Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Last updated October 21, 2015

One of two returning starters, who is the only senior on this year’s roster.

2014-15: Played in all 30 games and made 19 starts as a walk-on...Started the last 16 games of the season...Led the team and tied for sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 65 three-pointers made, averaging 2.2 per contest...Boasted the best 3-point field goal percentage among Southeast’s starters, knocking down nearly 40 percent (39.9) of his shots...Ranked second on the team with 57 assists and added 19 steals...Logged 24.9 minutes per game, fourth-most on the team...Shot 70.3 percent (26-of-37) at the free throw line...Averaged 3.1 rebounds a game and shot 41.1 percent (101-of-246) from the field...Scored double figures 17 times...Pitched in 10 or more points each of his last six starts...Poured in a season-high 21 points at both UT Martin (1/24) and SIU Edwardsville (2/19)...Drained three or more 3-pointers a total of 13 times, including a season-best five at SIU Edwardsville (2/19)...Scored 11 points in his first career start at Loyola Marymount (11/14)...Dished out a season-high five assists on three occasions...Southeast’s leading scorer in five games...Ranked second on the team with 12.9 points per contest in conference games...Buried 47 of his 3s in league play...Started 15 conference games, accumulating double-digits in the scoring column 11 times.

2013-14 (Odessa College): Averaged 5.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 21 games and 17 starts...Knocked down 29 three-pointers and added 24 steals.

UAB: Saw action in 23 games as a reserve at UAB in 2012-13...Averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds, while dishing out 34 assists and posting 17 steals for the Blazers that year...Also made 13 three-pointers as UAB finished with an overall record of 16-17...Forced to sit out his rookie season at UAB in 2011-12 due to an NCAA ruling...Began practicing with the team following his first semester...Earned a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prep: Three-star recruit according to Rivals.com who can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions...Played two seasons at Christian Life Academy, a prep school near Houston, Texas...Helped lead his team to a 21-4 record and averaged 21 points, five assists and four rebounds in 2010-11...As a senior, his team went 32-1 and won the National Post Graduate Athletic Association (NPGAA) high school division national championship...Averaged 14 points, five assists and two steals per game that year...Rated as one of the top 15 seniors in the city of Houston by RCSSports.com...Was considered one of the top players in the state of Illinois when he attended Mounds Meridien High School near Carbondale, Illinois...Three-year starter at Mounds...Averaged 17.8 points and seven assists a game as a junior (2008-09) and made 92 three-pointers...Garnered Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 1A All-State recognition...Also named an Illinois Associated Press Second-Team All-State honoree that season, helping lead the Bobcats to a 26-4 overall record...Began playing on the school’s varsity team when he was in middle school.

Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1991...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Ozell Jones and Lisa Tabb...Goes by the nickname of “Hoopy”...Has six siblings, including three brothers (Curtis, Corey and Josh) and three sisters (Sophia, Cherika and Sasha)...Also received interest from Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, North Texas and TCU.