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 ====== Greg Jones ======
-**WORK IN PROGRESS**
   * **Player**
   * **Seasons:** [[season_2021-22|2021-22]]
-  * **Number:** TBD
+  * **Number:** 10
   * **Position:** PF
   * **Height:** 6' 7"
   * **Weight:** 225
-  * **Hometown:** Bronx NY
+  * **Hometown:** [[wp>The Bronx|Bronx NY]]
   * **High School:** John Marshall (Richmond VA)
   * **Prep School:** none
-  * **Transfer From:** Southern Connecticut State
+  * **Transfer From:** [[opponent_southern_connecticut|Southern Connecticut State]]
-  * **Birthday:** ?
+  * **Birthday:** December 17((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1471891528230526980))
+[{{ ::jones_greg_roster_photo_2021-22.jpg?direct&150|}}]
 ===== At UMass =====
-  * 6/4/2021: Jones announced his intention to transfer.((https://twitter.com/gjones637/status/1400936270805807111))
+  * 6/4/2021: Jones announced his intention to transfer in.((https://twitter.com/gjones637/status/1400936270805807111))  During his time in the portal, he also reportedly heard from [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure]] and others.((https://twitter.com/chasemt_/status/1393584571090972677))
+  * UMass confirmed his addition to the team on 6/9/21.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/6/9/umass-mens-basketball-welcomes-greg-jones.aspx))
+  * Coach [[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]] on Jones: "Greg is a high character young man who has a tremendous passion for the game.  We are extremely excited to bring someone with so much positive energy into our program. Greg is a tough kid who is willing to embrace the challenge of playing and guarding multiple positions on the floor. Those are the kind of guys we want here at UMass."((https://umassathletics.com/news/2021/6/9/umass-mens-basketball-welcomes-greg-jones.aspx))
+=== 2021-22 ===
+  * Although UMass classified Jones as a Junior on the [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2021-22|official roster]], he was honored during Senior Night on [[game20220302_fordham|3/2 vs Fordham]].
+  * Played in 31 of the 32 games in the season, the lone miss being due to COVID-19 protocols ([[game20220205_rhode_island|2/5 at Rhode Island]]).  Started in 9 games.
+  * Provided some muscle down low, but could also step back behind the arc and hit the three.
+  * Averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, both improvements over his numbers at JMU.
+  * Shot .447 (21-47) from three, his best numbers in his career.  Just over half his field goal attempts were from three.
+  * Decent debut with UM: 9 points, 4-4 from the field, in 16 minutes of work vs [[game20211109_umbc|UMBC (11/9)]].
+  * Tallied 9 points, a three-point make, and a team-leading 10 rebounds, in 20 minutes of action [[game20211112_yale|at Yale (11/12)]].
+  * Tallied 7 points and a team-leading 6 rebounds in the win [[game20211127_rutgers|vs Rutgers (11/27)]].
+  * Got his first UMass start versus Harvard (12/4).  Tallied 6-4-4 in 35 minutes in the comeback win.
+  * Got the start vs [[game20211211_north_texas|North Texas (12/11)]], and responded with his first double-figure scoring output as a Minuteman: 12 points.  Also snared a team-leading 8 rebounds.
+  * Tallied 7-6-2 in the win over [[game20211219_fairfield|Fairfield (12/19)]].
+  * Tallied 10 & 4 vs [[game20220115_rhode_island|Rhode Island (1/15)]].
+  * Tallied 13 & 4, plus 2 steals, in the win over [[game20220120_st_louis|Saint Louis (1/20)]].
+  * Tallied 9 & 5 vs [[game20220130_george_mason|George Mason (1/30)]].
+  * Missed the game [[:game20220205_rhode_island|at Rhode Island (2/5)]] due to COVID-19 protocols, his only DNP of the season.
+  * Tallied 10 & 3 vs [[game20220219_la_salle|La Salle (2/19)]].  Went 2-2 from three-point territory.
+  * Tallied 9 & 7 in 19 minutes vs [[game20220226_vcu|VCU (2/26)]].
+  * Just short of a double-double, with 9 & 9, in the win [[game20220305_george_mason|at George Mason (3/5)]].  Set a new career high with 4 blocks.
