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#KEEPTHEFAITH 2019-20 (Junior): Emerged as the starting point guard also better in Southland games as he started all 18, one for 19 games, including the last 17, as part of his 29 of three players to do so ... team-high 39 assists ... third appearances … picked to the Southland Conference on team with 17 steals ... scored career-high 15 points All-Academic Second Team with a 3.32 GPA in child and against SFA at home ... produced double-digit points sevfamily studies ... second on the team with 62 assists to en times, including 14 points twice (Lamar and McNeese) pair with his 3.7 points per game … five assists and ...scored team’s first 9 points in that 14-point perfora crucial three-point play in the SLC Tournament win mance vs. Lamar ... played all 40 minutes in three games vs. TAMU-CC … career-high 11 assists at McNeese … ... career-highs of five rebounds and four assists against five-game stretch in January in which he had 29 points, Lyon ... had four assists four times, the three other games 23 assists and seven turnovers … scored a season-high against Nicholls, SHSU and Lamar. eight points three times, all in wins … best floor game came at UIW – eight points, six assists and a season-high High School: Was Class 3A Most Outstanding Player as a five rebounds … had three assists or more six times … senior for second straight state finalist, coached by father his 2:1 assist-turnover ratio was best on the team. Casey Jones ... two-time Academic All-State selection 2018-19 Season (Sophomore): Primary starting point tional Honor Society member ... twice LHSAA All-Top 28 guard with 23 starts and 26 appearances ... 67 assists Team selection at state tournament ... two-time MVP on (2.7 per game) was a team-high ... averaged six points the All-Northeast Louisiana (Monroe News-Star), and the per game, ranking fifth on the team ... five double-digit All-Parish Team (Ouachita Citizen) ... 21 points, 8 assists scoring efforts with a career-high tying 15 points against and 4 rebounds as a senior, leading Wossman to a 29-10 Southern, adding four assists and two steals ... other record ... All-state first team pick as a junior, who averdouble-digit games included New Orleans (14), Stephen aged 23.2 points, 7.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds as Wildcats F. Austin (14), Texas A&M (13) and Centenary (11) ... finished state runner-up at 25-9... hit half-court shot to against SFA, also had career-high 10 assists ... had five win 2016 state semifinal game over defending champion or more assists four times, including at Texas A&M and Alexandria-Peabody ... four-year all-district choice, twice McNeese (seven each) ... second-best free-throw shooter MVP, with a career scoring high of 39 points ... played his on the team at 79 percent (52-of-66) ... went 9-of-12 vs. freshman and sophomore years at Ouachita Parish HS for Southern and 8-of-10 vs. Texas A&M ... played at least 30 father ... helped the Lions go 31-5 as a sophomore. minutes in four different games, including 35 vs. SFA. who graduated with a 4.0 GPA, class valedictorian ... NaPersonal: Son of Casey and Keshea Jones. His mother is 2017-18 Season (Freshman): Appeared in all 29 a middle school principal, father is a teacher and coach ... games, took over as the starting point guard for the last his father played point guard for three Southland Confer20 games ... averaged 5.4 points in nearly 25 minutes per ence championship teams at UL Monroe (then Northeast game ... in 18 Southland games, scored 7.4, fourth overall Louisiana) ... has an older sister, Cashea and a younger ... his FG (35%, +2%) and 3-point aim (34%, +5%) was brother, Jalen ... majoring in child and family studies and

Points: 15, 2x, last vs. Southern (Dec. 15, 2019) Rebounds: 5, 2x, last at Incarnate Word (Jan. 8, 2020) Field Goals: 7, vs. New Orelans (Feb. 6, 2019) Field Goal Attempts: 15, vs. New Orelans (Feb. 6, 2019) Free Throws Made: 9, vs. Southern (Dec. 15, 2019) Free Throw Attempts: 12, vs. Southern (Dec. 15, 2019) 3-Pointers: 3, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 6, 2018) 3-Point Attempts: 7, vs. Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 6, 2018) Blocks: 1, vs. Southeastern (Feb. 24, 2018) Assists: 11, at McNeese (Jan. 11, 2020) Steals: 3, vs. LeTourneau (Nov. 12, 2017) Minutes: 40, 3x, last at Central Arkansas (March 3, 2018)

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2019-20 SEASON HIGHS

Points: Rebounds: Field Goals: Field Goal Attempts: Free Throws Made: Free Throw Attempts: 3-Pointers: 3-Point Attempts: Blocks: Assists: Steals: Minutes:

8, 3x, last vs. New Orleans (Jan. 29, 2020) 5, at Incarnate Word (Jan. 8, 2020) 4, 2x, last at New Orleans (Jan. 29, 2020) 9, at Incarnate Word (Jan. 8, 2020) 5, vs. McNeese (Feb. 15, 2020) 6, 2x, last at Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 26, 2020) 1, 3x, last vs. Incarnate Word (Feb. 12, 2020) 3, last vs. Incarnate Word (Feb. 12, 2020) N/A 11, at McNeese (Jan. 11, 2020) 2, 4x, last at Southeastern (Feb. 29, 2020) 38, at McNeese (Jan. 11, 2020)

CAREER HONORS • 2020 Southland All-Academic Second Team • 2020 SLC Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll • 2018 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

holds a 3.4 GPA ... wants to eventually coach basketball ... life’s ambition is “to better the city of Monroe.”

YEAR

17-18 18-19 19-20

Tot. G-GS

29-20 26-23 29-19

84-62

JONES’ CAREER STATS

MIN. AVG. FG-A PCT. 3FG-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O D TOT AVG. PF A AVG. T/O BLK. STL.

715 24.7 52-158 .329 16-56 .286 38-60 .633 3 28 31 1.1 46 39 1.3 48 1 17 637 24.5 47-147 .320 10-51 .196 52-66 .788 6 35 41 1.6 54 67 2.6 45 0 15 504 17.4 32-83 .386 3-16 .188 37-45 .822 1 27 28 1.0 39 62 2.1 31 0 18

1856 22.1 131-388 .338 29-123 .236 127-171 .743 10 90 100 1.2 139 168 2.0 124 1 50

2020-21 Northwestern State Men’s Basketball Media Guide Southland Conference Champions: 2004-05 • 2005-06 Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 2001 • 2006 • 2013

PTS.

158 156 104

418 AVG.

5.4 6.0 3.6

5.0 9