

NCAA Awards & Honors

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - 2021
Big 12 Sixth Man Award - 2021

NCAA Skill Academies & Camps

NBA Draft Combine - 2021

G League

G League Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 GBO 24 24 31.6 18.25 7.21 11.62 .620 0.83 2.83 .294 1.75 2.75 .636 2.67 8.12 10.79 0.83 1.29 2.21 1.71 3.12
CAREER   24 24 31.6 18.25 7.21 11.62 .620 0.83 2.83 .294 1.75 2.75 .636 2.67 8.12 10.79 0.83 1.29 2.21 1.71 3.12

G League Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 GBO 24 24 759.3 438 173 279 .620 20 68 .294 42 66 .636 64 195 259 20 31 53 41 75
CAREER   24 24 759.3 438 173 279 .620 20 68 .294 42 66 .636 64 195 259 20 31 53 41 75

G League Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2021-22 GBO 24 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0.49 0.76 0.24 5 19 .208 1.30 1.07 2.37
CAREER   24 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0.49 0.76 0.24 5 19 .208 1.30 1.07 2.37

G League Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2021-22 GBO 24 24 .711 .656 9.08 27.70 18.39 4.58 11.75 2.02 6.21 20.36 155.06 -3.69 1.57 120.7 110.8 23.47
CAREER   24 24 .711 .656 9.08 27.70 18.39 4.58 11.75 2.02 6.21 20.36 155.06 -3.69 1.57 120.7 110.8 23.47

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G League Transactions

Nov 12, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Nov 14, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Nov 18, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Nov 21, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Nov 30, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Dec 4, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Dec 11, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Dec 12, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Dec 18, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Dec 23, 2021 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Jan 15, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Jan 16, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Jan 22, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Jan 23, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Jan 27, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Feb 7, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Feb 24, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Feb 27, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.
Mar 4, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets assigned Kai Jones to the Greensboro Swarm.
Apr 4, 2022 - The Charlotte Hornets recalled Kai Jones from the Greensboro Swarm.

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G League Full Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 GBO 32 31 30.3 16.50 6.56 10.69 .614 0.81 2.56 .317 1.50 2.50 .600 2.31 7.28 9.59 1.09 1.06 2.06 1.88 3.47

G League Full Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2021-22 GBO 32 31 969.3 528 210 342 .614 26 82 .317 48 80 .600 74 233 307 35 34 66 60 111

G League Full Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2021-22 GBO 32 31 15 0 0 0 0 1 .199 0.58 0.57 0.23 7 25 .219 1.25 1.47 2.72

G League Full Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2021-22 GBO 32 31 .700 .652 8.35 25.76 17.15 6.21 13.72 1.74 6.12 20.07 153.11 -3.85 1.54 116.9 109.8 21.45

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AAU Basketball

* AAU basketball history from 2018-2019

AAU Stats - Per Game

Season Team League GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 Team Breakdown UAA 17U 8 7 22.4 6.25 2.75 4.12 .667 0.00 0.62 .000 0.75 1.12 .667 2.88 2.88 5.75 0.38 0.75 2.50 1.75 3.38

AAU Stats - Totals

Season Team League GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2018-19 Team Breakdown UAA 17U 8 7 179 50 22 33 .667 0 5 .000 6 9 .667 23 23 46 3 6 20 14 27

AAU Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team League GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2018-19 Team Breakdown UAA 17U 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 .126 0.21 0.43 0.27 1 7 .125 0.42 0.24 0.65

AAU Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team League GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2018-19 Team Breakdown UAA 17U 8 7 .676 .667 14.28 14.46 14.37 2.61 27.47 1.64 10.84 11.91 133.33 -6.36 1.52 110.3 101.3 17.98

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National Basketball

Nationality: Bahamas

FIBA Senior Team Events Stats

Year Event GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF Place
2021 Americas World Cup Qualifier 2 33:47 18.0 7.5 12.5 .600 1.0 4.5 .222 2.0 3.0 .667 8.0 3.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 -
AVERAGES   2 33:47 18.0 7.5 12.5 .600 1.0 4.5 .222 2.0 3.0 .667 8.0 3.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 -
TOTAL   2 67:34 36 15 25 .600 2 9 .222 4 6 .667 16 6 1 3 2 7 -

High School Basketball

Prep/High School: Brewster Academy [Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (United States)]

Prep/High School History

Sr (2018-2019) - Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)
Jr (2017-2018) - Orlando Christian Prep High School (Orlando, FL)

Prep/High School Skill Academies & Camps

Basketball Without Borders Americas - 2017
NBPA Top 100 Camp - 2018

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