California Irvine Athletics

2018-19

• Appeared in all 37 games while making five starts
• Named the Big West Sixth Man of the Year
• Averaged 5.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game
• First on the team in blocks (59) and second in rebounds (252)
• Recorded three double-doubles
• Had seven games with 10+ rebounds
• Recorded at least one block in 34 of the 37 games
• Scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while blocking two shots at UC Davis on Feb 28^th
• Registered 10 points and 11 rebounds with three blocks vs UTRGV on Jan. 3^rd

2017-18

• Competed in 34 games with three starts
• Second on the team with 80 blocks
•  Third on the roster with 189 rebounds
• Had a career-high 11 points in the Big West semifinal against UC Santa Barbara (3/9)
• Tallied a career-best 14 rebounds against South Dakota State (11/10)
• Had six blocks, a career-best, against CSUN (2/7)
• Averaged 4.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, .88 blocks and 15.7 minutes per games
   

2016-17

• Utilized redshirt season with the UC Irvine program after transferring from Utah State

UTAH STATE

• Played in every game as a sophomore in 2015-16 starting 10 and averaging 4.2 points, 3.7 rebounds
• Team leader in blocks with 20 and field goal percentage at 51.0 %
• Recorded season highs of nine points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals, three blocks, and 27 minutes throughout the year
• Appeared in 28 games as a freshman in 2014-15 averaging 9.6 minutes and shooting 44.1 % from the floor and 46.7 % from the free throw line
• Averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 rebounds while putting up 17 assists, 12 blocks, and six steals
• Recorded season highs of seven points, nine rebounds, two assists, three steals, three blocks, and 27 minutes throughout the year
• Made his debut against Weber State picking up two rebounds in eight minutes of action

MILLENIUM HIGH SCHOOL

• First team all-league player at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Ariz., in 2013
• All-State, all-region, and all-district as a junior
• Averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks over his career with 17 double-doubles and three triple-doubles
• Scored a high of 38 points against Verrado High
• Reached the Arizona 5A Division I State Tournament Elite Eight
• Top 10 Arizona award winner
• First Team honors at the Dan Majerle Desert Classic and Hobbs Holiday tournaments
• Earned an invite to the All-Academic All-Star Game and Pangos All-American Camp

PERSONAL

• Majoring in sociology
• Parents are Elston and Sharon Jones
• Has one sister, Sherika

ELSTON JONES CAREER HIGHS

Points: 14, vs. UC Riverside 1/26/19
Rebounds: 14 vs. South Dakota State, 11/10/17
Assists: 4 vs. Long Beach State, 2/2/19
Steals: 2, 3x last vs. Toledo 11/21/18
Blocks: 6 vs. CSUN, 2/7/18