Tyrique Jones

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
239
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bloomfield, Conn.
High School:
Bloomfield HS / Vermont Academy

ALL-BIG EAST BIG MAN AS A SENIOR (2019-20)

Second on the team in scoring as a senior at 14.0 ppg. (14th in the BIG EAST) ... Scored in double figures in a team-high 28 games, including 22 points on 9-11 shooting in his last XU game, a BIG EAST Tournament game vs. DePaul on March 11 ... Led the team in overall rebounding at 11.1 rpg. (first in the BIG EAST and ninth in the nation) ... Led the team and was ranked fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 55.7 percent ... Led Xavier and was eighth in the BIG EAST in blocks at 1.1 bpg. ... First in the BIG EAST and third in the nation in offensive rebounding at 4.3 rpg. ... Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds for XU’s three games ... 17 points and 11 rebounds in the Nov. 22 UConn win.

JONES SAW DOUBLE-DOUBLE AT A RECORD PACE

First in the BIG EAST and third in the nation in double-doubles with 21, including a nine-game streak that ended vs. DePaul on Feb. 25 (one shy of the school record) ... 21 double-doubles as a senior ranks third in Xavier history behind only Tyrone Hill (24 in 1989-90) and David West (22 in 2002-03) ... Jones recorded 32 career double-doubles ... Posted three straight 18-rebound games: game-high tying 19 points to go with a game-high 18 rebounds at Seton Hall on Feb. 1, 12 points and 18 rebounds at DePaul on Feb. 4 and 14 points with 18 rebounds vs. Providence on Feb. 8 ... 13 points and 15 rebounds vs. Marquette on Jan. 29. ... 18 points on 9-12 shooting to go with 14 rebounds in the win at TCU on Dec. 22.

BIG EAST AND NABC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS AND NATIONAL PUBLICITY

BIG EAST Conference coaches voted him to the 2019-20 All-BIG EAST Second Team; Xavier’s previous BIG EAST Second Team selections: Naji Marshall (2019) and Matt Stainbrook (2015) ... 2019-20 NABC Second Team All-District 5 ... Earned BIG EAST Conference weekly honors three times in February, grabbing a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 24 after averaging 16.0 points and 14.5 rebounds in games at St. John's on Feb. 17 and vs. Villanova on Feb. 22 ... BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honors on Feb. 10 after averaging 13.0 points, 18.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in wins over DePaul on Feb. 4 and Providence on Feb. 8 ... BIG EAST Player of the Week after averaging 16.0 points, 16.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 blocks and shooting 77.8 percent (14-18) in games vs. Marquette on Jan. 29 and at Seton Hall on Feb. 1 ... 19 points and 18 rebounds in the win at Seton Hall, which helped him win Jay Bilas of ESPN's selection as "The Bilastrator's National Player of the Week."

XAVIER CAREER SCORING AND REBOUNDING LEADER

1,211 career points, which is 30th on XU's all-time scoring list ... 874 career rebounds, which ranks ninth on XU's all-time rebounding list.

JONES MADE HIS MARK IN XAVIER'S RECORD BOOK

Averaged 14.0 ppg. (14th in the BIG EAST) and 11.1 rpg. (first in the BIG EAST and ninth in the nation), becoming the first XU player to average a double-double since David West in the 2002-03 season (also did it in 2000-01) ... Just the second XU player in the last 30 years to average 11+ rpg. for a season; West averaged 11.8 rpg. as a senior in the 2002-03 season ... Going back almost 50 seasons (48 seasons) only Jones, West and Tyrone Hill (12.6 rpg. in 1989-90 and 12.2 rpg. in 1988-89) have averaged 11+ rpg. for a season.

AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)

One of the three 2018-19 team captains ... Has 11 career double-doubles, including 10 as a junior ... Grabbed 11 rebounds to go with a career-high 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting at Texas on March 24 ... 20 double-figure scoring games, including 14 points in the NIT First Round win vs. Toledo on March 20 ... Led the team and was fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in rebounding at 7.7 rpg. ... First in the BIG EAST and 20th in the nation in offensive rebounding at 3.4 rpg.; his offensive rebounding percentage (16.6) was third in the nation (KenPom.com) ... Ranked second on the team and third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 62.4 percent ... Dominant performance at Providence on Feb. 16 with 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field to go with 12 rebounds and two blocks and followed that up with 18 points (all in the first half) and 15 rebounds at Seton Hall on Feb. 20 ... Had 21 points to go with a game-high 11 rebounds vs. Marquette on Jan. 26 ... 20 double-figure scoring games for the season was more than double the number that he had in 32 games as a sophomore ... Had 19 points and 10 rebounds vs. Georgetown on Jan. 9 ... Scored 21 points to go with a game-high 12 rebounds at Villanova on Jan. 18 ... Posted a 13-point game and several big plays down the stretch at DePaul on Dec. 29 ... Back-to-back double-doubles with 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami on Nov. 28 and 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Oakland on Dec. 1.

