Jordan Jones

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
DeSoto HS
Hometown:
DeSoto, Texas

About Jordan

Finished third all-time at Texas A&M with 707 career assists
Was the first player since 1990 to lead the SEC in assists in three straight seasons
Three-time SEC All-Defensive Team selection and two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mention AP All-American in 2014-15
Selected No. 34 overall in the WNBA Draft by Chicago

Texas A&M Career

Third all-time at Texas A&M with 707 career assists, and had the most assists of any player during the Gary Blair Era … Had three of the top 10 single-season assist marks in Texas A&M history, including setting the school record with 261 in 2013-14 … Seventh at Texas A&M in career steals … Has three of the top 11 single-game assist marks at Texas A&M … Finished in the national top 15 in assists in each of her last three seasons … Had 31 double-digit scoring games and 18 double-digit assist games, with five double-doubles and a triple-double

NCAA Tournament Career
Missed the 2015 NCAA Tournament with an injury, but still averaged 7.3 assists per game in her NCAA Tournament career … Led the 2014 NCAA Tournament with 35 assists … Had 16 assists in the 2014 NCAA Second Round against James Madison, the most in Texas A&M tournament history, the most in any NCAA Second Round game, and the sixth-most in NCAA Tournament history … Had three double-digit scoring games in eight career NCAA Tournament games

2015-16 (Senior)
Led the SEC in assists for the third consecutive year, becoming the first player since Camile Ratledge of Florida (1987-90) to lead the league in assists in three straight seasons … Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team for the third straight season, becoming the first player in league history with three selections to the All-Defensive team … Ranked 13^th nationally in assists per game … Played in 30 games, and started 28, averaging 7.6 points, 6.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds … Drew key charges at Alabama (Jan. 28) and against No. 23 Tennessee (Feb. 7) … Came back from missing two games with an injury on Feb. 18, and averaged 8.5 assists from that point through the end of the season, with two double-digit assist games … Averaged 15.4 points from Jan. 17-31, scoring double figures in all four games, three of which came against ranked opponents … Scored 20 points against No. 23 Missouri (Jan. 21), playing all 45 minutes of the Aggies’ overtime win … Had 14 points with five rebounds and five assists at No. 14 Duke (Nov. 18), playing in front of her brother Matt, who plays basketball for the Blue Devils … Had 10 double-digit scoring games and two double-digit assist games … Had at least five assists in 23 of her 28 games … Earned the team’s Miss Defense Award

2014-15 (Junior)

Played in and started 28 games before tearing her ACL and lateral meniscus on Feb. 26, which caused her to miss the remainder of the season ... Named SEC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, making her the league’s second two-time winner of the award ... Selected Second Team All-SEC and to the SEC All-Defensive Team by the league’s coaches ... Ranked 10th in the NCAA in assists per game with 6.6 per game ... Her 186 assists rank ninth on Texas A&M’s single-season list ... Had 15 assists against Vanderbilt (Jan. 2), which ranks t-5th on Texas A&M’s single-game assist list ... Had six games of 10+ assists and 22 games of 5+ assists ... Had two double-doubles ... Scored in double figures 13 times ... Had three games of 7+ points, assists and rebounds ... Averaged 9.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game ... Averaged 11.0 points per game against the AP Top 25 ... Scored a season-high 21 points against No. 3 Texas (Dec. 21), adding in four steals ... Scored 12 points with seven rebounds and eight assists against No. 8 Duke ... Named to the All-Maggie Dixon Classic Team (Nov. 16)

2013-14 (Sophomore)

Emerged as one of the nation’s top point guards, posting 261 assists (7.25 per game), which led the SEC and ranked fourth nationally ... Named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and named to the SEC All-Defensive Team ... Posted the third triple-double in Texas A&M history with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Arkansas (Feb. 27) ... Earned SEC Player of the Week honors on Mar. 3 ... Entered A&M’s Top 10 in single-game assists three separate times in 2013-14 ... Her 16 assists against James Madison (Mar. 25) rank third on A&M’s list and second for an NCAA Second Round game ... Had 10+ assists in six straight games from Feb. 27-Mar. 25, and 10 total games of 10+ assists ... Averaged 10.0 points and 8.8 assists in the NCAA Tournament ... Forced key turnovers that led to scores late in wins against LSU (Jan. 9), South Carolina (Jan. 16), and Georgia (Feb. 13) ... Ranked 25th nationally and second in the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Ranked third in the SEC in steals ... Her 261 assists were the fifth-most all-time by an SEC player and the most for an SEC player since 2008-09 ... Named to the SEC Community Service Team

