The Younger Brother Of Tyus Jones Tre Jones Is Going To Hear His Name Called During The NBA Draft
In 2015 Tyus Jones was a freshman at Duke!
That turned out to be his only season at Duke and in Durham but it was a special one!
Why?
Because five years ago Tyus Jones who is a point guard was named the most outstanding player of the Final Four and NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Most Outstanding Player recognition to become the first Blue Devil to earn both ... received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Freshman Team accolades ... named to the All-ACC Academic Team. Started all 39 games ... averaged 11.8 points, 5.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game, while adding a Duke freshman-record 2.86:1 assist to turnover ratio
Led Duke in assists (217) and steals (59), while ranking second and eighth, respectively, in the ACC in those categories ... also ranked second in the nation among freshmen in assists per game (5.6)
Just the second freshman in Duke history to record 400 points and 200 assists in the same season
Finished second on the team in three-point field goals made (47) and free throw percentage (.889) ... shot 37.9 percent from beyond the arc, third-best among his teammates
Scored in double figures 23 times with seven 20-point efforts ... led Duke in scoring eight times
Posted 24 games with five or more assists and two games with 10 or more assists ... served as team’s assist leader in 30 games
Averaged 10.6 second-half points against nationally ranked opponents ... shot 11-of-25 (.440) from beyond the arc and 59-of-65 (.908) from the free throw line in the final half of games against nationally ranked opposition
Registered two steals in five straight NCAA Tournament games leading up to the national championship
Posted a game-high 23 points on 7-of-13 (.539) shooting in the national championship game against No. 3 Wisconsin (4/6) ... nineteen of 23 points came in the second half, including 10 in the final 7:04 ... hit a pair of threes in the final five minutes of the game to secure the Duke win
Contributed six assists without a turnover and 15 points against No. 7 Gonzaga (3/29), guiding Duke to the NCAA Final Four
Hit 9-of-10 free throw attempts and added three field goals to score 15 points and push Duke past No. 19 Utah (3/27)
Scored 10 points and dished seven assists while committing just one turnover in a win over Robert Morris (3/20)
Had a career-high 24 points, 17 coming in the second half, to go along with six rebounds and seven assists versus North Carolina (3/7), making him the first Duke freshman to record at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in first two games against North Carolina ... in first game against Tar Heels (2/18), netted 22 points and closed regulation by scoring Duke’s final nine points
Netted 10 points while shooting 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and 2-of-3 from the free throw line in a Duke rout of Wake Forest (3/4) ... also recorded five assists and four rebounds in the game
Recorded back-to-back games with nine assists in victories over Clemson (2/21) and Virginia Tech (2/25)
Set a career-high 12 assists in a win over Florida State (2/9) ... also scored 16 points and brought down six rebounds
Dished seven assists without a turnover and added 12 points in a lopsided win over No. 10 Notre Dame (2/7)
Helped guide Duke to a victory over second-ranked Virginia (1/31) on the road, scoring 17 points and hitting a crucial three-pointer as the shot clocked expired and 11 seconds remained on the game clock to seal the Blue Devil victory
Posted a 14-point game on 5-of-11 (.455) shooting from the field and add two assists versus No. 8 Notre Dame (1/28)
Made all 10 of his free throw attempts en route to a 22-point scoring effort against St. John’s (1/25)
Went 7-of-11 (.636) from the field and 4-of-6 (.667) from beyond the arc to score 22 points against Pittsburgh (1/19)
Started a five-game double-digit scoring streak after providing 10 points and eight assists in a Duke win over No. 6 Louisville (1/17) on the road
Connected on 9-of-9 free throw attempts and shot 2-of-3 (.667) from beyond the arc to score 15 points against Toledo (12/29) ... registered eight assists with just one turnover
Shot 5-of-11 (.455) from the field and 9-of-10 (.900) from the charity stripe to score 21 points against Connecticut (12/18) ... brought down six rebounds and contributed three assists
Scored a team-high 22 points, including 14 in the second half, on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting against second-ranked Wisconsin (12/3) ... also added four assists and six rebounds
Posted his first double-digit assist game of the season against Army (11/30), registering 10 assists and adding 16 points
Shot a near-perfect 4-of-5 (.800) from the field and went 7-of-7 from the free throw line to score 17 points against No. 19 Michigan State (11/18) ... also had four assists without a turnover
Opened college career by scoring 15 points on 6-of-8 (.750) shooting from the floor in Duke win over Presbyterian (11/14) ... added seven assists “according to Tyus Jones biography on goduke.com
Then he was selected by Cleveland as the twenty fourth pick then was traded!
To who?
Minnesota which happened to be Tyus Jones hometown team!
Why?
Because he is from Apple Valley Minnesota!
There he played four seasons before heading to Memphis where he is currently!
In his first season with Memphis Tyus Jones played in 65 games , averaged 19 minutes per game , 7.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game!
What will his stats look like this season?
At this point I don’t know what Tyus Jones stats are going to look like this season but what I do know is that when the NBA season does get started there is going to be another Jones playing point guard in the NBA!
Why?
Because Tre Jones who is the younger of Tyus Jones is going to hear his name called!
When?
Tonight when the NBA Draft begins at 7:30pm on ESPN!
Who is he?
Tre Jones as stated above, is Tyus Jones younger brother who like his brother Tyus Jones went to Duke but unlike his brother Tyus Jones Tre Jones ran the point for Mike Krzyzewski instead of one!
During final season at Duke under the direction of Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski Tre Jones was named ACC Player of the Year
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
First Team All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive Team
Named second-team All-American by USA Today
Named third-team All-American by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports
Voted to USBWA District III All-District Team
Finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year
Semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Named to Final Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award
Started all 29 games he played in, averaging 16.2 points, 6.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds
Ranked sixth in the ACC in scoring, second in assists, fourth in assists/turnover ratio (+2.4), sixth in steals (1.8) and 11th in field goal percentage (.423) -- the only player ranked in the league's top 11 in each of those categories
Currently stands as Duke's career leader in assist/turnover ratio at +2.87, while ranking third all-time in assists per game with 5.8 and fifth in steals per game with 1.83 (minimum 50 games played)
Recorded three double-doubles, with all coming as 10-point, 10-assist performances
Scored 21 points and dished out 11 assists while going 10-of-10 from the free throw line in the season finale against North Carolina (3/7)
Put up 24 points at Wake Forest (2/25), shooting 7-of-18 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the foul line while adding nine assists and seven boards in 47 minutes
Netted 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and dished out six assists against Notre Dame (2/15)
Earned ACC Player of the Week honors for the third time of the season after leading Duke to wins at Boston College (2/4) and North Carolina (2/8). Dropped 28 points against the Tar Heels, including the game-tying jumper as time expired to send the game to overtime.
Named ACC Co-Player of the Week after helping lead the Blue Devils to conference wins at Georgia Tech (1/8) and against Wake Forest (1/11). Scored 16 points with seven assists in the win over the Yellow Jackets, followed by 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting against Wake.
Named ACC Co-Player of the Week after leading Duke to road wins at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3) and Virginia Tech (12/6), averaging 17.5 points and 8.0 assists in those contests
In 40 minutes at Michigan State (12/3), scored 20 points and matched his career high with 12 assists to join Bobby Hurley as the only Blue Devils with 20+ points and 10+ assists in a road game
Potted a career-high 31 points against Georgia State (11/15), becoming the first player in Duke history to have a game with 30+ points, 6+ assists and 4+ steals
Registered 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting and dished out eight assists against Colorado State (11/8)
Selected as a team captain for his sophomore season, along with seniors Javin DeLaurier and Jack White “according Tre Jones biography on goduke.com