+  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2022/03/hustle-helped-greg-jones-fight-his-way-back-into-division-i-basketball/|Hustle helped Greg Jones fight his way back into Division-I basketball]] (3/9/22)
+  * Tallied 6 & 3 in the A-10 Tourney win over [[game20220310_george_washington|George Washington (3/10)]].
+  * Closed out his college career with 7 & 4 against [[game20220311_dayton|Dayton (3/11)]].
 ===== Pre-UMass =====
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 {{ ::jones_greg_roster_photo_scsu_2020-21.jpg?nolink|}}
   * [[https://scsuowls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/greg-jones/8060|Roster page]]
-  * SCSU is in NCAA Division II
+  * SCSU is in [[wp>NCAA Division II]], [[wp>Northeast-10 Conference]]
+  * Wore jersey #1
-=== 2020-21 Senior Year ===
+=== 2020-21 ===
-  * SCSU did not play in this season.  The Northeast 10 canceled conference play and although they gave the option for schools to set their own schedules, SCSU did not.((https://www.northeast10.org/general/2020-21/releases/20201215lit66l))((https://scsuowls.com/news/2020/12/15/gymnastics-ne10-presidents-vote-to-cancel-formal-winter-sports-conference-competition-and-championships.aspx))
+  * Due to concerns about [[wp>COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States|COVID-19]], SCSU did not play in this season.  The NE-10 canceled conference play and although they gave the option for schools to set their own schedules, SCSU did not.((https://www.northeast10.org/general/2020-21/releases/20201215lit66l))((https://scsuowls.com/news/2020/12/15/gymnastics-ne10-presidents-vote-to-cancel-formal-winter-sports-conference-competition-and-championships.aspx))
   * Northeast 10 Conference Academic Honors (Fall)((https://scsuowls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/greg-jones/8060))
 === 2019-20 Junior Year ===
-  * Started in all 25 appearances
+  * Played in 25 of the team's 27 games, started in each of the 25
   * Averaged 13.8 points, 1.6 assists, 7.6 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game
-  * Led team in free throws made and attempted and blocks
+  * Shot 48.3% overall, 34.2% from three-point range
-  * Shot 48.3% overall, 34.2% from three-point range, and 88.9 percent from the free throw line
+  * Led team in blocks and free throws (made, attempted, and percentage)
+  * Shot 88.9% from the free throw line, which was third-best in the Northeast 10
   * Scored at least 20 points in five games and scored at least 10 points in 18 games
   * Northeast 10 Academic Honors (Fall 2019)/Northeast 10 Academic Distinction (Spring 2020)
 ==== James Madison (2017-19) ====
+{{ ::jones_greg_roster_photo_jmu_2018-19.jpg?nolink&146|}}
   * Averaged 2.2 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game in 64 career games and 13 starts
+  * Wore jersey #10
   * [[https://jmusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/greg-jones/15263|Roster page]]
-=== 2018-19 ===
+=== 2018-19 Sophomore Year ===
-  * x
+  * Played in 33 games, starting in 13
+  * Averaged 2.7 points, 2.7 boards, in 15.8 minutes per game
+  * Improved his free throw shooting to .826, up from .632 the year before
-=== 2017-18 ===
+=== 2017-18 Freshman Year ===
-  * x
+  * Played in 31 of 32 games, all off the bench
+  * Averaged 1.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, in 10.5 minutes per game
+  * Provided a strong defensive presence in the post, tallying 13 blocks, second-most on the team
+  * Went for six points and a career-high seven boards at The Citadel (12/5)
+  * Scored career-high nine points at Towson (2/17), including game-sealing free throws
+  * Played 29 minutes vs. Drexel (1/20)
 ===== Statistics =====
-^Season^School^Conf^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^RPG^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
+^Season^School^Conf^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
