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If it felt arsenic though nan transportation portal was disconnected to a slow start, blasted nan stealth for illustration attack Dennis Gates has taken each of nan past 2 years. But nan tremors of sound astir Mizzou’s liking successful Providence transportation helping Jamier Jones has been nan 1 constant.
A study from On3 confirmed Jones will beryllium a Tigers, and he became nan 2nd committedness nan Tigers received retired of nan transportation portal, aft scoring a promise from Tennessee transportation guardant Jaylen Carey past night.
Jones is simply a erstwhile 4-star enlistee retired of Sarasota, Florida, by measurement of precocious schoolhouse successful Orlando astatine Oak Ridge. In his lone play successful assemblage astatine Providence, he averaged 11.9 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. Jones is connected nan marketplace because Providence fired erstwhile Mizzou Tiger Kim English arsenic its caput coach pursuing a 15-18 season.
Jones automatically becomes nan astir apt starter astatine either nan helping aliases combo guardant position, pinch Trent Pierce back. And his scoring consistency is thing that should complement nan scoring of Jason Crowe, Jr.
- From: Sarasota, Florida
- Previous School: Providence
- Position: Combo Forward
- Ht/Wt: 6-6/220
- 247Composite Ranking: 0.9400 (No. 37)
- On3 Sports Ranking: 94.53 (No. 42)
- EvanMiya Forecasted BPR: 470 (No. 54)
| %Min | ORtg | %Poss | %Shots | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | Ast% | TOR% | FCp40 | FDp40 | FTRate | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% |
| 59.0% | 114.1 | 21.2% | 19.7% | 59.5% | 5.9% | 13.1% | 9.6% | 17.6% | 3.6 | 4.8 | 55.3% | 66.4% | 38.7% | 66.4% |
Jones is known for being a bully driver, from 247sports.com’s Adam Finkelstein:
Jones is simply a powerful and rugged 6-foot-6 guardant who tin thrive pinch his overlap of physicality, athleticism, and hoops IQ erstwhile his centrifugal is moving astatine afloat throttle. He’s astir businesslike erstwhile he embraces that junkyard canine mentality. He plays pinch energy, runs nan floor, and is simply a lob threat connected discourtesy Jones tin elevate successful postulation and is simply a beingness driver who seeks retired contact. He has an diversion unrecorded assemblage connected nan glass. Jones shows immoderate existent signs of being a bully cutter disconnected nan shot and flashes a passing small heart astatine times.
We will person a afloat scout connected Jones successful nan coming days, there’s a spot of a tease Matt Harris worked up earlier leaving for vacation. But he has each nan details, nan bully nan bad and nan successful between. Jones is simply a forceful driver, and his 3 constituent measurement is very low. Because of this nan Tigers are apt still looking for a combo guard/wing type who tin sprout it astatine volume.
Next up, Bryson Tiller anyone?
