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Jersey Number 3
DeVante' Jones
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- St. Augustine High School
* 2020-21 Sun Belt Player of the Year
* 2020-21 First Team All-Sun Belt
*Â 2020-21 NABC All-District 23 First Team
* Lou Henson Award Finalist
*Â Lefty Driesell Award Finalist
* 2019-20 Second Team All-Sun Belt
* 2019-20 Lou Henson Award Watch List
* 2018-19 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
*Â Â Was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year
*Â Â Named First Team All-Sun Belt
*Â Â Finished second in the Sun Belt in scoring at 19.3 points per game, which is the ninth-best single-season scoring average in program history
*Â Â Was eighth in rebounding (7.2), 12th in field goal percentage (.487), 15th in assists (2.9), 13th in three-point field goals made (1.9) and fifth in defensive rebounds (5.6)
*Â Â Led the Sun Belt in steals (2.8) and was third nationally in steals per game and fourth nationally in total steals (73), which was also tied for the fifth-most steals in a single season at CCU
*Â Â He made 119 free throws which is the 10th-most in a single season
*Â Â Scored in double-figures in all but three games
*Â Â Had 10 20+ point-scoring games and added another four games where he scored at least 30 points
*Â Â Had five double-doubles on the season
*Â Â Finished the season with 1,397 career points, good for 12th on the all-time scoring list
*Â Â Had a 17.2 career scoring average following his junior season, the fifth-best career scoring average
*Â Â Is third all-time in made free throws with 342 and ninth in free throws attempted with 400
*Â Â His .855 career free throw percentage is the best in CCU history
*Â Â He is 10th in career assists with 349 and tied for seventh in steals with 158
2019-20 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE):
*Â Â Â Â Was named to the 2019-20 All-Sun Belt Second Team
*Â Â Â Â Enters the 2020-21 season needing only 122 points to score his 1,000th career point
*Â Â Â Â Averaged 17.4 points per game while shooting almost 49 percent from the field, 30 percent on his three-point attempts and 87 percent at the free throw line
*Â Â Â Â His 557 points scored is the eighth-most in school single season history ... His 193 assists are the sixth-most ... He made 150 free throws which is the fourth most in a single season ... He attempted 173 free throws which is tied for the fifth-most ... He shot .867 at the free throw line which was the seventh-best percentage in a single season
*Â Â Missed one game and parts of two others to injury ... Still played 32 games starting 31
*Â Â Scored double-digits 27 times including reaching 30 points three times
*Â Â Tied his career-high with 32 points in a win at Winthrop (12/7/19) and at Little Rock (01/30/20) ... Also scored 31 points at UT Arlington (03/07/20) in the opening round of the Sun Belt Tournament.
*Â Â Recorded seven double-doubles
*Â Â Had a career-high 14 rebounds at UT Arlington (03/07/20)
*Â Â Had 10 assists against Greensboro (12/04/19) and against N.C. Central (12/14/19)
*Â Â Finished among the Sun Belt leaders in 10 categories: Scoring (2nd); Field goal percentage (3rd); Free throw percentage (2nd); Rebounding (t-14th); Assists (1st); Steals (5th); Assist/Turnover ratio (5th); Defensive rebounds (4th); Minutes played (10th); and Double-doubles (t-7th)
2018-19 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN):
*Â Â Was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
*Â Â Â Â Scored 321 points averaging 14.6 points per game while playing 22 games with 20 starts
    Missed 12 games due to injury
*Â Â Â Â Was second on the team with 83 assists and averaged 4.1 rebounds per game
*Â Â Â Â Reached double-digits 16 of his 22 games
*Â Â Â Â He was the only player on the team to scored 30 points or more twice last season; a career, team and season-high 32 at West Virginia (03/25/19); and 30 at Louisiana Monroe (03/02/19)
*Â Â Â Â Scored 25 in a home win over Louisiana Monroe (01/31/19)
*Â Â Â Â Had a career-high nine rebounds against Louisiana (02/02/19) and had seven assists four times; at DePaul (03/27/19); at West Virginia (03/25/19); against Louisiana Monroe (01/31/19) and against Appalachian State (01/19/19)
*Â Â Â Â In conference games he was the leading freshman scorer at 14.4 points per game, and 18th overall
*Â Â Â Â His 83 percent free throw shooting during conference action was sixth and he was 11th in assists per game at 3.4.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Sat out as a redshirt.