-|2018-19|Norfolk State|MEAC|31|7|380|12.3|46|100|.460|35|59|.593|11|41|.268|35|54|.648|138|4.5|8|52|60|1.9|13|0.4|20|15|42|50|1|
+|2017-18|JMU|CAA|31|0|324|10.5|20|64|.313|17|47|.362|3|17|.176|12|19|.632|55|1.8|35|35|70|2.3|4|11|13|23|46|0|
-|2020-21|Albany (NY)|AEC|14|14|406|29.0|65|134|.485|38|69|.551|27|65|.415|43|59|.729|200|14.3|7|49|56|4.0|28|2.0|16|5|30|36|1|
+|2018-19|JMU|CAA|33|13|521|15.8|32|67|.478|27|48|.563|5|19|.263|19|23|.826|88|2.7|32|57|89|2.7|12|14|12|25|79|4|
-|Career|Overall||45|21|786|17.5|111|234|.474|73|128|.570|38|106|.358|78|113|.690|338|7.5|15|101|116|2.6|41|0.9|36|20|72|86|2|
+|Total|JMU|CAA|64|13|845|13.2|52|131|.397|44|95|.463|8|36|.222|31|42|.738|143|2.2|67|92|159|2.5|16|25|25|48|125|4|
+|2019-20|SCSU|NE10|25|25|728|29.1|127|263|.483|100|184|.543|27|79|.342|64|72|.889|345|13.8|59|131|190|7.6|39|22|30|45|77|3|
+|2021-22|UM|A-10|31|9|636|20.5|62|137|.453|41|90|.456|21|47|.447|35|41|.854|180|5.8|50|73|123|4.0|17|14|8|19|60|1|
+|Total|Career||120|47|2209|18.4|241|531|.454|185|369|.501|56|162|.346|130|155|.839|668|5.6|176|296|472|3.9|72|61|63|112|262|8|
-[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cj-kelly-1/gamelog/|Game logs from Sports-Reference.com]]
+[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/greg-jones-911/gamelog/|DI game logs from Sports-Reference.com]]
 ===== Career Highs =====
-Through the end of the 2020-21 season
+^ ^UMass^SCSU^JMU^
-^ ^Pre-UMass (NSU or UA)^
+|Points|13 - vs [[game20220120_st_louis|Saint Louis (1/20/22)]]|31 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|14 - vs East Mennonite (11/6/18)|
-|Points|27 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/1/2/mens-basketball-stuns-vermont-63-62.aspx|Albany at Vermont (1/2/2021)]]|
+|Field Goals|5 - vs [[game20220120_st_louis|Saint Louis (1/20/22)]]|12 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|6 - vs East Mennonite (11/6/18)|
-|Field Goals|8 - twice, last [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/1/2/mens-basketball-stuns-vermont-63-62.aspx|Albany at Vermont (1/2/2021)]]|
+|Field Goals Att.|10 - vs [[game20220120_st_louis|Saint Louis (1/20/22)]]|20 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|8 - twice, last at Fordham (12/20/18)|
-|Field Goals Att.|17 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/1/2/mens-basketball-stuns-vermont-63-62.aspx|Albany at Vermont (1/2/2021)]]|
+|3-Point FG|2 - twice, last vs [[game20220219_la_salle|La Salle (2/19/22)]]|6 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|2 - vs Elon (2/28/19)|
-|3-Point FG|4 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/2/27/-5-mens-basketball-defeats-8-njit-76-66-will-play-4-hartford.aspx|Albany vs NJIT (2/27/2021)]]|
+|3-Point FG Att.|3 - six times, last vs [[game20220311_dayton|Dayton (3/11/22)]]|9 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|5 - at Fordham (12/20/18)|
-|3-Point FG Att.|10 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/1/2/mens-basketball-stuns-vermont-63-62.aspx|Albany at Vermont (1/2/2021)]]|
+|Free Throws|4 - [[game20211211_north_texas|vs North Texas (12/11/21)]]|7 - twice, last at St. Anselm (2/1/20)|6 - at Hofstra (2/23/19)|
-|Free Throws|8 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/1/2/mens-basketball-stuns-vermont-63-62.aspx|Albany at Vermont (1/2/2021)]]|
+|Free Throw Att.|4 - three times, last vs [[game20220115_rhode_island|Rhode Island (1/15/22)]]|8 - at Franklin Pierce (1/22/20)|6 - at Hofstra (2/23/19)|
-|Free Throw Att.|10 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/2/21/mens-basketball-splits-with-stony-brook-to-end-regular-season.aspx|Albany vs Stony Brook (2/21/2021)]]|
+|Rebounds|10 - [[game20211112_yale|at Yale (11/12/21)]]|15 - at Franklin Pierce (1/22/20)|8 - twice, last at Charleston (1/31/19)|
-|Rebounds|9 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/2/21/mens-basketball-splits-with-stony-brook-to-end-regular-season.aspx|Albany vs Stony Brook (2/21/2021)]]|
+|Assists|4 - vs [[game20211204_harvard|Harvard (12/4/21)]]|5 - at Pace (2/11/20)|3 - vs Northeastern (1/26/19)|
