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2017-18 Men's Basketball

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Don Felice

14 Sam Jones

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gilbert, Ariz.
  • Highschool Gilbert Christian

Biography

Career Honors
Ivy League Player of the Week (11/16/15)
co-Big 5 Player of the Week (11/16/15)
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (12/15/14)
ECAC Division I South Rookie of the Week (12/15/14)
 

 
2017-18: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in 26 games, making one start (Senior Night) … Scored 52 points and snared 22 rebounds … Knocked down 17 three-point shots and had three steals … Went 5-of-6 beyond the arc for 15 points to help Penn win at Dayton (12/9) … The previous game, scored nine points on three treys in a win at Lafayette (12/6) … Had nine points on three more threes against Delaware State (12/27) … Added three rebounds each against the Leopards and the Hornets … Scored six points, added two rebounds vs. Penn State Brandywine (11/18) … Hit a trey, snared six boards in win at Howard (12/4) … Also scored in Penn’s Big 5 win over Saint Joseph’s (1/27), the regular-season Ivy win over Harvard (2/24), and in the NCAA Tournament loss to Kansas (3/15).

2016-17: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in 24 games, making two starts … Averaged 10.2 minutes and 3.8 points per game … Knocked down 24 treys, also had 10 assists … Went for double figures in scoring four times during the season … AMONG IVY PLAYERS (Ivy): fourth in three-point FG percentage (.448) … Led Penn in scoring twice, at UCF (12/12) and vs. Columbia (2/10) … Against the Lions, scored 17 points (hitting five treys) and added four rebounds and three assists … Had 15 points at UCF on five treys … Scored 12 points at Dartmouth (2/4) … Recorded 10 points and two boards vs. Princeton (2/7) … Went for eight points at Miami (11/19) … Scored six points and added three rebounds in Big 5 game at Temple (12/3) … Had five-point outings against Villanova (11/29), Saint Joseph’s (1/21) and Cornell (2/12).
 
2015-16: (Game-by-Game in PDF) One of just four players to play in all 28 games, making 23 starts … Averaged 8.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 24.8 minutes per game … Second on the team with 58 three-point baskets … Added 21 assists, 10 steals and seven blocked shots … Had 11 double-figure scoring games … Led Penn in scoring twice … AMONG IVY PLAYERS (all): 7th in 3-point FG per game (2.1) … Scored 15 points and added six rebounds in Ivy win over Cornell (2/13) … Went for 14 in win at Cornell (2/13), followed up with 15 in Ivy win over Brown (2/19) … 12 points, five rebounds at Brown (1/30) … Scored nine points on three treys at Yale (1/29) … Had a double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) in Penn’s win over Ursinus (12/19) … Went for nine points and five boards in Big 5 game with Temple (12/9) … Scored 12 points, added four rebounds and two assists vs. Navy (12/2) … Recorded 10 points and six rebounds at Lafayette (11/29) … Dropped 18 points, six boards and two steals in Big 5 win over La Salle (11/25) … Had 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists in win at Delaware State (11/17) … Opened season with 21 points in win over Robert Morris (11/13) and 23 in a win against Central Connecticut (11/15).
 
2014-15: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in all 28 games, making four starts ... Averaged 6.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game ... Led Penn with 51 three-point field goals ... Had seven double-figure scoring games ... Led Penn in scoring in two games ... AMONG IVY PLAYERS (all): 2nd in 3-point FG percentage (.432) ... 6th in 3-point FG made per game (1.8) ... AMONG IVY PLAYERS (Ivy): 3rd in 3-point FG made per game (2.4); 4th in 3-point FG percentage (.447) ... Scored 23 points, hitting seven three-pointers, and grabbed two rebounds at Columbia (2/7) ... Led Penn with 19 points, going 5-of-6 on treys, in a win over Marist (12/9) ... Had 14 points (4-of-6 on threes) and three rebounds in win over Columbia (3/6) ... Followed that up with 13 points, four boards and an assist in win over Cornell (3/7) ... Also had 13 points at Brown (2/27) ... Went for 11 points, season-high three assists and two rebounds in a win at Binghamton (12/6) ... His other 11-point outing came in a win at Cornell (2/6), with eight of the points coming in the final 3:55 ... Had eight points, two rebounds and a steal in his collegiate debut, against Delaware State (11/15) ... Followed up with nine points (from three treys), four rebounds and season-high three assists against Rider (11/18) ... Had six points, four boards, three assists and two steals in a win at Navy (12/3) ... Went for six points and four rebounds vs. Harvard (1/31) ... Had nine points (on three treys) and three boards vs. Yale (2/13) ... Scored nine points on three treys at Dartmouth (2/21) ... Six points, two rebounds, two steals at Yale (2/28) ... Had six points and three boards in season finale, against Princeton (3/10).
 
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Gilbert Christian … Two-year captain … High school coach was Jerome Joseph … Helped team win two Arizona Interscholastic Association titles, in 2012 (27-4 record) and 2013 (31-3) … Second-team all-state (all divisions), first-team all-state (Division III) and Division III Player of the Year … Also lettered twice in baseball.
 
Personal: Son of Annie and Thatcher Jones … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2014-15Freshman

    F
    6'7" 175 lbs
    34
  • 14

    2015-16Sophomore

    F
    6'7" 175 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2016-17Junior

    F
    6'7" 175 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2017-18Senior

    F
    6'7" 185 lbs
    14