WVU Sports Hall of Fame

Inducted: 2022

Written by Bryan Messerly

• Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team in 2012
• Named to the John Wooden All-America team in 2012
• Earned second team consensus All-America honors
• Became WVU’s 47th 1,000th-point scorer on Feb. 2, 2011
• Scored double figures in 95 career games
• WVU’s all-time leader with 450 offensive rebounds
• 33 double-doubles for his career
• Fifth in school history with 1,822 career points and fourth in career rebounds with 1,048
• Started every game his final three seasons

West Virginia (2011-12)
• All-BIG EAST First Team
• John Wooden All-America team
• USBWA Second Team All-American
• USBWA District II Player of the Year
• Associated Press Second Team All-American
• NABC Second Team All-American
• Sporting News Third Team All-American
• Basketball Times Third Team All-American
• Became just the third player in BIG EAST history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding in all games
• Joins Jerry West as the only two WVU players to score at least 1,800 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds
• Finished 11th in BIG EAST history with 560 career rebounds
• Started all 33 games, averaging 38.3 minutes per contest
• Averaged 19.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game
• Shot 50.9 percent from the field
• Grabbed 360 rebounds, 141 on the offensive glass
• Scored double figures in every game
• Double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds against Connecticut in BIG EAST Championship
• Double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds at USF
• Double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds against DePaul
• Double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds at Pitt
• Double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville
• Ninth consecutive 20-point game with 20 points at Providence
• Posted 21 points and 13 rebounds against Pitt
• Scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Syracuse
• Double-double with 26 points and 14 rebounds at St. John’s
• Double-double with 26 points and 13 rebounds against Cincinnati
• Scored 25 points against Marshall to earn Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic MVP honors
• Double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds against Rutgers
• Scored 22 points at Connecticut
• Double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds against Georgetown
• 10th double-double of the season against Rutgers with 14 points and 14 rebounds
• Double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Seton Hall
• Scored 13 points against Villanova
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 26
• Third consecutive double-double with 28 points and 17 rebounds against Baylor
• Double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds against Missouri State
• Double-double with 25 points and 14 rebounds against Tennessee Tech
• Scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
• Had 12 points with nine rebounds against Miami
• Double-double with a career-high 30 points and 12 rebounds against Kansas State
• Scored 14 points with nine rebounds at Mississippi State
• Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19
• Fourth consecutive double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Akron
• Third consecutive double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds against Morehead State
• Double-double with a career-high 29 points and 13 rebounds (set WVU career offensive rebound record) vs. Alcorn State
• Double-double with 18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Kent State
• Scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds in season opener against Oral Roberts

West Virginia (2010-11)
• Started all 33 games, averaging 34.9 minutes per contest
• Was second on the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game and led the team in rebounding at 7.5 boards per contest
• Shot 44.6 percent from the field
• Grabbed 246 rebounds, including 108 on the offensive glass
• Had 18 blocks, 18 steals and 37 assists
• Scored double figures in 23 games
• Had eight double-doubles
• Scored 10 points vs. Davidson
• Double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds vs. Vanderbilt
• Had 22 points against VMI
• 16 points vs. American
• Had 14 points at Miami
• Scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Duquesne
• Double-double with 15 points/10 rebounds vs. Cleveland State
• Scored 17 points with six assists vs. St. John’s
• 17 points at Marquette
• 13 points and six rebounds at DePaul
• 15 points and eight rebounds at Georgetown
• Double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds vs. Providence
• 17 points and nine rebounds vs. Purdue
• 13 points vs. USF
• Had eight points and seven rebounds at Louisville
• Had nine rebounds at Cincinnati
• Double-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds vs. Seton Hall
• Became WVU’s 47th 1,000-point scorer vs. Seton Hall
• Team-high 16 points at Villanova
• 12 points vs. Pitt
• Double-double with 14 points and 10 boards vs. Notre Dame
• 12 points/11 rebounds at Rutgers
• 15 points/10 boards vs. UConn
• Had a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds (11 offensive) vs. Louisville
• Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll in March 6
• 15 points vs. Marquette
• Had 17 points and nine rebounds against Clemson

