Denver Jones
| Personal information | |
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| Born | November 2, 2000 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 2 |
Denver Jones (born November 2, 2000) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Garden City Broncbusters, FIU Panthers and Auburn Tigers.
Early life and high school
Jones grew up in New Market, Alabama.[1] An unranked recruit coming out of high school, he committed to play college basketball at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas.[2]
College career
Garden City CC
In his one season at Garden City, Jones averaged 19.1 points per game on 40 percent three-point shooting.[3]
FIU
Jones committed to play for the FIU Panthers.[4] In 2021-22, he appeared in 31 games with seven starts, and averaged 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[5] On January 7, 2023, Jones notched 29 points and four assists in an upset win over UAB.[6] On March 4, he put up a career-high 30 points against Rice.[7] During the 2022-23 season, Jones made 27 starts where he averaged 20.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game,[8] earning first-team all-Conference USA honors.[9] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9]
Auburn
Jones transferred to play for the Auburn Tigers.[10] In 2023-24, he averaged 9.1 points per game while shooting 41.8 percent from three.[11] On February 11, 2025, Jones scored 21 points, while knocking down five threes in a win over Vanderbilt.[12] On February 15, 2025, he dropped 16 points in a win over rival Alabama.[13] For his performance during the 2024-25 season, Jones was named a semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award.[14]
References
- ^ Green, Tom (April 9, 2023). "Auburn basketball signs high-scoring FIU transfer Denver Jones". AL.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ Silva, Richard. "Auburn basketball lands commitment from FIU transfer Denver Jones". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Green, Tom. "Auburn basketball signs high-scoring FIU transfer Denver Jones". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Cohen, Matt. "In Auburn basketball's trip to Huntsville, Denver Jones had his homecoming game". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Denver Jones 2021-22 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff. "Transfer Denver Jones commits to Auburn after leaving FIU". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Alvarez, Nick. "Alabama, Auburn part of top 6 for FIU basketball transfer Denver Jones". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Dawe, Lance. "Auburn basketball signs FIU transfer Denver Jones". Auburn Tigers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Olmo, Brian. "FIU's leading scorer Denver Jones announces he is leaving via the transfer portal". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Rauterkus, Peter. "Where Denver Jones made the biggest jump going into his second year at Auburn". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Heim, Grace. "Jones poised to take on new role for Auburn men's basketball". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Humphrey III, Jerry. "Why Denver Jones game vs. Vanderbilt was important ahead of Alabama matchup". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Rauterkus, Peter. "Auburn basketball's Denver Jones named SEC Player of the Week after Alabama win". AL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ White, Tatyana. "Denver Jones becomes semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award". WSFA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.