Overview
Versatile guard who can play both backcourt positions.
2003-04
Sat out season as a redshirt.
2002-03
Played in 25 games as a freshman... scored a career-high 10 points in
Houston’s 60-59 victory over Texas-Arlington...tallied eight points
at South Florida, UTEP. and fifth-ranked Louisville...handed out a career-high
three assists in his collegiate debut against Prairie View A&M...led
the Cougars with two assists against UAB, LSU, Washington, and Southwest
Texas State.
High School
Led the North squad to a 106-102 victory in the Texas State High School
All-Star Game where he scored 15 points and recorded two steals in 16
minutes...scored 11 points for the North Team in the Houston Area Senior
All-Star Game...earned Second-Team, All-Greater Houston honors by The
Houston Chronicle...was a First-Team All-State selection as a senior...was
a two-time First-Team All-District 15-5A selection...ranked among the
top 139 seniors in the nation by Hoop Scoop’s Final Rankings...was
listed among the top 28 shooting guards in the nation by Prepspotlight.com...ranked
among the top 31 players in the state of Texas by Texas Hoops.com...averaged
22.7 points per game as senior to rank among the top seven scoring leaders
in the Houston area...led Klein to a 20-14 overall record...averaged
15.0 points and four steals as a junior...ran the anchor leg on Klein’s
4x440 relay team that finished in third place with a time of 3:17.69
at the Region II-5A Championships as a senior....also a regional qualifier
in track as a sophomore and junior.
Personal
Major is business management at UH...born March 8, 1984 in Italy...the
son of Dwight, Sr. and Diane Jones of Houston...father was a 10-year
NBA veteran and played at Houston in 1970-72...his father also was the
scoring leader for the USA’s 1972 Olympic Team and ranked second
on the USA’s 1971 Pan American Games...chose to play at Houston
after being recruited by Oklahoma, SMU and Colorado.
Obtained at http://uhcougars.collegesports.com