Biography
2022-23: Emerged as one of the best players in the Ohio Valley Conference, earning All-OVC first team and OVC All-Newcomer accolades…Ranked in the top-10 in the OVC in scoring (15.3 points per game, eighth), free throw percentage (.800, eighth) and field goal percentage (.489, 10th)…Upped his scoring average in league play to 18.2 points per contest, which ranked fourth in the OVC…Played in a team-high 32 contests, making 30 starts…Topped the squad in points (489), assists (91, 2.8 per game), free throws made (132) and free throws attempted (165)…Also averaged 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals over 28.7 minutes per contest…Led team in scoring a team-high 14 times, including 12 times out of his 16 games played in OVC play…Scored in double figures on 26 separate occasions, including each of his final 22 outings…Piled up a trio of 30-plus point games (all against OVC opposition), including a career-high 33-point effort on 8-of-13 shooting (plus a career-best 15-for-16 performance from the free throw line) in the OVC Championship quarterfinals against SIUE on March 2…Also went off for 32 points (on 11-of-19 shooting) against Southern Indiana on Jan. 28 and for 30 points (on 11-for-18 shooting) against SIUE on Feb. 16…Scored at least 20 points seven times (all coming against OVC teams)…Tossed in 20 points on an efficient 9-for-10 shooting against Tennessee State on Feb. 23…Made multiple three-pointers seven times, draining a season-best three triples at Bowling Green (Dec. 17) and in the aforementioned Jan. 28 outing against Southern Indiana…Displayed a knack for getting to the charity stripe, making at least seven free throws in eight different games…Snared a career-high eight rebounds in his 30-point effort against SIUE on Feb. 16…Handed out at least four assists in 14 different games, including a career-best eight dimes at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 18…Boasted nine multi-steal contests, including a season-high four swipes at Lindenwood on Feb. 4…Also owned a pair of multi-block performances, swatting away a pair of shots against Bethel on Dec. 13 and at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 9…Logged a career-high 38 minutes at Morehead State in the Feb. 25 regular season finale…Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 30.
BEFORE UTM: Played in 57 games (24 starts) under head coach Tim Craft over two seasons at Gardner-Webb University, pouring in 493 points (8.6 per game), 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest while shooting 81 percent (102-for-126) from the free throw line...Helped the Runnin' Bulldogs to an 18-13 record and 11-5 mark in Big South Conference play in 2021-22...Averaged 8.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per outing, cracking double figures in the scoring column on 10 different occasions...Season-high of 17 points came in just 23 minutes against Western Carolina on Nov. 27, shooting 7-of-13 from the field with a season-high three 3-pointers...Nearly secured a double-double (10 points, career-best eight rebounds) in only 25 minutes at Campbell on Feb. 9...Also posted 15 points and a season-high six assists at NC Central on Dec. 15 before an impressive 16 points (behind a season-best 6-of-7 effort from the free throw line) in the Big South Tournament semifinals against Winthrop on March 5...Collected eight multi-steal games, including a season-high three swipes against UNC Asheville on Feb. 23...Was responsible for 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in just 21.7 minutes per game as a freshman, shooting 39.8 percent (37-for-93) from three-point range and 85.1 percent (40-of-47) from the free throw line...Piled up 11 double-digit scoring performances (all in the final 17 games) – including a season-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the Big South Tournament quarterfinals against Campbell on March 1...Also pumped in 18 points (on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range) to go along with a season-best five assists against High Point on Jan. 30 and 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Winthrop on Jan. 9...Also scored 18 points with a season-high seven rebounds at USC Upstate on Feb. 22...Accounted for six multi-steal performances – including a career-best six swipes on Jan. 25 against Charleston Southern...Was a prep standout at Mainland High School under head coach Joe Giddens...Won Daytona News Journal Player of the Year accolades twice, becoming the first player in school history to accomplish that feat since eight-time NBA All-Star Vince Carter in 1994 and 1995...Tallied 1,454 points in his last three high school seasons alone, capped off with averages of 20.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.8 steals per game as a senior...Was spotlighted by the Daytona News Journal as a three-time All-Area honoree and Area Player of the Year in 2019, the same season he was named a Class 7A all-state first team selection by the Associated Press...Had several big games while playing for one of the best high school programs in Florida, including a 30-point effort against Osceola and a near triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists against Naples.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 5, 2001...Son of Erica Jones...Has two siblings, Lee Williams and Lauren Jones...Majoring in sport management.
