2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career Bio & Statistics
Academic Honors
• Spring 2022 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
AT GEORGIA STATE
Post player and four-year team member who missed two seasons due to injury ... Played in just 45 games in his career, averaging 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds ... Member of Georgia State’s 2022 Sun Belt Championship and NCAA Tournament team.
2022-23
Played in 13 games off the bench and averaged 3.1 points and 3.0 rebounds ... Had the best game of his career with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Toccoa Falls; hit 8-for-11 FG ... Career-high 14 rebounds along with five points vs. Marshall.
2021-22
Did not participate due to an injury.
2020-21
Took a medical redshirt season due to an injury.
2019-20
Played in all 32 games while making 23 starts during his first season . . . Averaged 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while playing 14.9 minutes per contest . . . Shot 50.0 percent from the floor and finished with 16 blocked shots.
Started in first game as a freshman just missing a double-double with seven points and nine rebounds against Brewton-Parker . . . Scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench at Mercer . . . Just missed a double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds against Texas State . . . Scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed three rebounds at Appalachian State . . . Just missed another double-double two nights later finishing with nine points and grabbing 10 rebounds at Coastal Carolina . . . Finished with six points and five rebounds at Louisiana . . . Scored six points and added six rebounds at UT Arlington.
Prep
Earned 2019 BioSteel All-Canadian honors and National Prep School Invitational All-Tournament Team recognition at the No. 1 prep tournament in the country . . . Garnered the Orangeville Prep Most Improved Player award.
Started every game for Orangeville Prep as the squad went 18-1 and finished first in league play . . . Led Orangeville to the No. 1 ranking in Canada while averaging 11.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game . . . Also blocked 11 shots in one game.
High School
As a senior, averaged 15 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game at The Park School in Buffalo while helping the program to a 17-6 record . . . In his final year, recorded a career-high 20 rebounds in one game . . . As a junior, scored a career-high 33 points . . . Earned a 3-star ranking from 247Sports and was ranked as high as the No. 5 prospect in New York and among the top 400 players in the country by 247Sports . . . Ranked No. 27 in the Class of 2019 by North Pool Hoops.
Personal
Full name is Joe Jones III . . . Born on May. 26, 1999, in Buffalo, N.Y. . . . Son of Donna and Joe Jones . . . Has three siblings: Dominique, Jordan, and Greg . . . Brother Greg played basketball at Ohio State and was the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick in 2007 by the Portland Trailblazers . . . Father Joe played basketball at Fairmont, while his aunt Dorothy played at Louisville ... Majoring in criminal justice and is scheduled to earn his degree in spring 2023.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
Center
6'9"
245 lbs
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2020-21Sophomore
Center
6'9"
225 lbs
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2021-22Redshirt Sophomore
Center
6'9"
230 lbs
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2022-23Redshirt Sophomore
Center
6'9"
230 lbs
