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Denver Jones Season 2024-25

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Denver Jones Season 2024-25

PositionG
Weight205 lbs
Height6-4
ClassSenior
HometownNew Market, Ala.
Previous SchoolFIU

CAREER HONORS
• Tied for eighth all-time in single-season free throw percentage (.863 in 2023-24)
• 2023-24 NABC Honors Court
• 2022-23 All-Conference USA First Team
• Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 13, 2021)
• 2020-21 Jayhawk Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2020-21 NJCAA All-Region 6 Second Team
• 2020-21 All-Jayhawk Conference First Team

JUNIOR (2023-24)
Played in all 35 games of the season with 33 starts … Team’s fourth-leading scorer averaging 9.1 points per game … Led the team with a 41.8 percent accuracy from long range with  51 made threes on 122 attempts … Shot 86.3 percent from the free throw line (69-of-80) to tie Scott Pohlman for eighth all-time in the school record books for single-season free throw percentage … Also dished out 42 assists and made 25 steals … Made his Auburn debut in the season opener, pouring in 13 points including a trio of 3-pointers against No. 17-ranked Baylor (11/7/23) … Tallied double figures in seven of the last eight contests of the season including the Tigers’ SEC Tournament Championship run and NCAA Tournament automatic berth … Recorded a season-high 21 points with seven made threes versus Georgia (3/9/24) in the regular-season finale … One of his 16 double-figure performances of the year including 19 points against Vanderbilt (1/31/24) and 17 points against Yale in the NCAA First Round (3/22/24) … Went perfect from the charity stripe 16 times including 6-for-6 twice in victories over Virginia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge (11/29/23) and USC (12/17/23) … Recognized for his work in the classroom with a spot on the NABC Honors Court.

FIU (2021-23)
Became the first Panther in program history to be named first team all-conference as a sophomore in 2023 … Averaged 20 points, 3.8 rebounds per game ... Rated the No. 26 overall transfer in the country by 247Sports ... Shot 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point arc, 86.4 percent from the free throw line and 43.4 percent from the field ... Started and played in all 27 games of the 2022-23 season for the Golden Panthers, scoring in double figures in 25 of those contests ... Registered a career-high 30 points at Rice (3/4/23) ... Ranked fifth nationally in mid-range field-goal percentage ... During his freshman year, named Conference USA Freshman of the Week and led the league in free-throw percentage (89.6).

GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2020-21)
Began his collegiate career at Garden City (Kan.) Community College ... Garnered all-region second team, all-conference first team and Jayhawk Conference Freshman of the Year honors ... Averaged 19.1 points per game and shot 40 percent from long range.

HIGH SCHOOL
Finished his prep career at Memphis (Tenn.) Day Academy and was tabbed all-area, first-team all-region and second team all-state … Previously played at Buckhorn High School and Tennessee Preparatory Academy … Scored 2,000+ career points in high school … Led Buckhorn to a 22-8 overall record as a sophomore … Played AAU Basketball for Team Thad.

PERSONAL
Son of Ernest and Jennelle Jones ... Born on Nov. 2, 2000 … Has two siblings, Dallas and Dominique Jones … His older brother, Dallas, played college basketball at South Alabama and Texas Wesleyan … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.

CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 30 at Rice (3/4/23)
Field Goals Made: 10 (three times)
Field Goals Attempted: 23 vs. Louisiana Tech (3/8/23)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Georgia (3/9/24), vs. Southern Miss (2/3/22)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 11 at UTSA (1/21/23)
Free Throws Made: 11 vs. UAB (1/7/23)
Free Throws Attempted: 12 vs. Rice (2/19/22)
Rebounds: 13 at Eastern Michigan (12/11/21)
Assists: 6 (three times)
Blocks: 1 (six times)
Steals: 4 (six times)
Minutes Played: 47 at Eastern Michigan (12/11/21)
Double-Figure Games: 62
30-Point Games: 1
20-Point Games: 20
10-Rebound Games: 1
Double-Doubles:
Dunks: 12