A 6-foot-6 junior guard from Atlanta, Jones averaged 28.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in three games last week for Emmanuel. In Emmanuel’s game against Chowan on Monday, Dec. 5, Jones finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one steal. He followed that up by collecting a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds in Emmanuel’s road league win over Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday, Dec. 7. He also had eight assists and three steals in the game. Jones closed out the week with a career-best 39 points to go along with eight rebounds, seven assists and one steal in a home conference win over King on Saturday, Dec. 10. Jones presently leads Conference Carolinas, and is among the top three in all of NCAA Division II, in points per game at 25.3 points per outing. He is third in the league in assists per game (4.3) and is also third in the league in steals per game at 2.0.
2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Bosko Bojovic, Converse
Week 2 (Nov. 21, 2022)
Player of the Week: Marcus Boykin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Mason Taylor, Belmont Abbey
Week 3 (Nov. 28, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Kenny Turner, King
Week 4 (Dec. 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Alex Cox, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Week 5 (Dec. 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week:
Mason Taylor, Belmont Abbey