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WORTH NOTING • Started nine of the last 10 games and scored in double figures in five of the last 11 games of the 2008-09 season • Scored an ACC career-high 19 points and had a career-high five assists at North Carolina (2/7/09) • Shot 84.6 percent (22-26) from the free-throw line in 2008-09 • Started 25 games as a freshman in 2007-08, the first 13 games and the last 12 games • Scored a career-high 26 points in a semifinal game in the College Basketball Invitational against Bradley (3/26/08) • Averaged 13.7 points a game to finish second on the team in scoring during Virginia's three-game exhibition trip to Canada in late August of 2008 and shot 78.6 percent (11-14) from the free throw line • Averaged 22.7 points, six rebounds and three assists a game as a senior at Monsignor Bonner High School • Scored 1,923 career points to become the leading scorer in the history of the Philadelphia Catholic League, breaking the previous record of 1,895 that stood for almost 30 years • 2007 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year
AT VIRGINIA
2008-09 SEASON:
• Averaged 6.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 19.0 minutes played a game and shot 84.6 percent (22-26) from the free-throw line • Started nine of the last 10 games and scored in double figures in five of the last 11 games • Played in 26 games • Scored 11 points at Clemson (3/3/09) • Scored a game-high 16 points and had four rebounds in 30 minutes vs. Miami (2/26/09) • Had nine points at NC State (2/21/09) • Scored eight points vs. Virginia Tech at JPJA (2/18/09) • Had 12 points and three assists vs. Clemson at JPJA (2/15/09) • Scored eight points and had four rebounds in 31 minutes at Florida State (2/10/09) • Scored a season-high and ACC career-high 19 points (7-12 FG, 3-5 3FG) while totaling a career-high five assists in a career-high 37 minutes at North Carolina (2/7/09) in his first start of the season • Had 10 points and five rebounds vs. Boston College (2/4/09) • Scored eight points vs. Florida State at JPJA (1/24/09) • Had six points and four rebounds vs. North Carolina at JPJA (1/15/09) • Scored five points vs. Auburn (12/20/08) • Had seven points and three rebounds vs. Longwood (12/17/08) • Scored 10 points vs. Liberty (11/25/08) • Had eight points and three rebounds vs. VMI in the season opener (11/16/08) • Scored 18 points and five rebounds in the exhibition vs. Shepherd (11/9/08) • Lettered for the second time
2007-08 SEASON: • Averaged 4.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 15.0 minutes played a game • Started 25 games, including the first 13 games and the last 12 games • Made 70.2 percent (33-47) of his free throw attempts for the season • Scored in double figures in five games, including the last two • Scored a career-high 26 points in the CBI semifinal game against Bradley (3/26/08) • Had a career-high nine field goals made, including a career-high six three-point field goals, against Bradley (3/26/08) • Had 10 points vs. Old Dominion (3/24/08) in a CBI quarterfinal game • Scored seven points vs. Georgia Tech (3/13/08) in the ACC Tournament • Had nine points vs. NC State (2/24/08) • Scored four points and had a season-high four assists at Boston College (2/17/08) • Had seven points vs. North Carolina (2/12/08) • Scored four points and had four rebounds at Wake Forest (2/9/08) • Had eight points vs. Hartford (12/30/07) • Scored 10 points and had four rebounds vs. Elon (12/22/07) • Had eight points, five rebounds, and two assists vs. Northwestern (11/27/07) • Scored 15 points (5-7 3FG) at Arizona (11/17/07) • Had first career double-figure scoring game with 10 points vs. Howard (11/14/07) • Started the season opener vs. Vermont (11/11/07), his collegiate debut, and had eight points and a career-high six rebounds • Had 12 points and six rebounds in a start in an exhibition against Carson-Newman (11/4/07) • Lettered for the first time
HIGH SCHOOL • Averaged 22.7 points, six rebounds, and three assists per game as a senior at Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pa., for head coach Brian Daly • Scored 1,923 career points to become the leading scorer in the history of the Philadelphia Catholic League, breaking the previous record of 1,895 that had stood for almost 30 years • 2007 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year • 2007 Markwood Club Philadelphia Player of the Year • 2007 Philadelphia Daily News first-team All-City • 2007 MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League (Southern Division) • 2007 first-team Associated Press Class AAAA All-State • 2007 Delaware County Times Player of the Year • McDonald’s All-America nominee • Played for the U.S. All-Stars in the 2007 Capital Classic and scored seven points • 2006 Associated Press Class AAA State Player of the Year and an All-State selection • Averaged 21.9 points, five rebounds, and three assists a game as a junior • Three-time first-team All-Philadelphia Catholic League (Southern Division) • Averaged 19.1 points a game as a sophomore • Played on the championship team at the Nike Douai World Championship in Paris, France in 2006
PERSONAL • Full name is Jeffrey Bryan Jones • Born June 25, 1989, in Chester, Pa. • Son of Jovon and Jeff Jones • Father played basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne College and grandfather, Robert Jones, played basketball at Moravian College • Has an older sister, Shenese, and a younger brother, Deon • Anthropology major
JONES' STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA
| Year |
G-GS |
MP-Avg. |
FGM-FGA |
Pct. |
3FM-3FA |
Pct. |
FTM-FTA |
Pct. |
Off-Def |
Reb-Avg |
PF-DQ |
Ast |
TO |
BS |
Stl |
Pts-Avg |
2007-08
|
33-25
|
494-15.0
|
55-151
|
.364
|
16-51
|
.314
|
33-47
|
.702 |
15-45
|
60-1.8
|
46-0
|
17
|
41
|
4
|
10
|
159-4.8
|
ACC
|
16-8
|
193-12.1
|
12-51
|
.235 |
2-14
|
.143 |
10-14
|
.714 |
6-14
|
20-1.3
|
20-0
|
8
|
16
|
1
|
5
|
36-2.3
|
| 2008-09 |
26-9 |
493-19.0 |
60-174 |
.345 |
27-93 |
.290 |
22-26 |
.846 |
7-42 |
49-1.9 |
30-0 |
24 |
15 |
3 |
13 |
169-6.5 |
| ACC |
15-9 |
311-20.7 |
42-112 |
.375 |
17-57 |
.298 |
17-20 |
.850 |
5-27 |
32-2.1 |
20-0 |
14 |
10 |
2 |
9 |
118-7.9 |
| Career |
59-34
|
987-16.7
|
115-325
|
.354
|
43-144
|
.299
|
55-73
|
.753 |
22-87
|
109-1.8
|
76-0
|
41
|
56
|
7
|
23
|
328-5.6
|
| ACC |
31-17
|
504-16.3
|
54-163
|
.331 |
19-71
|
.268 |
27-34
|
.794 |
11-41
|
52-1.7
|
40-0
|
22
|
26
|
3
|
14
|
154-5.0
|
Jones' Career Highs Points--26 vs. Bradley (3/26/08); Rebounds--6 vs. Vermont (11/11/07); FG Made--9 vs. Bradley (3/26/08); FG Att.--14 vs. Bradley (3/26/08); 3 Pt. FG Made--6 vs. Bradley (3/26/08); 3 Pt. FG Att.--8 vs. Bradley (3/26/08), vs. Liberty (11/25/08); FT Made--5 vs. Boston College (2/4/09); FT Att.--6 vs. BC (2/4/09), vs. Clemson (2/15/09); Assists--5 at North Carolina (2/7/09); Turnovers--4 vs. Longwood (12/7/07), vs. Clemson (2/15/09); Blocks--1 on seven occasions; Steals--3 vs. Howard (11/14/07), vs. BC (2/4/09); Minutes--37 at North Carolina (2/7/09).
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