Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton pulled out all of the stops to propose to his college sweetheart, Jade Jones.

Tyrese Haliburton and Jade Jones met at Iowa State – he played basketball and she was a cheerleader – and have been dating since college.

Haliburton was just one game from bringing the Pacers their first NBA championship, and first title since the team was part of the ABA, where they won a ring in 1970, 1972, and 1973. However, a nagging calf injury turned severely worse in game seven and was confirmed to be a torn Achilles.

Tyrese Haliburton announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Jade Jones on Monday, July 28. The Indiana Pacers star popped the question to his college sweetheart at a sentimental location.

Haliburton, 25, led the Pacers to the NBA Finals this past season, though he tore his Achilles in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder and will miss the entire 2025-26 campaign. He was one of several star players to suffer that injury in recent months, with Jayson Tatum and Damian Lillard among them.

Tyrese Haliburton may not have gotten a championship ring, but all is not lost.The Indiana Pacers star celebrated a major milestone on Monday, announcing hisengagement to longtime girlfriend Jade Jones in a heartfelt social media post.

Tyrese Haliburton and Jade Jones are ready to take the next big step in their relationship: they’re engaged! Haliburton, 25, and Jones met as college students at Iowa State University, so it only made sense for the Indiana Pacers star to arrange the proposal at the school.