• Player
• Seasons: 2021-22
• Number: 10
• Position: PF
• Height: 6' 7“
• Weight: 225
• Hometown: Bronx NY
• High School: John Marshall (Richmond VA)
• Prep School: none
• Transfer From: Southern Connecticut State
• Birthday: December 17¹⁾

• 6/4/2021: Jones announced his intention to transfer in.²⁾ During his time in the portal, he also reportedly heard from St. Bonaventure and others.³⁾
• UMass confirmed his addition to the team on 6/9/21.⁴⁾
• Coach 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.”⁵⁾

• Although UMass classified Jones as a Junior on the official roster, he was honored during Senior Night on 3/2 vs Fordham.
• Played in 31 of the 32 games in the season, the lone miss being due to COVID-19 protocols (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 UMBC (11/9).
• Tallied 9 points, a three-point make, and a team-leading 10 rebounds, in 20 minutes of action at Yale (11/12).
• Tallied 7 points and a team-leading 6 rebounds in the win 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 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 Fairfield (12/19).
• Tallied 10 & 4 vs Rhode Island (1/15).
• Tallied 13 & 4, plus 2 steals, in the win over Saint Louis (1/20).
• Tallied 9 & 5 vs George Mason (1/30).
• Missed the game at Rhode Island (2/5) due to COVID-19 protocols, his only DNP of the season.
• Tallied 10 & 3 vs La Salle (2/19). Went 2-2 from three-point territory.
• Tallied 9 & 7 in 19 minutes vs VCU (2/26).
• Just short of a double-double, with 9 & 9, in the win at George Mason (3/5). Set a new career high with 4 blocks.
• Mass. Daily Collegian: 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 George Washington (3/10).
• Closed out his college career with 7 & 4 against Dayton (3/11).

• Roster page
• SCSU is in NCAA Division II, Northeast-10 Conference
• Wore jersey #1

• Due to concerns about 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.⁶⁾⁷⁾
• Northeast 10 Conference Academic Honors (Fall)⁸⁾

• 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)

• Averaged 2.2 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game in 64 career games and 13 starts
• Wore jersey #10
• Roster page

• 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

• 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)

DI game logs from Sports-Reference.com

Additional source: RealGM.com

• 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 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 Hampton, UNC-Greensboro, Richmond, Towson, Hofstra, Marshall, East Carolina, Northeastern⁹⁾

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

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• Sports Reference - Greg Jones
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