New Mexico State University Athletics

Awards
2018 AP All-American Honorable Mention
2018 WAC Player of the Year
2018 First-Team All-WAC
2018 WAC All-Defensive Team
2018 WAC Tournament MVP
2018 NABC First-Team (District 6)
2018 USBWA All-District VIII Team
2018 Joe Kearney Award Recipient (Best Male Athlete)
2018 WAC Sportsmanship Award
2017 WAC All-Newcomer Team

Records
2017-18 Single-Season Records
450 - rebounds (2nd)
13.2 - rebound per game (T3rd)

WAC Records
450 - rebounds (1st)

Career Records
737 - rebounds (T8th)
10.8 - rebounds per game (3rd)

2017-18: Helped guide NM State to its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance…led the Aggies to their third WAC regular-season title in four years with 12-2 finish...named the 2018 WAC Player of the Year after averaging a double-double in league play with 11.3 points and 14.1 rebounds per game…selected to WAC All-Defensive Team…named to USBWA All-District VIII Team and NABC First-Team District 6…earned 2018 WAC Tournament MVP accolades after leading NM State to its second-straight WAC Tournament title and sixth in seven years…averaged 11.7 points and 18.7 rebounds during the conference tournament and broke the tournament rebounding record with 55 boards in three games…the only player this century to record 20 rebounds in three-consecutive games according to ESPN Stats & Info and Stats LLC (since 1997)…recorded double-digit rebounds in 26-of-32 games – including five games with 20-plus rebounds…tallied 21 double-doubles on the year…finished senior season averaging 11.0 points, 13.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 50.3-percent from the floor with a team-high 36 steals…opened the season with 19 points and 19 rebounds against East Central University (11/10)…recorded the third double-double in NM State history with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Eastern New Mexico (12/12) at home…scored the game-winning basket against Davidson (12/22) in the opening round of the 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic...opened WAC play with 18 points and 16 rebounds at Chicago State (1/6) and earned his first-ever WAC Player of the Week honors for his performance…recorded his first of three-straight 20 rebound games against UT Rio Grande Valley (2/3) at home to go with 10 points and five assists…followed up with six points to go with his second 20 rebound game against CSU Bakersfield (2/8) at home…willed NM State to victory against Grand Canyon (2/10) at home with 27 points and 20 rebounds on 12-of-21 shooting…had 15 points with 23 rebounds and seven assists on senior night vs. UMKC (2/24)…wrapped up his collegiate career with 13 points and 14 rebounds along with four assists, a block and a steal in NM State’s NCAA Tournament First-Round game against fifth-seeded Clemson (3/16).

2016-17: Played in all 34 games as the team’s sixth man, averaging 9.7 points and 8.4 rebounds while guiding NM State to the WAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season as an Aggie….named to the WAC All-Newcomers Team…was a huge contributor to NM State’s historic 20-game win-streak…tallied nine double-doubles on the season…his 8.4 boards per game was good for second on the team and fourth in the WAC…his .502 shooting clip was third on the team (min. 100 FGA) and eighth in the league…was also second on the team with 103 assists on the year…had a huge game against Nicholls State (11/22), pouring in 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting with nine rebounds…willed the Aggies to a win over UC Irvine (12/19) with 23 points and season-high 18 rebounds…nearly tied season-high in rebounds at CSU Bakersfield (2/9), pulling down 16 boards with 11 points.

2015-16 (Hill Junior College): Guided Hill Junior College to a 22-9 mark as a sophomore…averaged 10 points and 10.3 boards per game in the 13 games he saw action in…posted 20 points on 10-of-17 shooting while pulling down 16 boards in his final game of the 2015-16 season…pulled down double-digit rebounds in 8-of-13 games that season.
 
2014-15 (Hill Junior College): Started in 35-of-36 games as a freshman and averaged 13.4 points, 13.3 boards, 6.9 assists and 2.3 blocks and 1.9 steals to go with his 2.6 assists to turnover ratio…helped lead Hill Junior College to a 32-4 season…opened his career with a 22-point performance against Richland, going 7-for-11 from the field and 7-of-9 from the stripe…reached double-figures in his first seven games at Hill…recorded 20-plus points in a game seven separate times…posted a season-high 29 points in the National Junior College Athletic Association semifinal match, knocking down 12-of-25 from the field to go with his 19 rebounds against current teammate Marlon Jones…helped guide the Rebels to a third-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament and earned all-tournament honors as well as the Charles Sesher Sportsmanship Award.
 
High School: Was a two-star recruit coming out of Melrose High School according to ESPN with a grade of 62…was a four-year letter winner for the Golden Wildcats…led MHS to its third-straight district championship in his junior campaign…finished his prep career 67-38 overall and 28-11 in district play.
 
Personal: Son of Christine Jones…has two older sisters …majoring in individualized studies.