====== Greg Jones ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2021-22|2021-22]]
  * **Number:** 10
  * **Position:** PF
  * **Height:** 6' 7"
  * **Weight:** 225
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>The Bronx|Bronx NY]]
  * **High School:** John Marshall (Richmond VA)
  * **Prep School:** none
  * **Transfer From:** [[opponent_southern_connecticut|Southern Connecticut State]]
  * **Birthday:** December 17((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1471891528230526980))

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===== At UMass =====
  * 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 =====
==== Southern CT State (2019-21) ====
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  * [[https://scsuowls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/greg-jones/8060|Roster page]]
  * SCSU is in [[wp>NCAA Division II]], [[wp>Northeast-10 Conference]]
  * Wore jersey #1

=== 2020-21 ===
  * 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 ===
  * 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
  * Shot 48.3% overall, 34.2% from three-point range
  * 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) ====
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  * 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 Sophomore Year ===
  * 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 Freshman Year ===
  * 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^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|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|
|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|
|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/greg-jones-911/gamelog/|DI game logs from Sports-Reference.com]]

===== Career Highs =====
^ ^UMass^SCSU^JMU^
|Points|13 - vs [[game20220120_st_louis|Saint Louis (1/20/22)]]|31 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|14 - vs East Mennonite (11/6/18)|
|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 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)|
|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 Att.|3 - six times, last vs [[game20220311_dayton|Dayton (3/11/22)]]|9 - vs Stonehill (1/25/20)|5 - at Fordham (12/20/18)|
|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 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)|
|Rebounds|10 - [[game20211112_yale|at Yale (11/12/21)]]|15 - at Franklin Pierce (1/22/20)|8 - twice, last at Charleston (1/31/19)|
|Assists|4 - vs [[game20211204_harvard|Harvard (12/4/21)]]|5 - at Pace (2/11/20)|3 - vs Northeastern (1/26/19)|
|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)|
|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)|
|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)|

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 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 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 =====
  * Son of Jennifer Mack and Gregory Jones
  * Sociology major as an undergraduate

===== External Links =====
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/greg-jones/12847|Official roster page]]
  * [[https://twitter.com/gjones637|Twitter - @gjones637]]
  * [[https://www.instagram.com/pop.mt_/|Instagram - @pop.mt_]]
  * [[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]]

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