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Jersey Number 43
Kelvin Jones
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- High School:
- Hobbs HS
Bio
2019-20: Senior at Creighton
• Played in 28 games off the bench, averaging 3.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots per game.
• Shot 55.1 percent from the field, which ranked second on the team.
• Finished third on the club with 46 offensive rebounds.
• Graduate transfer from Idaho State, who began his college career at UTEP.
• Had seven points, six rebounds and a blocked shot in Bluejay debut vs. Kennesaw State (Nov. 5).
• Recorded six points and a game-high nine rebounds (seven offensive) at Michigan (Nov. 12).
• Had 14 points and four rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Louisiana Tech (Nov. 16).
• Contributed six points and four rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting in just 11 minutes at Arizona State (Dec. 21).
• Had eight rebounds in 14 minutes of road win at Xavier (Jan. 11), then five more boards in 13 minutes of the rematch 15 days later.
• Grabbed six rebounds in win at No. 8 Villanova (Feb. 1).
• Contributed four points, five rebounds and a blocked shot in 10 minutes during road win at No. 10 Seton Hall (Feb. 12).
• Owned four points, three rebounds, a block and a steal vs. No. 21 Butler (Feb. 23).
• Grabbed six rebounds and finished with four points at St. John’s (March 1).
• Did not play in Australia while recovering from injury.
• Produced a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in exhibition win vs. McKendree (Nov. 1).
• Finished with six rebounds in seven minutes vs. Oral Roberts (Dec. 3).
• Had seven points and led CU with six rebounds in win vs. Georgetown (March 4), also contributing two blocks and two steals.
• Averaged 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game at Idaho State last season.
Summer 2019: Australia Trip
• Did not play in Australia due to injury.
2018-19: Junior at Idaho State
• Started 28-of-29 games for the Bengals, averaging 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Had half (44) of team’s 88 blocked shots.
• Ranked fourth in the Big Sky Conference in blocked shots per game (1.5), fifth in field goal percentage (.553), 12th in offensive rebounds per game (1.9) and 16th in rebounds per game (5.6).
• Increased his averages to 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game in league play.
• Scored in double-figures 14 times, with a high of 20 points vs. Santa Clara (Dec. 7).
• Recorded 10 rebounds on three occasions, posting double-doubles vs. both Montana State (15 points, 10 rebounds on Feb. 14) and Weber State (19 points, 10 rebounds on March 4).
• Owned four blocked shots in games vs. Northern Colorado (Jan. 21 and March 2) as well as against Idaho (March 9).
• Scored 11 points in 13 minutes of his debut at Idaho State, which came against then-No. 3 Gonzaga (Nov. 6).
• Fouled out in 13 of the 29 games he played in.
• Team went 11-19.
2017-18: Sophomore at Odessa College
• Started 11 of 18 appearances, averaging 2.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
• Shot 51.3 percent from the floor for the Wranglers.
• Team finished 28-5.
• Was a teammate of current St. John’s star LJ Figueroa, and school boasts former NBA players Larry Johnson, Moochie Norris and Craig Ehlo as alums.
• Coached by Tra Arnold.
• School is located in Odessa, Texas.
2016-17: Redshirt Freshman at UTEP
• Appeared in all 32 games and played 12.7 minutes per game as a redshirt freshman.
• Averaged 3.4 points and 3.7 rebounds a game.
• Ranked 14th in Conference USA with 27 blocked shots.
• Had nine points, eight rebounds, three blocks and two assists vs. Florida International (Jan. 12).
• Scored in double-figures for the first time when he made 5-of-7 shots and scored 10 points vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 23).
• Owned nine games with multiple blocked shots.
• Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes vs. UTSA (Jan. 21).
2016-17: Redshirted at UTEP
• Attended UTEP, but redshirted during his first year on campus.
Hobbs High School
• Was a member of the Class 6A state title team where he averaged 14.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.2 blocks for a team that went 30-2.
• Had 16 points and nine rebounds in the state championship game as a senior.
• Didn’t start playing basketball until his freshman year of high school and added 20 pounds between his junior and senior year.
Personal
• Son of Clary and Renee Jones.
• Has siblings CJ, Henry, Angie, Nancy, Dalan and Sabrina.
• A health and wellness coaching major.
• Favorite part of Australia trip was the Great Barrier Reef.
• Favorite current athlete is Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams.
• Lists Will Ferrell as his favorite actor.
• Favorite cartoon is Bob’s Burgers and favorite television show is That 70’s Show.
• Wears No. 43 because it was his cousin’s number.
• Favorite Twitter account to follow is @ESPN.
• Dream dinner guest would be the Queen of England.
• Favorite musician is Rayland Baxter.
• Also recruited by Oregon, Virginia Tech, Utah and Oregon State.
• If he could live anywhere, he would choose Oregon.
• Named Sports Communication as his favorite class.
• Favorite saying is “all you can do is all you can do.”
• Chilles rellenos is his favorite meal.
• Career goal is to play basketball after college.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York City.
• Sports hero is Larry Bird.
• Favorite card game is spades.
• Dream car would be a Tesla truck.
• Favorite rock band is the Eagles.
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