KJ Jones II of Emmanuel Named NABC All-American
GREENVILLE, S.C. – KJ Jones II of Emmanuel has been selected to the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II All-America Team.
With the honor the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year earned his second All-America recognition for the 2022-23 season. Jones was also selected to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) All-America Team.
A 6-foot-6 junior guard, Jones, who led Emmanuel to the 2023 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Championship title and an NCAA Division II tournament appearance, continues to lead NCAA Division II in points per game (26.2) and is third in total points (761). Jones also finished the year seventh in Conference Carolinas in rebounding at 7.2 per game. The Atlanta, Georgia native shot at a 50.5 percent (214-for-424) clip and ranked second in the league in free throw percentage (.868) and seventh in 3-point percentage at 41.7 percent (58-for-139). He was also eighth in the league in assists per game (3.5) and seventh in steals at 1.7 per contest. He was also named D2 CCA All-Region, NABC All-Southeast First Team and is on the Bevo Francis Top 25 watch list.
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