West Virginia (2009-10)
• Started all 38 games, averaging 33.0 minutes per contest
• Set a school record with 135 offensive rebounds in a season
• Averaged 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
• Was second on the team in 3-point field goals made with 42
• Shot 40.4 percent from 3-point range and 52.1 percent from the floor
• Had 41 assists, 34 blocks and 22 steals
• Had 272 total rebounds for the season
• Had double figures in 31 games
• Made first collegiate start vs. Loyola (Md.) and finished with 14 points and seven rebounds
• 11 points vs. The Citadel
• Had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists vs. Long Beach State
• Scored 11 points vs. Texas A&M
• Scored 17 points and had six rebounds vs. Portland
• Named to the 76 Classic all-tournament team
• Had 16 points and nine rebounds against Duquesne
• Double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds against Coppin State
• Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 14)
• Career-high 23 points against Cleveland State
• 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Ole Miss
• Double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds at Seton Hall
• Scored 18 points vs. Marquette
• Scored 12 points and had eight rebounds at Purdue
• Game-high 19 points vs. Rutgers on 8-of-9 shooting
• Double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Notre Dame
• Nine points at USF
• 11 points vs. Syracuse
• 13 points vs. Marshall
• Nine points, 11 rebounds vs. Ohio State
• 16 points vs. Louisville
• 16 points vs. Pitt
• 13 points at St. John’s
• 11 points, eight rebounds vs. Villanova
• Eight points and 10 rebounds at Pitt
• Nine points, eight rebounds at Providence
• 16 points, nine rebounds vs. Seton Hall
• 12 points at UConn
• 15 points vs. Cincinnati
• 14 points vs. Georgetown
• Nine points at Villanova
• 17 points vs. Cincinnati
• 10 points vs. Notre Dame
• 12 points against Georgetown
• Named to BIG EAST all-Tournament team
• 17 points vs. Morgan State
• 13 points vs. Missouri
• Game-high 18 points vs. Washington
• 13 points vs. Kentucky
• Named to NCAA East Region all-Tournament team

West Virginia (2008-09)
• Played in all 35 games, averaging 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game
• Averaged 19.3 minutes per contest
• Shot 49.5 percent from the field
• Grabbed 170 rebounds, including 66 on the offensive glass
• Had 22 assists, 23 blocks and 21 steals
• Posted eight games in double figures, including a stretch of six games in a row during BIG EAST play
• Scored nine points against Elon
• Had six points against Longwood
• Had 11 points against Delaware State.
• Scored six points and grabbed six rebounds against Cleveland State
• Nine points and six rebounds at Duquesne
• Eight points, eight rebounds against Miami University
• Five points and five rebounds at Ohio State
• Had 12 points in 13 minutes at Seton Hall
• Grabbed six rebounds at Marquette
• Had six points and eight rebounds against Marshall
• Had four rebounds against USF
• Scored four points at Georgetown
• Scored six points vs. Pitt
• Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds against St. John’s
• Had six points and six rebounds at Syracuse
• Had eight points and seven rebounds vs. Providence
• Had six points at Pitt
• Had seven rebounds vs. Villanova
• First double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Notre Dame
• Had 10 points at Rutgers
• 12 points vs. Cincinnati
• 10 points at USF
• 13 points and nine rebounds vs. DePaul
• Career-high 19 points and eight rebounds vs. Louisville

High School
• Averaged 23 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior at Mount Vernon High
• Led Mount Vernon to New York State PHSAA championships in 2006 and 2007
• Had 23 double-doubles on the season
• Averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks per game as a junior
• Named MVP of the Bojangles High School Shoot-out in North Carolina (57 points, 41 rebounds, seven blocks in three games)
• Named Most Outstanding Player of the Riverbank State Park Christmas tournament (47 points and 24 rebounds in two games)
• Named MVP of the Prime Time Tour in New Jersey (26 points and 14 rebounds)
• New York State PHSAA all-tournament team, Tri-County 1-AA first team all-conference, all-NY Hoops first team and NY Hoops all-suburban first team
• Selected to play in the NBA Top 100 Camp in 2007
• Played AAU basketball for the Westchester Hawks
• Selected to play in the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic all-star game
• Had 43 points and 19 rebounds against the Juice All-Stars
Personal
• Son of Patricia Jones and Fred DeJarnett
• Birthday is August 25
• Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• BIG EAST Academic All-Star

