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Men's Basketball

2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

5 Ryan Jones

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rio Rancho, N.M.
  • Highschool Cleveland
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

CAREER: Played in 115 career games, making 109 starts ... totaled 1,148 points to become the 42nd member of the program's 1,000 Point Club ... finished second on the program's Division I career record list for field goals (396) and assists (282), and third for points, rebounds (364) and steals (75) ... cracked the team's all-time top 10 with 155 career threes, as well ... added 22 career blocks ... shot 43.9% (396-902) from the field and 36.7% (155-422) from long range.

AS A SENIOR (2018-19): Appeared in 25 games, making 20 starts ... averaged 7.8 points, 2.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 23.7 minutes per game ... shot 41.6% (69-166) from the field, including 31.8% (27-85) from three-point range, and 72.5% (29-40) from the foul line ... finished third on the team with 70 assists and fourth with nine blocks ... had nine double-figure scoring games ... recorded his second career double-double with 12 points and a career-best 10 assists against NJIT (12.1) ... matched a personal best with three steals at Sacred Heart (12.29) ... scored a season-high 23 points with five threes to surpass 1,000 career points against Sacred Heart (11.18).
 
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18): Started all 30 games, averaging 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 31.6 minutes per game … shot 44.9% (114-254) from the field, including 38.1% (43-113) from long range, and 69.7% (69-99) from the foul line … ranked second on the team with 91 assists and 43 three-pointers made, and was fifth with 19 steals … added five blocks … logged 18 double-figure scoring games, including three 20-point scoring games … tallied season bests for points (24), three pointers (5) and minutes (40) against Maine (2.21) ... season-high seven assists against Binghamton (2.18) … drained a season-high eight field goals against UAlbany (2.15) ... made a season-high seven free throws against Boston University (12.13) ... set a new career high for rebounds (10), while logging his first career double-double with 13 points against LIU Brooklyn (11.22).

AS A SOPHOMORE  (2016-17): Started all 31 games ... averaged 13.4 points and 3.0 assists per game, good for second on the team ... registered 3.8 rebounds in 33.9 minutes per game ... shot 47.6% (147-309) from the floor, including 41.5% (56-135) from three-point territory, and 75.3% (64-85) from the foul line ... ranked second on the squad with 93 assists and 22 steals ... sank a career-best 10 FGs against New Hampshire (2.22) ... notched career highs in points (32) and free throws (9) at UMBC (2.18) ...  season-best seven assists on two occasions, most recently at UMBC (2.18) ...connected on a Division I record eight three-pointers, good for second all-time, at Hartford (2.12) ... grabbed a season high for boards (9) at Binghamton (1.8) ... set a personal best with two blocked shots vs. MVSU (11.22) ... led the team in scoring five times ... logged 22 double-digit scoring games ... five 20-point games.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Started 28 of 29 games played, averaging 6.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game ... shot 38.2% (66-173) from the field, including 32.6% (29-89) from beyond the arc, and 70.9% (39-55) from the foul line ... added 28 assists and 17 steals with two blocks ... tallied three assists on three occasions and three steals two times in 2015-16, including against Binghamton (1.24) ... pulled in a season-best four rebounds three times, most recently against Hartford (1.7) ... recorded his first career block at Central Connecticut (12.18) ... went a season-best, 6-for-6 on free throws  against Cornell (11.29) ... paced the team with season highs for points (20) and field goals (8), including a personal-best four three-point field goals against Wheelock (11.24) ...  tallied 12 points against Sacred Heart (11.18) ... posted eight double-figure scoring games ... one 20+ scoring game ... led the team in scoring once this season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Cleveland … team captain … led team to a 28-3 record and an appearance in the State Championship as a senior … First-Team All-District, All-Metro and All-State selection … also named District Player of the Year as a senior when he led the state in scoring with 21.7 points per game … New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year … USA Today All-New Mexico First Team honoree … rated No. 1 overall player regardless of classification by D1Nation.com and NMPreps.com … played his freshman season at Rio Rancho … helped his squad to a 22-9 record as a junior, averaging 21.4 points per game … Second in the state in scoring for Class 5A … earned All-District, All-Metro and All-State First Team honors in 2013-14 … USA Today All-New Mexico First Team … 2014 District Player of the Year … NMPreps.com Junior of the Year.  
 
PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Cynthia Jones … has one older sister (Livia) … father played football at Wisconsin before playing professionally for Atlanta and Green Bay … favorite professional teams are the Chicago Bears and Bulls … lists Muhammad Ali as his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because he wanted to be part of an up and coming program … majoring in criminal justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 163 lbs
    4
  • 0

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    0
  • 5

    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 180 lbs
    5