2012-13 (Freshman)

Played in 34 of 35 games ... Averaged 3.1 points, 2.3 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game ... Scored a season-high 12 points with four assists and two steals in just 19 minutes during the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament against Nebraska (Mar. 25) ... Had four assists in both of the Aggies’ NCAA Tournament games, and three more in the SEC Tournament Final ... Averaged 4.8 assists per game from Nov. 18-Dec. 4 ... Dished out a season-high seven assists against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 4) ... Also had six assists against Southern (Nov. 23) ... Filled up the stat sheet with eight points (off of 4-5 FG), four steals, three assists and three rebounds against Marquette (Nov. 25) ... Had five assists and six points at Mississippi State (Jan. 24)

High School Career

Rated the No. 14 overall prospect in the Class of 2012 and the No. 3 point guard in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz...2012 McDonald’s High School All-American...2012 WBCA High School All-American...Two-time TGCA Class 5A All-State...2012 TABC Class 5A All-State and All-Region...2012 TGCA 4A-5A North All-Star Team...2012 SportsDay’s All-Area First Team...Won the girls skills competition at the POWERADE Jam Fest, a prelude to the 2012 McDonald’s All-American Games...Averaged 14.0 points, 6.6 assists, 6.1 steals, and 3.4 rebounds as a senior at DeSoto High School...As a junior, led her team to the Class 5A regional semifinals with an average of 14.5 points and 6.3 assists per game...Was teammates with Chelsea Jennings, Courtney Walker and Curtyce Knox on the DFW Elite club team...Her team won the 2011 17-Under Nike Nationals...Also lettered in softball...Graduated in the top 15 percent of her class.

Personal

Jordan Rae Jones...Born November 22, 1993 in Dallas, Texas...Daughter of Mark and Arolynn Jones...Has an older sister, Alex (23) and two younger brothers, Matt (20) and Mason (17) ... Brother, Matt, was also a McDonald’s All-American and plays basketball for Duke, winning the 2015 NCAA title ... Is part of a line of DeSoto guards that includes former A&M greats Sydney Carter and Lisa Branch... Is a member of A&M’s highest rated recruiting class in program history ... Is the fifth McDonald’s High School All-American to ever sign with Texas A&M ... Chose the Aggies over Baylor, Kansas, Texas Tech and Kentucky...Has aspirations of playing in the WNBA and becoming a lawyer ... Ag leadership major with sociology and communciations minors at Texas A&M

Awards

2014-15 AP All-America (Honorable Mention)

2013-14, 2014-15 SEC Defensive Player of the Year

2014-15 Second Team All-SEC

2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 SEC All-Defensive Team

2014-15 WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year Finalist

One-Time SEC Player of the Week (Mar. 3, 2014)

2014 All-Maggie Dixon Classic Team

2013-14 SEC Community Service Team

2013-14, 2014-15 Texas A&M Miss Defense Award

Clutch Defensive Plays
Jan. 16, 2014 vs. No. 8 South Carolina – Stole the ball from Asia Dozier with 1:30 left in overtime, leading to her own fast break layup and free throw that extended the Aggies’ lead from two to five. Texas A&M defeated South Carolina 67-65 in overtime.
Feb. 13, 2014 vs. Georgia – Helped the Aggies erase a six-point deficit with 1:26 to play with a pair of big defensive plays. Drew a charge on the Lady Bulldogs’ Khaalidah Miller with 56 seconds to play, then forced Miller to dribble out of bounds on the next possession, which set up Jones’ own game-tying basket. The Aggies would win 78-73 in overtime.
Jan. 28, 2016 at Alabama – Drew a charge with two seconds to play, erasing an apparent go-ahead driving layup by the Crimson Tide’s Karyla Middlebrook. Courtney Walker would hit two free throws on the other end to formally seal a 59-56 Aggie victory.
Feb. 7, 2016 vs. No. 23 Tennessee – Drew a charge on Tennessee’s Jamie Nared as she tried to receive an inbounds pass with 24 seconds to play, taking a hard fall that would sideline Jones for the next two games. The Aggies would score on an Anriel Howard put-back on the ensuing possession, sending the game to overtime, where Texas A&M would win 70-63.