-|Assists|4 - four times, last [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/2/21/mens-basketball-splits-with-stony-brook-to-end-regular-season.aspx|Albany vs Stony Brook (2/21/2021)]]|
+|Blocks|4 - [[game20220305_george_mason|at George Mason (3/5/22)]]|3 - five times, last vs New Haven (2/19/20)|2 - twice, last vs East Mennonite (11/6/18)|
-|Blocks|4 - [[https://nsuspartans.com/news/2018/11/20/mens-basketball-nsu-breaks-for-thanksgiving-with-97-57-win-over-regent.aspx|Norfolk State vs Regent (11/20/2018)]]|
+|Steals|2 - twice, last [[game20220305_george_mason|at George Mason (3/5/22)]]|3 - twice, last at Bentley (1/11/20)|2 - twice, last at William & Mary (12/28/18)|
-|Steals|4 - [[https://nsuspartans.com/news/2018/11/27/mens-basketball-spartans-nearly-overcome-18-point-deficit-fall-79-73-to-stony-brook.aspx|Norfolk State vs Stony Brook (11/27/2018)]]|
+|Minutes|35 - twice, last vs [[game20211219_fairfield|Fairfield (OT, 12/19/21)]]|39 - at Pace (2/11/20)|29 - twice, last at Charlotte (11/16/18)|
-|Minutes|37 - [[https://ualbanysports.com/news/2021/1/2/mens-basketball-stuns-vermont-63-62.aspx|Albany at Vermont (1/2/2021)]]|
-Additional source: [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/CJ-Kelly/Bests/140285|RealGM.com]]
+Additional source: [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Greg-Jones/Bests/121980|RealGM.com]]
 ==== High School ====
-  * Player of the Year and two-time All-State selection at John Marshall (Va.) High School
+  * Player of the Year and two-time All-State selection at John Marshall High School in Richmond VA
   * Helped team to state championship, two conference championships, and three regional championships
+  * First Team [[http://www.richmond.com/|Richmond Times-Dispatch]] All-Metro in 2016-17 after leading John Marshall HS to the 3A State Tournament
+  * Averaged 18 points, nine rebounds and two assists as a senior
+  * 2016-17 Conference 26 and 3A East Player of the Year
+  * Second Team RT-D All-Metro in 2015-16 as a junior
+  * Averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, guiding John Marshall to a 24-7 mark and a berth in the state semifinals
   * Member of National Honors Society
-  * Was class salutatorianAlso played football, baseball, and volleyball
+  * Was class salutatorian
+  * Also played football, baseball, and volleyball
+  * Received basketball scholarship offers from [[wp>Hampton Pirates men's basketball|Hampton]], [[opponent_unc_greensboro|UNC-Greensboro]], [[opponent_richmond|Richmond]], [[opponent_towson|Towson]], [[opponent_hofstra|Hofstra]], [[opponent_marshall|Marshall]], [[opponent_east_carolina|East Carolina]], [[opponent_northeastern|Northeastern]]((https://verbalcommits.com/players/greg-jones))
 ===== Personal =====
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 ===== External Links =====
-  * [[https://twitter.com/Cj_kelly12/|Twitter - @Cj_kelly12]]
+  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/greg-jones/12847|Official roster page]]
-  * [[https://www.instagram.com/_cjkelly15/|Instagram - _cjkelly15]]
+  * [[https://twitter.com/gjones637|Twitter - @gjones637]]
-  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cj-kelly-1.html|Sports Reference - CJ Kelly]]
+  * [[https://www.instagram.com/pop.mt_/|Instagram - @pop.mt_]]
-  * [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/CJ-Kelly/Summary/140285|RealGM.com - CJ Kelly]]
+  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/greg-jones-911.html|Sports Reference - Greg Jones]]
+  * [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Greg-Jones/Summary/121980|RealGM.com - Greg Jones]]
-{{tag>"Players" "Guards" "Players from New York" "Played for Matt McCall" "Transfers Incoming" "Norfolk State" "Albany" "Born in 1998"}}
+{{tag>"Players" "Jersey # 10" "Forwards" "Players from New York" "Played for Matt McCall" "Transfers Incoming" "Southern Connecticut" "James Madison"}}