2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Phillip Jones Jr.
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Freeport, Bahamas
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Piney Woods HS / UTSA
Jones' Game-By-Game Stats: 2016-17
SAM HOUSTON
Joins Bearkats as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining … explosive athlete who can play above the rim … rebounds well and will be a factor for the Kats as a power forward
UTSA
Played the past three years for the Roadrunners in San Antonio … earned his bachelor’s degree in 2016 … has played in 62 games for UTSA, scoring 342 points and pulling down 297 rebounds … started 23 games his freshman season, averaging 7.2 points and 6.2 rebounds and blocking 20 shots … during an injury-shortened sophomore season appeared in 15 games … came back as a junior to play in 20 contests … closed out the 2016 season with double figure points and rebounds in each of the Roadrunners’ last three games.
PINEY WOODS HIGH SCHOOL
The Freeport, Bahamas product came to UTSA as an honorable mention all-state performer at Piney Woods High School in Mississippi where he averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds as a senior … helped lead his team to the state championship as a junior … a two-time state triple jump champion in track
