Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics

Honors
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Co-Freshman of the Year in 2019-20
•  GCAC Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2019-20

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA
•  Returning starter at point guard

2020-21 (Sophomore)
•  Team was ranked 20th in the NAIA preseason coaches poll and was the top pick to win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

2019-20 (Freshman)
•  Shared GCAC Freshman of the Year with Rust's Elijah Johnson
•  Finalist for XULA Male Newcomer of the Year
•  Averaged 4.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 33 games with 20 starts . . . Shot 42.2 percent from the floor, 34 percent on 3s (16-of-47) and 86.7 percent from the line (26-of-30)
•  Led team in assists and free-throw percentage
•  No. 2 in assists among NAIA Division I freshmen in 2019-20 and 40th overall
•  His 130 assists were the most by a XULA freshman in the last 35 seasons and the second-most ever by a XULA freshman
•  Game highs: 23 points, five made 3s, five rebounds, 12 assists, five steals
•  First XULA freshman with multiple games of 10-or-more assists since Derrick Collins in 1983-84
•  Reached double figures in assists twice . . . His 12 assists at Rust on Jan. 13, 2020, were the most in a game by a XULA man since Wanto Joseph on Jan. 14, 2013, and the most by a XULA freshman since Shaun Dumas on Jan. 13, 2005
•  Entered GCAC game at NAIA No. 25 Talladega averaging 4.2 points per game — then scored a game- and career-high 23 points, 16 in the first half, to help XULA win 91-78 and score its most points at Talladega since 1978 . . . Jones made 5-of-6 3-pointers, 4-of-5 in the first half, and scored the most points by a XULA freshman in a road game since December 2003
•  Made his first 14 free-throw attempts as a collegian; finally missed in the second half at Rust on Jan. 13, 2020
•  Helped XULA finish 27-6 overall, 12-2 GCAC (champion) and, for the first time 1996, win the GCAC Tournament
•  XULA was No. 10 in the final NAIA Division I coaches poll — XULA's highest ranking since 10th on Feb. 7, 2011
•  XULA qualified automatically for NAIA Division I nationals at Kansas City, Mo., and a first-round matchup with Clarke (Iowa), but the NAIA canceled the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Club
•  Played three years of AAU basketball

High School
•  Class 1A All-State second team as a senior in 2018-19
•  District 7-1A MVP as a senior
•  Averaged 14.1 points, three rebounds, seven assists and five steals per game as a senior
•  Selected to the West team for the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game on March 16, 2019
•  Helped Lafayette Christian's Knights win LHSAA state championships his final three seasons and reach the semifinals his freshman year
•  Capped his LCA career with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 56-51 victory against Hamilton Christian in the LHSAA Division IV state final at Lake Charles
•  All-district second team as a junior and sophomore
•  Team captain as a senior
•  Also sprinted for the track and field team . . . Placed fifth in the 100 meters as the LHSAA Class 1A state meet as a senior (11.25 seconds) and helped LCA place third in the team standings
•  Helped LCA's boys with the Region II-1A team championship his senior year after placing second in the 100 and anchoring the Knights to the 400 relay title
•  Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club

Personal
•  His first name is Terrence
•  Participated in a five-day mission trip to Haiti during the 2018 Easter school break . . . He helped conduct a four-day basketball camp for two orphanages
•  A volunteer worker at his church, Our Savior

Favorites
Food:  Pizza
Candy:  Mamba Fruit Chews
Pizza toppings:  Pepperoni
Ice cream flavor:  Cookies and cream
Cake:  Cookie cake
Flower:  Sunflower
Color:  Blue
Vacation destination:  Greece