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R.J. Jones

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Denton, Texas
High School:
Wasatch Academy (Utah)
Prev School:
John Paul II (Texas)

FEATURES (click on headline for link)

Quality Strides in a Short Time (K-State Sports Extra, Nov. 28, 2023)

HONORS

2023 Third Team All-NIBC
2022 TAPPS Class 6A Player of the Year
2022 TAPPS Class 6A All-Tournament
2022 TAPPS Class 6A First Team All-State
2022 District 6A-2 MVP
2022 Second Team All-Area (Dallas Morning News)

CAREER OVERVIEW

Opted to transfer in April 2024 after one season (2023-24) at K-State.
Played 28 games as a true freshman in 2023-24, averaging 2.4 points per game.
Arrived at K-State after playing his senior season at prep powerhouse Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, leading the Tigers to a 19-10 record and No. 9 final MaxPrep ranking, including a 7-5 mark in the NIBC.
Won a TAPPS Class 6A State Championship at John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas as a junior in 2021-22, averaging 20 points in the state tournament… Was named the 2022 TAPPS Class 6A Player of the Year as well as First Team All-State after averaging nearly 20 points per game.
Apart of a high-regarded freshman class that was rated in the top 25 by several organizations, including No. 18 by 247Sports, No. 22 by ESPN and No. 24 by Rivals.

Career-High Points: 14 vs. South Dakota State (11/13/23) while at K-State
Career-High Rebounds: 3 vs. North Alabama (12/2/23) while at K-State
Career-High Assists: 4 vs. Central Arkansas (11/22/23) while at K-State
Career-High Steals: 2, twice

vs. Villanova (12/5/24)
at Iowa (3/19/24)

AS A FRESHMAN AT K-STATE (2023-24) | 2.4 PPG, 0.8 RPG, 0.7 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)

Helped guide the Wildcats to a 19-15 overall record, including a tie for ninth in the Big 12 with an 8-10 mark, and a trip to the NIT.
Saw action in 28 games, averaging 9.0 minutes per game… Appeared in 7 of the last 8 games, averaging 9.6 minutes per game.
Averaged 2.4 points on 29.4 percent (20-of-68) shooting, including 29.8 percent (17-of-57) from 3-point range, with 0.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game… Connected on 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the free throw line.
Scored in 12 games, including his first career double-digit scoring games with 14 points vs. South Dakota State (11/13/23)… Went 4-of-6 from the field against the Jackrabbits, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, to go with a 2-of-3 effort from the free throw line.
Hit a big 3-pointer in overtime in the win over No. 9/9 Baylor (1/16/24), finishing with 3 points to go with a rebound and a block in 6 minutes… It was his first career points in Big 12 play.
Scored his first career points in the opener vs. No. 21/22 USC (11/6/23), hitting a pair of free throws for 2 points in 11 minutes.
Connected on 17 3-point field goals during the season… Made 2 or more treys in 4 games, including a season-high 4 vs. South Dakota State (11/13/23).
Totaled 21 rebounds, including 19 on the defensive end… Had a season-best 3 boards in the overtime win over North Alabama (12/2/23).
Dished out 20 assists to 14 turnovers on the season… Tallied a season-best 4 vs. Central Arkansas (11/22/23).
Saw action in 14 of 18 Big 12 games… Averaged 1.7 points on 33.3 percent (9-of-27) shooting in league-only games with 0.6 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game.
Scored his Big 12-high with 9 points at No. 14/15 Kansas (3/5/24), connecting on 3-of-5 attempts from 3-point range to go with 2 rebounds in 13 minutes.
Coached by Jerome Tang.

SUMMER 2023 | INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL, ABU DHABI | 6.3 PPG, 2.0 APG, 1.3 RPG

Played in all 3 games with 1 start in the Wildcats’ historic 10-day trip to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel, and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., which ran from August 9-20.
Averaged 6.3 points on 35 percent (7-of-20) shooting, including 30.8 percent (4-of-13) from 3-point range, with 2.0 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 17 minutes per game.
Scored in all 3 games, including a tour-best 13 points vs. Israel Select (8/15/23) on 5-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, in nearly 18 minutes.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was rated as a consensus 4-star prospect by all major recruiting services, including ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3… Listed among the ESPN 100 and Rivals150… Rated as a top-20 shooting guard nationally and the No. 1 prospect in state of Texas by 247Sports and On3.
Played his senior season at prep powerhouse Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah in 2022-23, helping the Tigers post a 19-10 record and No. 9 final MaxPreps ranking.
Named Third Team All-NIBC as a senior in 2022-23.
Averaged 11.9 points on 40 percent (48-of-119) shooting, including 39 percent (29-of-75) from 3-point range, with 5.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals as a senior… Connected on 75 percent (18-of-24) shooting from the free throw line… Led the NIBC with 29 made 3-pointers… Was second in assists and 12^th in scoring.
Spent his junior season in 2021-22 at John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas, leading the Cardinals to a 31-7 record and its second TAPPS Class 6A State Championship in three seasons… John Paul II defeated Concordia Lutheran, 66-56, in the state title game with Jones pouring in a team-high 19 points to end the year on a 10-game winning streak.
Selected as the 2022 TAPPS Class 6A Player of the Year as a junior in 2021-22… Named to the TAPPS Class 6A First Team All-State Team… Chosen the MVP of District 6A-2 as well as an All-District selection… Was a Second Team All-Area pick by the Dallas Morning News.
Averaged 19.7 points as a junior to go along with 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game… Had at least 12 games of at least 20 points, including a pair of 30-point efforts… Scored a career-high 33 points against Our Saviour Lutheran (12/11/21)… Also had 32 points against rival Bishop Lynch (2/8/22), knocking down 11-of-17 field goals, including 7-of-13 from 3-point range.
Named to the 2022 TAPPS 6A All-Tournament Team after averaging 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the playoffs, which included a 23-point effort vs. Bishop Lynch in the semifinals.
Combined for more than 800 points as a freshman (2019-20) and sophomore (2020-21) at Braswell High School in Little Elm, Texas, averaging 19 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 29 games played a sophomore in 2020-21.
Coached by Paul Peterson at Wasatch Academy.

AAU

Played with the JL3 Elite Basketball Team during summer grassroots season, averaging 15 points at the Peach Jam.
Invited to the prestigious Pangos All-American Camp in the summer of 2022.
Coached by Anthony Fobb.

PERSONAL

Robert Lee Jones Jr. was born on Sept. 10, 2004, in Pensacola, Fla.
Parents are Robert Jones Sr. and Cynthia Jones… Has a younger sibling, Jacori.
Major at K-State was sports nutrition.