BIG EAST HONOREE AS A JUNIOR

Earned a spot on the weekly BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll as a junior after averaging 18.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game in season-opening wins over IUPUI on Nov. 6 and Evansville on Nov. 10, 2018 ... Career-high 20 rebounds in the Evansville win ... 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting with six rebounds and a career-high four steals on Nov. 6 vs. IUPUI.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)

19 starts as a sophomore ... Missed two straight games with an injury but returned on Feb. 14 vs. Seton Hall to play 11 minutes and contribute nine points ... Fourth on the team and 29th in the BIG EAST in rebounding (4.5 rpg.), including his team-high nine-rebound game vs. Butler on Jan. 2 ... 15-point, six-rebound game vs. Georgetown on Feb. 3 ... First career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Marshall on Dec. 19 ... 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting vs. Rider on Nov. 13 ... Scored in double figures in nine games for the season, including 12 at Providence on Jan. 6, 12 at Marquette on Dec. 27 on 5-of-6 shooting, 13 on 6-of-6 shooting on Dec. 6 vs. Kent State and 11 vs. Colorado on Dec. 9; by comparison, he had only four double-figure efforts in 37 games played as a freshman.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17)

Started 13 games, including all four NCAA Tournament games ... Scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the NCAA Second Round win over Florida State on March 18 ... Second on the team in offensive rebounding at 1.6 rpg., which ranked 14th in the BIG EAST despite logging 11.0 minutes per game ... Posted a 13-point game at Marquette on 6-of-8 shooting ... Hit 44 of his last 62 shots from the field (71.0 percent) over his last 15 games ... Hit 8-of-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points, equaling the best single-game field goal percentage effort by a Musketeer in over 20 years ... Grabbed six rebounds in 16 minutes in his first collegiate start at St. John’s on Jan. 29 ... Posted his first career double-figure scoring game vs. St. John’s on Jan. 7, contributing 10 points to go with five rebounds and two blocks ... Scored nine points to go with four rebounds and two blocks in the Eastern Washington win on Dec. 20 ... Had a pair of big offensive rebounds and put-back slams in the Utah win on Dec. 10 ... Grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with six points and two blocks, while taking a pair of charges on defense, in the win over Buffalo on Nov. 14.

AT VERMONT ACADEMY

Averaged 19.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 1.5 steals and 1.7 assists per game at Vermont Academy, his postgraduate season, while shooting 61 percent from the field and 74 percent from the free-throw line … 2015-16 Class AA All-NEPSAC First Team honors as he led his team to a 27-5 record and won the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Championship game for the first time in school history … As a senior in the 2014-15 season at Vermont Academy, averaged 13.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while earning Class AA All-NEPSAC Second Team honors and leading Vermont Academy to a 24-7 record and the Class AA NEPSAC Finals … Basketball coach: Alex Popp.

BEFORE VERMONT ACADEMY

First Team All-State (Hartford Courant) in his final of three seasons at Bloomfield High before attending Vermont Academy … 10.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game as a junior, leading his team to the Class S State Semifinals ... Basketball coach: Gary Barcher.

PERSONAL
Communication Studies major ... Parents are Petronia Bailey and the late Lester Jones ... Sibling is Dajoun ... Born May 3, 1997 in Hartford, Conn.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	22	DePaul (March 11, 2020), at Texas (March 24, 2019)
Field Goals Made	10	at Texas (March 24, 2019)
Field Goals Attempted	14	at Georgetown (March 1, 2020), at Villanova (January 18, 2019), at Seton Hall (February 20, 2019)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	-
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	-
Free Throws Made	9	Georgetown (January 9, 2019), Marquette (January 26, 2019), Georgetown (February 3, 2018)
Free Throws Attempted	15	Connecticut (November 22, 2019)
Rebounds	20	Evansville (November 10, 2018)
Assists	6	Western Carolina (December 18, 2019)
Blocks	4	at Seton Hall (February 1, 2020), Evansville (November 10, 2018), Morehead State (November 10, 2017)
Steals	4	at Georgetown (March 1, 2020), IUPUI (November 6, 2018)