KJ Jones II of Emmanuel Named the D2CIDA National Men's Basketball Player of the Week
AUGUSTA, GA -- Emmanuel senior guard
KJ Jones II has been named the Division II men's basketball Player of the Week by D2CIDA.
The Atlanta, Georgia, native put on a show last week in being chosen as the Small College Basketball Champions Classic Most Valuable Player. Against some of the best competition in all of NCAA Division II men's basketball, Jones averaged 29.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
In the first game of the tournament held in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Jones helped Emmanuel knock off host and nationally 21st-ranked Northern State, 65-53. Jones concluded the Emmanuel victory with 28 points, three rebounds and three assists. He shot a scorching 67 percent (10-of-15) from the field and knocked down all seven of his free throw attempts.
Jones propelled Emmanuel past perennial power and top-ranked Northwest Missouri State, 75-72, in its second game of the tournament. The national scoring leader in the previous season, Jones showed why against the Bearcats by helping to eclipse a 13-point deficit in the eventual three-point win while also scoring 30 points. He also had five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Jones set the new tournament record for free throws made in the game with 17. He was 17-of-19 from the charity stripe in the huge Emmanuel win.
The Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week is selected by the Division II Conference Information Directors Association (D2CIDA). A complete list of weekly award winners can be found
here.