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Jersey Number 5
Shawn Jones Jr.
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Shadow Creek HS
CAREER
Jones Jr. started in 28 of his 31 appearances as a senior after he made 80 of his first 93 appearances off the bench for State … Wrapped up his career as 1 of 9 players in program history which includes former teammates Cameron Matthews and KeShawn Murphy to see action on three NCAA Tournament squads … Played in 114 of his last 115 games (Jan. 28, 2023-March 11, 2026) which dated back to his freshman campaign … Compiled 563 points, 319 rebounds, 121 assists and 109 steals over his 134 games … Became the 31st State player to collect 100 steals and finished his career tied for 27th on State’s all-time list … Converted on 41.6 percent from the field (207-of-498), 27.6 percent from beyond the three-point line (80-of-179) and 71.4 percent at the foul line (80-of-112) … Garnered 32 outings with multiple assists and 31 efforts with multiple steals … Dialed up 10+ points in 8 games, grabbed 5+ rebounds in 22 outings and sank multiple treys on 10 occasions.
2025-26 • SENIOR
Jones Jr. dialed up 5.3 points, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks per game … Started 28 of his 31 appearances headed by 10 of State’s first 12 games (Nov. 5-Dec. 20) and all 18 of his outings versus SEC competition (Jan. 3-March 11) … The only SEC rotation player to play all four seasons at the same school in 2025-26 … Connected on 41.3 percent of his field goals (62-of-150), 28.2 percent from beyond the three-point line (20-of-71) and 65.6 percent of his free throws (21-of-32) … Improved his scoring average during all four seasons at State and fired in 3 of his top 5 scoring efforts in 2025-26 … Finished with multiple assists a career-high 14 times and provided multiple steals a career-best 12 occasions.
2025-26 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr. secured 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists versus No. 16 Iowa State (Nov. 10) … Exploded for a career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 15) … Provided a career-best 5 steals versus New Orleans (Nov. 24) … Tacked on 9-point outings at Georgia Tech (Dec. 3) during the ACC/SEC Challenge and against Memphis (Dec. 20) … Notched 8-point performances versus No. 18 Alabama (Jan. 13), at LSU (Jan. 28) and at Missouri (Jan. 31) during SEC action … Eclipsed 100 career steals during the LSU game … Stuffed the stats sheet with a SEC career-best 12 points coupled with career-high tying 5 assists and 3 blocks against Auburn (Feb. 18) … Tallied 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists versus Auburn (March 11) at SEC Tournament in his last career game.
2024-25 • JUNIOR
Jones Jr. made 30 of his 34 appearances off the bench … Was 1 of 7 players to log action in all 34 games … Tucked away 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals per game … Canned 43.7 percent from the floor (59-of-135), 28.1 percent of his three-pointers (18-of-64) and 75.7 percent at the foul line (28-of-37) … Fired in 2 of his top 3 scoring efforts during March in 2024-25 … Provided 9 efforts with multiple steals and 7 efforts with multiple assists.
2024-25 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr.’s top 3 scoring efforts during non-conference play were 11 points against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 8) followed by a pair of 9-point efforts at No. 21 Memphis (Dec. 21) and versus Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 12) … Provided a solid all-around effort of 5 assists, 3 blocks, 3 points and 2 steals against No. 6 Kentucky (Jan. 11) … Tallied 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks during road win over No. 19 Ole Miss (Feb. 15) … Upped his scoring average to 7.2 points per game over a 5-game stretch leading into NCAA Tournament (March 1-13) … Tallied 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals versus Texas (March 4) … Dialed up 10 points against No. 21 Missouri (March 13) at the SEC Tournament.
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE
Jones Jr. was 1 of 5 players to see action in all 35 games … Came away with 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 steals per game … Hit 42.0 percent from the floor (58-of-138), 27.7 percent on his three-point attempts (18-of-65) and 76.7 percent at the free throw line (23-of-30) … Made his 1st career start versus Southern (Dec. 3) before he earned the starting nod in 8 consecutive SEC games (Feb. 7-March 6) … Dialed up 4 of his top 6 scoring efforts on the road and at neutral sites in 2023-24 … Notched multiple assists 10 times in addition to multiple steals in 5 outings and multiple three-pointers on 4 games.
