WCU Men's Basketball - #1 Russell Jones, Jr

Introducing Russell Jones, Jr, a 5'8" senior guard, from Columbia, SC.

• Position

   

  Guard

• Height

   

  5-8

• Weight

   

  175

• Class

   

  Senior

• Hometown

   

  Columbia, S.C.

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior): Played in and started all 34 games…Averaged 9.1 points per game, fourth-best on the team…Finished in double figures in 14 games…Tallied a career-high 23 points against Mercer which came on the heels of a 21-point effort in a win at ETSU…Made the game-winning 3-pointer in a home victory over Wofford…Swiped a career-best five steals in the season-opener at Georgia…Distributed five assists in games against Brescia, McNeese State, and Toccoa Falls…Snagged six rebounds in the home opener against Brescia…Went a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line in the overtime victory against Lindenwood…Played a career-high 48 minutes in the double overtime win at Wofford. 

Prior to Western Carolina: Arrives in Cullowhee after playing at Winthrop…As a junior, he played in all 32 games with five starts and averaged just under five points and 1.6 rebounds per game…Jones finished second on the team with 30 steals and 0.9 steals per game…Finished in double figures in four games… As a sophomore Jones averaged 4.9 points per game and scored a season-best 17 points at High Point…During freshman season he played in 28 games and started the first eight games of the season including an eight-point effort at then-No. 1 Duke and tallied a career-high 21 points off the bench against Elon.

High School: Played at Westwood High School and was selected as the 2020 SCHSL 4A Player of the Year…Surpassed the 1,000-career point mark and was a two-time All-State and All-Region 3 selection.