AT ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL:
*    DeVante’ hails from New Orleans where he played at St. Augustine High School
*Â Â Â Â He averaged 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals per game
*Â Â Â Â During his final two years, St. Augustine finished 52-9 and he received All-District honors both seasons
*Â Â Â Â He also played for the Elfrid Payton Elite AAU Club Team, which was part of the EYBL Nike Circuit
*Â Â Â Â He scored 16 points per game along with four rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
* 2020-21 First Team All-Sun Belt
*Â 2020-21 NABC All-District 23 First Team
* Lou Henson Award Finalist
*Â Lefty Driesell Award Finalist
* 2019-20 Second Team All-Sun Belt
* 2019-20 Lou Henson Award Watch List
* 2018-19 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
*Â Â Was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year
*Â Â Named First Team All-Sun Belt
*Â Â Finished second in the Sun Belt in scoring at 19.3 points per game, which is the ninth-best single-season scoring average in program history
*Â Â Was eighth in rebounding (7.2), 12th in field goal percentage (.487), 15th in assists (2.9), 13th in three-point field goals made (1.9) and fifth in defensive rebounds (5.6)
*Â Â Led the Sun Belt in steals (2.8) and was third nationally in steals per game and fourth nationally in total steals (73), which was also tied for the fifth-most steals in a single season at CCU
*Â Â He made 119 free throws which is the 10th-most in a single season
*Â Â Scored in double-figures in all but three games
*Â Â Had 10 20+ point-scoring games and added another four games where he scored at least 30 points
*Â Â Had five double-doubles on the season
*Â Â Finished the season with 1,397 career points, good for 12th on the all-time scoring list
*Â Â Had a 17.2 career scoring average following his junior season, the fifth-best career scoring average
*Â Â Is third all-time in made free throws with 342 and ninth in free throws attempted with 400
*Â Â His .855 career free throw percentage is the best in CCU history
*Â Â He is 10th in career assists with 349 and tied for seventh in steals with 158
2019-20 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE):
*Â Â Â Â Was named to the 2019-20 All-Sun Belt Second Team
*Â Â Â Â Enters the 2020-21 season needing only 122 points to score his 1,000th career point
*Â Â Â Â Averaged 17.4 points per game while shooting almost 49 percent from the field, 30 percent on his three-point attempts and 87 percent at the free throw line
*Â Â Â Â His 557 points scored is the eighth-most in school single season history ... His 193 assists are the sixth-most ... He made 150 free throws which is the fourth most in a single season ... He attempted 173 free throws which is tied for the fifth-most ... He shot .867 at the free throw line which was the seventh-best percentage in a single season
*Â Â Missed one game and parts of two others to injury ... Still played 32 games starting 31
*Â Â Scored double-digits 27 times including reaching 30 points three times
*Â Â Tied his career-high with 32 points in a win at Winthrop (12/7/19) and at Little Rock (01/30/20) ... Also scored 31 points at UT Arlington (03/07/20) in the opening round of the Sun Belt Tournament.
*Â Â Recorded seven double-doubles
*Â Â Had a career-high 14 rebounds at UT Arlington (03/07/20)
*Â Â Had 10 assists against Greensboro (12/04/19) and against N.C. Central (12/14/19)
*Â Â Finished among the Sun Belt leaders in 10 categories: Scoring (2nd); Field goal percentage (3rd); Free throw percentage (2nd); Rebounding (t-14th); Assists (1st); Steals (5th); Assist/Turnover ratio (5th); Defensive rebounds (4th); Minutes played (10th); and Double-doubles (t-7th)
2018-19 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN):
*Â Â Was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
*Â Â Â Â Scored 321 points averaging 14.6 points per game while playing 22 games with 20 starts
    Missed 12 games due to injury
*Â Â Â Â Was second on the team with 83 assists and averaged 4.1 rebounds per game
*Â Â Â Â Reached double-digits 16 of his 22 games
*Â Â Â Â He was the only player on the team to scored 30 points or more twice last season; a career, team and season-high 32 at West Virginia (03/25/19); and 30 at Louisiana Monroe (03/02/19)
*Â Â Â Â Scored 25 in a home win over Louisiana Monroe (01/31/19)
*Â Â Â Â Had a career-high nine rebounds against Louisiana (02/02/19) and had seven assists four times; at DePaul (03/27/19); at West Virginia (03/25/19); against Louisiana Monroe (01/31/19) and against Appalachian State (01/19/19)
*Â Â Â Â In conference games he was the leading freshman scorer at 14.4 points per game, and 18th overall
*Â Â Â Â His 83 percent free throw shooting during conference action was sixth and he was 11th in assists per game at 3.4.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Sat out as a redshirt.
AT ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL:
*    DeVante’ hails from New Orleans where he played at St. Augustine High School
*Â Â Â Â He averaged 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals per game
*Â Â Â Â During his final two years, St. Augustine finished 52-9 and he received All-District honors both seasons
*Â Â Â Â He also played for the Elfrid Payton Elite AAU Club Team, which was part of the EYBL Nike Circuit
*Â Â Â Â He scored 16 points per game along with four rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
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