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2011-12: Appeared in 30 games with 16 starts … recorded 52 steals for ninth in the Bobcat single season leaders chart … averaged 1.73 steals per game and 3.93 assists per game … scored a career high 18 points against South Dakota (Feb. 18) … collected a career-high eight assists versus Howard Payne (Nov. 15) … grabbed four steals twice during the season, last versus Nicholls (Feb. 23) … scored in double figures six times … tallied five or more assists 10 times.

Previous School: Transferred to Texas State after a two-year stint at Lamar State-PA JC ... a Region XIV all-conference third team pick, Jones averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game ... the Hartland, Mich. native set the single-season and career assist records at Lamar State-PA ... helped lead the Seahawks to the 2011 NJCAA Region XIV Championship and finished with a 24-9 overall record ... was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament as he scored 30 points in the championship game to lead the Seahawks.

High School: Letterwinner at Hartland High School under coach Frank Leppek … earned all-state honors for the Eagles … ranked second in the state of Michigan his senior year at Hartland in 3-point shot average (51 percent) … was a McDonald’s All-American nominee his senior year … played AAU for the Michigan Road Runners under coach Chris Cagle.

Personal: Major is exercise and sports science at Texas State … born on February 16 in Saginaw, Mich. … son of Vonnetta Jones and D’Sean Mitchell … has three siblings, William, Jamarion and Vontrell … enjoys playing basketball and video games.