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0 Tyrell Jones

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool West Oaks Academy (Fla.)

Biography

2023-24: Made 25 starts and appeared in 32 games... Compiled a team-high 1013 minutes and 406 points...Averaged 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per contest... Scored double figures in 19 out of 32 contests...20 or more points in five games...Seventh in the conference in steals per game (1.5)...10th in the Sun Belt in free throw percentage (77.8%)... 

2022-23: Made 33 starts on the season, averaging 9.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game … Also averaged 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals … Had a career game against Coastal Carolina, where he scored a career-high 25 points in addition setting career-highs in field goal makes and attempts and 3-point makes and attempts … Set a new career-high with 10 rebounds in Sun Belt Championship game against Louisiana … Led the Jaguars in steals in 13 games on the season.

2021-22: Appeared in 18 games, making nine starts ... Averaged 5.4 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game ... Dished out four assists in the season opener against Spring Hill … Pulled down five rebounds, one short of his career-high at Wichita State … Posted nine points, five rebounds and a career-high five assists in 27 minutes in his first action since Wichita State … Tied a career-best with two three-pointers at ULM … Tied a career-high, going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc vs. Arkansas State … Scored a then career-high 15 points, five assists and three rebounds vs. Little Rock … Posted a career-best 17 points vs. SE Louisiana in the first round of The Basketball Classic … Finished with 13 points, six assists and three rebounds against USC Upstate … Dished out a career-best seven assists and tied a career-high with six rebounds in the semifinals of The Basketball Classic.

2020-21 (at Auburn): Appeared in seven games, making three starts, for the Tigers in 2020-21 ... Averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest while adding eight assists and four steals ... Scored a career-best 11 points — including going 2-of-4 from three-point range — in a season-opening victory over St. Joseph’s while also posting three rebounds and two assists ... Had five points against No. 1 Gonzaga and four in a win over Memphis.

2019-20 (at Auburn): As a freshman during the 2019-20 season, finished with nine points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals .... Recorded a 1.75 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Saw action in 11 games as AU went 25-6, tied for second in the Southeastern Conference with a 12-6 mark and was 20th in both final polls.

High School/Club: Considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN … Was ranked among the top 100 prospects in the country by both 247Sports and ESPN — with the latter organization also including him among the top 10 players in the state — as well as the top 150 by Rivals … Named first-team all-state as a senior at West Oaks (Fla.) Academy after averaging 19.8 points and five assists per outing … Posted 17.2 points, three assists, three rebounds and 2.2 steals per game the previous season, which included a performance in which he scored 40 points after connecting on a school record 12 three-point field goals … Played for Showtime Ballers in the Adidas Uprising circuit.

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Personal: Full name is Tyrell Jones … Born on December 30, 1999 in Chicago, Ill. … Son of James Harris and Tashika Bryant … Has three older brothers and one younger brother. Favorite movie is “Love & Basketball” … Favorite musical artist is Lil’ Baby … Favorite athlete is Damian Lillard … Watches highlights of Damian Lillard to get pumped up before games … Can also cut hair and play the piano.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Sophomore

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    6'1" 186 lbs
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    2021-22Junior

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    6'1" 186 lbs
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    2022-23Junior

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    6'2" 190 lbs
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    2023-24Senior

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    6'2" 190 lbs
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