Final WVU Rankings
• 5th in career scoring (1,822 points)
• 14th in career field goals attempted (1,268)
• 22nd in career field goal percentage (49.4)
• 16th in career 3-point field goals made (110)
• 14th in career 3-point field goals attempted (349)
• 4th in career rebounds (1,048)
• 1st in career offensive rebounds (450)
• 20th in career rebounding average (7.54)
• 8th in career blocked shots (109)
• 2nd in career minutes played (4,347)
• 17th in career minutes played per game (31.27)
• 6th in career games played (139)
• 13th in career games started (104)
• 6th in career double-doubles (33)
• 2nd in career 10-point games (95)
• 14th in career 20-point games (14)
• 10th in season scoring (657, 2012)
• 6th in season field goals made (260, 2012)
• 13th in season field goals attempted (511, 2012)
• 8th in season rebounds (360, 2012)
• 1st (141, 2012), 2nd (135, 2010) and 4th (108, 2011) in season offensive rebounds
• 3rd (1,265, 2012), 4th (1,254, 2010) and 15th (1,152, 2011) in season minutes played
• 1st in season games played (38, 2010)
• 1st in season games started (38, 2010)
• 5th in season double-doubles (21, 2012)
• 2nd (33, 2012) and 4th (31, 2012) in season 10-point games
• 7th in season 20-point games (19, 2012)

Professional career

2012–13 season
Jones went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. On September 10, 2012, Jones signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[3] However, he was later waived by Cavaliers on October 27, 2012.[4] On November 1, 2012, he was acquired by the Canton Charge as an affiliate player.
On November 29, 2012, after playing three games for the Charge averaging 27.0 points and 13.7 rebounds per game, Jones re-signed with the Cavaliers. On the same day, he was assigned back to the Charge.[5] On December 4, 2012, he was recalled by the Cavaliers,[6] but was sent back to the Charge for other assignments throughout the season.[7] On December 7, 2012, he debuted for the Cavaliers in the NBA against Minnesota Timberwolves and for eight and a half minutes gave 2 points and had 4 rebounds.[8] On January 5, 2013, Jones played his best match up to then in the NBA against Houston Rockets scoring 6 points and having 3 rebounds.[9] After that match, coach of Cavaliers Byron Scott gave more chances to Jones. On April 14, 2013, Jones has played his best match in his debut NBA season scoring the double-double, he scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds against Philadelphia 76ers.[10]

2013–14 season
On July 9, 2013, Jones joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[11] On July 19, 2013, he was waived by the Cavaliers after not appearing in a summer league game.[12]
In November 2013, Jones was re-acquired by the Canton Charge.[13] On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[14]
On March 8, 2014, Jones's contract was bought out by the Charge in order for him to sign with San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association.[15][16]

2014–15 season
In July 2014, Jones joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[17] On September 26, 2014, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[18] However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 24, 2014.[19]
On February 18, 2015, Jones signed with Cholet Basket of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season

2015–16 season
In July 2015, Jones joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[21]
On October 20, 2015, Jones signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Partizan for the rest of the season.[22]

2016–17 season
On August 1, 2016, Jones signed with PBC Lokomotiv Kuban of Russia. He signed a one-plus-one year contract.[23] On March 2, 2017, Jones's D-League rights would be traded to the Northern Arizona Suns in a three-way deal.

2017–18 season
On November 27, 2017, Jones signed a two-month contract with Spanish club Baskonia with an option to extend it for the remainder of the season.[24] Following the expiration of his contract, on January 29, 2018, he parted ways with Baskonia.[25]

He continued his season with Nanterre 92 of the French Jeep Élite. Jones was named the Most Valuable Player of the month May.