2023-24 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr. came away with a trio of 8-point efforts versus Arizona State (Nov. 8), Tennessee • Martin (Nov. 11) and Washington State (Nov. 18) to highlight the non-conference … Managed 7 points and 3 assists against Southern (Dec. 3) … Picked up 6 points and 3 assists at No. 8 Kentucky (Jan. 17) … Notched 9 points on 4-of-5 shooting at Florida (Jan. 24) … Turned in a solid all-around with season’s best of 10 points coupled with 6 rebounds and 2 steals at No. 24 Alabama (Feb. 3) … Secured 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks versus Georgia (Feb. 7) during his 1st SEC start … Tallied 7 points and 2 steals versus No. 12 Auburn (March 16) at SEC Tournament … Wrapped season with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals against Michigan State (March 21) in NCAA Tournament.
2022-23 • FRESHMAN
Jones Jr. collected 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 0.4 assists and 0.4 blocks per game over his 24 appearances off the bench … Knocked down 37.3 percent from the field (28-of-75), 26.0 percent from three-point territory (13-of-50) and 61.5 percent at the foul line (8-of-13) … Ripped off 7 of his top 10 scoring efforts against SEC opponents with all seven outings coming over State’s last eight games of the regular season (Feb. 8-March 4) in 2022-23 … Picked up multiple steals 4 times and sank multiple three-pointers on 3 occasions.
2022-23 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr. scored his first career basket, a three-pointer with 1:23 remaining in the first half, versus Texas A&M • Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) during his career debut … Tallied 6 points apiece versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13) and Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 3) … Missed 7 games due to injury (Dec. 11-Jan. 7) before he returned to action at Georgia (Jan. 11) … Averaged 5.6 points per game over the team’s last 8 regular season games (Feb. 8-March 4) … Fired in a season’s best 11 points coupled with 4 rebounds versus South Carolina (Feb. 28) … Came away with 7 points at Vanderbilt (March 4) … His lone basket was a one-handed highlight reel dunk came during an overtime win over Florida (March 9) at SEC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
Jones Jr. prepped for David President at Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas … Led his team to a 29-4 record and the 2021-22 6A District III title as a senior … Averaged 17.6 points per game and earned an 6A District III First-Team selection … Played the AAU circuit for Team Trae Young based out of Oklahoma … Joined the Bulldogs in July 2022 for summer workouts and began his career as a walk-on … State’s 2022-23 true freshmen class also includes Kimani Hamilton (UNLV • Nevada-Las Vegas) and Martavious Russell (ULM • Louisiana-Monroe).
PERSONAL
Born on May 31 … Majoring is university studies and is on-track to graduate with his degree in Spring 2026.
Jones Jr. started in 28 of his 31 appearances as a senior after he made 80 of his first 93 appearances off the bench for State … Wrapped up his career as 1 of 9 players in program history which includes former teammates Cameron Matthews and KeShawn Murphy to see action on three NCAA Tournament squads … Played in 114 of his last 115 games (Jan. 28, 2023-March 11, 2026) which dated back to his freshman campaign … Compiled 563 points, 319 rebounds, 121 assists and 109 steals over his 134 games … Became the 31st State player to collect 100 steals and finished his career tied for 27th on State’s all-time list … Converted on 41.6 percent from the field (207-of-498), 27.6 percent from beyond the three-point line (80-of-179) and 71.4 percent at the foul line (80-of-112) … Garnered 32 outings with multiple assists and 31 efforts with multiple steals … Dialed up 10+ points in 8 games, grabbed 5+ rebounds in 22 outings and sank multiple treys on 10 occasions.
2025-26 • SENIOR
Jones Jr. dialed up 5.3 points, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks per game … Started 28 of his 31 appearances headed by 10 of State’s first 12 games (Nov. 5-Dec. 20) and all 18 of his outings versus SEC competition (Jan. 3-March 11) … The only SEC rotation player to play all four seasons at the same school in 2025-26 … Connected on 41.3 percent of his field goals (62-of-150), 28.2 percent from beyond the three-point line (20-of-71) and 65.6 percent of his free throws (21-of-32) … Improved his scoring average during all four seasons at State and fired in 3 of his top 5 scoring efforts in 2025-26 … Finished with multiple assists a career-high 14 times and provided multiple steals a career-best 12 occasions.
2025-26 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr. secured 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists versus No. 16 Iowa State (Nov. 10) … Exploded for a career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 15) … Provided a career-best 5 steals versus New Orleans (Nov. 24) … Tacked on 9-point outings at Georgia Tech (Dec. 3) during the ACC/SEC Challenge and against Memphis (Dec. 20) … Notched 8-point performances versus No. 18 Alabama (Jan. 13), at LSU (Jan. 28) and at Missouri (Jan. 31) during SEC action … Eclipsed 100 career steals during the LSU game … Stuffed the stats sheet with a SEC career-best 12 points coupled with career-high tying 5 assists and 3 blocks against Auburn (Feb. 18) … Tallied 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists versus Auburn (March 11) at SEC Tournament in his last career game.
