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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations
Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

3 DeVante' Jones

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • High School St. Augustine High School

Biography

* 2020-21 Sun Belt Player of the Year
* 2020-21 First Team All-Sun Belt
* 2020-21 NABC All-District 23 First Team
* Lou Henson Award Finalist
*  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)

*    Was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year
*    Named First Team All-Sun Belt
*    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
*    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)
*    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
*    He made 119 free throws which is the 10th-most in a single season
*    Scored in double-figures in all but three games
*    Had 10 20+ point-scoring games and added another four games where he scored at least 30 points
*    Had five double-doubles on the season
*    Finished the season with 1,397 career points, good for 12th on the all-time scoring list
*    Had a 17.2 career scoring average following his junior season, the fifth-best career scoring average
*    Is third all-time in made free throws with 342 and ninth in free throws attempted with 400
*    His .855 career free throw percentage is the best in CCU history
*    He is 10th in career assists with 349 and tied for seventh in steals with 158

2019-20 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE):
*    Was named to the 2019-20 All-Sun Belt Second Team
*    Enters the 2020-21 season needing only 122 points to score his 1,000th career point
*    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
*    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
*    Missed one game and parts of two others to injury ... Still played 32 games starting 31
*    Scored double-digits 27 times including reaching 30 points three times
*    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.
*    Recorded seven double-doubles
*    Had a career-high 14 rebounds at UT Arlington (03/07/20)
*    Had 10 assists against Greensboro (12/04/19) and against N.C. Central (12/14/19)
*    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):
*    Was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
*    Scored 321 points averaging 14.6 points per game while playing 22 games with 20 starts
    Missed 12 games due to injury
*    Was second on the team with 83 assists and averaged 4.1 rebounds per game
*    Reached double-digits 16 of his 22 games
*    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)
*    Scored 25 in a home win over Louisiana Monroe (01/31/19)
*    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)
*    In conference games he was the leading freshman scorer at 14.4 points per game, and 18th overall
*    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
*    He averaged 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals per game
*    During his final two years, St. Augustine finished 52-9 and he received All-District honors both seasons
*    He also played for the Elfrid Payton Elite AAU Club Team, which was part of the EYBL Nike Circuit
*    He scored 16 points per game along with four rebounds, eight assists and three steals.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018-19Redshirt Freshman

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    6'1" 200 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Sophomore

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    6'1" 200 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Junior

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    6'1" 200 lbs
    3