LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On Monday evening, Jemel Jones made it official that he will be in Crimson & White this upcoming fall for the Aggies. 

Jones spent his junior season at California State Bakersfield before transferring to NM State. 

Jemel Jones | Sr. | G | 6-4 | Chicago, IL. | Dwight D. Eisenhower HS | CSU Bakersfield 

2024-25 (CSU Bakersfield) 

• Appeared in all 33 games, starting in 26. 

• Made his Division I debut vs. California (Nov. 4), posting 22 points (9-15 FG), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in 34 minutes. 

• Broke the CSUB single-game scoring record with 45 points (12-22 FG, 6-11 3FG, 13-16 FT) in a win over CSUN (Jan. 11), surpassing Kenny Warren's 40-point mark set in 1993. 

• Surpassed Kaleb Higgins' single-season DI scoring record (573 points) at Cal Poly on Mar. 1. 

• Set CSUB DI single-season scoring average record with 18.9 points per game. 

• Broke the all-time CSUB field goals made record (237), surpassing CSUB's only NBA Draft pick ever Kebu Stewart. 

• Scored in double figures in 29 of 33 games; scored 15+ in 20 contests and 20+ in 13 contests. 

• Named Big West Player of the Week (Mar. 3) after averaging 25.5 points over two games, including a buzzer-beater vs. Long Beach State in a 37-point effort. 

• Earned All-Big West Second Team and Big West Newcomer of the Year honors. 

• Averaged 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists in 27.0 minutes per game. 

• Shot 47.8% from the field, 35.2% from three-point range, and 85.7% from the free-throw line. 

2023-24 (South Suburban College) 

• Led the nation in scoring with 33.6 points per game. 

• Also averaged 9.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 3.7 steals per game. 

• Shot 55.5% from the floor. 

• Totaled 1,245 points (1st in the nation), 122 steals (1st), 362 rebounds (2nd), and 207 assists (3rd). 

• Scored a season-high 56 points vs. Bosco Institute and had a 51-point game vs. Black Hawk College-Moline. 

• Registered 23 double-doubles and three triple-doubles. 

• Five 40+ point performances. 

• Helped lead the Bulldogs to a 34-3 record. 

• Finished the season ranked 1st nationally in points, points per game, and defensive rebounds (273). 

• Accumulated a two-year JUCO career total of 1,999 points. 

Accolades 

• Big West Newcomer of the Year 

• Big West Second Team All-Conference 

• 2023-24 NJCAA Division II National Player of the Year 

• 2023-24 NABC Two-Year College Player of the Year 

• NJCAA DII First Team All-American (2022-23 at Olive-Harvey, 2023-24 at South Suburban) 

• Midwest District A Tournament MVP 

• NJCAA DII National Championship All-Tournament Team 

• NJCAA Region IV Player of the Year 

• Region IV First Team 

• Midwest District All-Tournament Team 

QUOTABLE | Head Coach Jason Hooten 

" We are extremely excited to have Jemel join our Aggie Family! Mel was arguably one of the top scorers in the nation this past season and will bring us what we desperately needed from day one. He has an amazing ability to score the basketball and we're looking forward to incorporating that into our program.". 

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