Elston Jones

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
260
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Goodyear, Ariz.
Prev School:
Utah State

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

CAREER TOTALS
				3PT	3PT
Year	GP-GS	FGM-A	PCT	FGM-A	PCT.	FTM-A	PCT	AST	BLK	ST	REB-AVE	TP-AVG	HG
2017-18	34-3	69-122	.566	0-0	.000	15-43	.349	18	30	8	189-5.6	153-4.5
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Totals	34-3	69-122	.566	0-0	.000	15-43	.349	18	30	8	189-5.6	153-4.5