Jones, a senior guard, earns his first Male Athlete of the Week award after earning Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on three previous occasions. Jones led Buena Vista to its third IIAC regular season championship in the last six years averaging 30.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in three contests during the week. On Tuesday against Wartburg, he scored 23 points, handed out eight assists and grabbed two rebounds in an 86-76 BVU victory. He followed that performance with a 31-point, five-rebound (two offensive, three defensive) performance against Loras on Friday. Jones saved his best performance of the week for last scoring 36 points, including a school record 10 three-pointers in only 23 minutes against Dubuque on Saturday. In that contest he also had two steals and one assist. Jones has moved into second place on the Buena Vista’s all-time scoring list with 1,735 career points.