2024-25 • JUNIOR
Jones Jr. made 30 of his 34 appearances off the bench … Was 1 of 7 players to log action in all 34 games … Tucked away 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals per game … Canned 43.7 percent from the floor (59-of-135), 28.1 percent of his three-pointers (18-of-64) and 75.7 percent at the foul line (28-of-37) … Fired in 2 of his top 3 scoring efforts during March in 2024-25 … Provided 9 efforts with multiple steals and 7 efforts with multiple assists.
2024-25 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr.’s top 3 scoring efforts during non-conference play were 11 points against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 8) followed by a pair of 9-point efforts at No. 21 Memphis (Dec. 21) and versus Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 12) … Provided a solid all-around effort of 5 assists, 3 blocks, 3 points and 2 steals against No. 6 Kentucky (Jan. 11) … Tallied 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks during road win over No. 19 Ole Miss (Feb. 15) … Upped his scoring average to 7.2 points per game over a 5-game stretch leading into NCAA Tournament (March 1-13) … Tallied 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals versus Texas (March 4) … Dialed up 10 points against No. 21 Missouri (March 13) at the SEC Tournament.
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE
Jones Jr. was 1 of 5 players to see action in all 35 games … Came away with 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 steals per game … Hit 42.0 percent from the floor (58-of-138), 27.7 percent on his three-point attempts (18-of-65) and 76.7 percent at the free throw line (23-of-30) … Made his 1st career start versus Southern (Dec. 3) before he earned the starting nod in 8 consecutive SEC games (Feb. 7-March 6) … Dialed up 4 of his top 6 scoring efforts on the road and at neutral sites in 2023-24 … Notched multiple assists 10 times in addition to multiple steals in 5 outings and multiple three-pointers on 4 games.
2023-24 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr. came away with a trio of 8-point efforts versus Arizona State (Nov. 8), Tennessee • Martin (Nov. 11) and Washington State (Nov. 18) to highlight the non-conference … Managed 7 points and 3 assists against Southern (Dec. 3) … Picked up 6 points and 3 assists at No. 8 Kentucky (Jan. 17) … Notched 9 points on 4-of-5 shooting at Florida (Jan. 24) … Turned in a solid all-around with season’s best of 10 points coupled with 6 rebounds and 2 steals at No. 24 Alabama (Feb. 3) … Secured 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks versus Georgia (Feb. 7) during his 1st SEC start … Tallied 7 points and 2 steals versus No. 12 Auburn (March 16) at SEC Tournament … Wrapped season with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals against Michigan State (March 21) in NCAA Tournament.
2022-23 • FRESHMAN
Jones Jr. collected 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 0.4 assists and 0.4 blocks per game over his 24 appearances off the bench … Knocked down 37.3 percent from the field (28-of-75), 26.0 percent from three-point territory (13-of-50) and 61.5 percent at the foul line (8-of-13) … Ripped off 7 of his top 10 scoring efforts against SEC opponents with all seven outings coming over State’s last eight games of the regular season (Feb. 8-March 4) in 2022-23 … Picked up multiple steals 4 times and sank multiple three-pointers on 3 occasions.
2022-23 • BEST GAMES
Jones Jr. scored his first career basket, a three-pointer with 1:23 remaining in the first half, versus Texas A&M • Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) during his career debut … Tallied 6 points apiece versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13) and Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 3) … Missed 7 games due to injury (Dec. 11-Jan. 7) before he returned to action at Georgia (Jan. 11) … Averaged 5.6 points per game over the team’s last 8 regular season games (Feb. 8-March 4) … Fired in a season’s best 11 points coupled with 4 rebounds versus South Carolina (Feb. 28) … Came away with 7 points at Vanderbilt (March 4) … His lone basket was a one-handed highlight reel dunk came during an overtime win over Florida (March 9) at SEC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
Jones Jr. prepped for David President at Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas … Led his team to a 29-4 record and the 2021-22 6A District III title as a senior … Averaged 17.6 points per game and earned an 6A District III First-Team selection … Played the AAU circuit for Team Trae Young based out of Oklahoma … Joined the Bulldogs in July 2022 for summer workouts and began his career as a walk-on … State’s 2022-23 true freshmen class also includes Kimani Hamilton (UNLV • Nevada-Las Vegas) and Martavious Russell (ULM • Louisiana-Monroe).
PERSONAL
Born on May 31 … Majoring is university studies and is on-track to graduate with his degree in Spring 2026.
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