2010-11
Started 35 of 38 games, averaging 15.7 ppg and 8.8 rpg … Had 11 points, 15 rebounds and four steals in the Final Four vs. UConn … Had eight points and eight rebounds vs. Ohio St. … Recorded 12th double-double in NCAA Tournament game vs. West Va., with 12 points and 10 rebounds … Scored 16 points in SEC Champ. game vs. Florida … Had 15 points, and 12 rebounds at Tenn. … Earned his fifth SEC Freshman of the Week honor after home wins over USC and MSU … Recorded fourth double-double in last six games vs. USC at home with 19 points and 12 rebounds … Had double-double vs. Miss. State w/17 points and 10 boards … Led UK with 25 points and nine rebounds at Vanderbilt … Led team with double-double of 22 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks at Ole Miss … Broke teammate Doron Lamb’s UK freshman scoring record with 35 pts vs. Auburn … Tied career highs for 3-pointers made (four) and steals (three) against Auburn … Earned his third SEC Freshman of the Week honors after UK’s wins over Auburn and LSU … Led UK with 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at Georgia … Tied a career-high of five assists at Louisville … Scored a game-high 27 points and tied a career-high 17 rebounds vs. Notre Dame … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after his performance in the Maui Invitational … Led UK with 24 points, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range, vs. UConn … Earned All-Tournament honors at Maui Invitational, avg. 23.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks … Posted double-double with 16 pts, 17 rebs and four blocks vs. Washington … Led UK with 29 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks vs. Oklahoma … Scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against ETSU, both team-highs, earning SEC Freshman of the Week … First UK freshman to begin career with a double-double since Jules Camara in 1998-99 … Joined Sam Bowie as only freshman in UK history with 20-10 game in debut … Along with Lamb, became first freshman duo in UK history to score 20 points in a debut.
High School
Averaged 30.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists as a senior, leading Jefferson High School to its third consecutive state championship, a feat no other 5A or 6A Oregon school had ever accomplished … One of only three players to twice be named The Oregonian newspaper’s Class 5A Player of the Year (UCLA’s Kevin Love and Oregon’s Fred Jones) … Ranked ninth on the ESPNU’s Top 100, 13th overall by Rivals.com and eighth by Scout.com … Received 2010 McDonald’s All-American Honors … Scored 14 points in 14 minutes at the 2010 McDonald’s All-American game and posted 17 points and nine rebounds in the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic All-American game … Averaged 32 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and three steals as a junior… Named to 2010 USA Junior National Select Team.
Personal
Son of Linda Mashia-Jones and Dennis Jones … Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Oklahoma, UCLA and Washington.
Statistics
Career Stats
| Per Game |
Team |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOPG |
PFPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
| 2010-11 |
Kty |
38 |
35 |
31.5 |
15.7 |
8.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.442 |
.329 |
.646 |
| 2011-12 |
Kty |
38 |
34 |
29.3 |
12.3 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.500 |
.327 |
.627 |
| Career |
76 |
69 |
30.4 |
14.0 |
8.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.467 |
.328 |
.638 |
| Totals |
Team |
G |
GS |
Min |
FGM |
FGA |
3PM |
3PA |
FTM |
FTA |
OR |
TR |
A |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
Pts |
| 2010-11 |
Kty |
38 |
35 |
1196 |
206 |
466 |
26 |
79 |
157 |
243 |
92 |
336 |
60 |
43 |
72 |
75 |
91 |
595 |
| 2011-12 |
Kty |
38 |
34 |
1114 |
177 |
354 |
16 |
49 |
99 |
158 |
96 |
272 |
51 |
49 |
68 |
62 |
91 |
469 |
| Career |
76 |
69 |
2310 |
383 |
820 |
42 |
128 |
256 |
401 |
188 |
608 |
111 |
92 |
140 |
137 |
182 |
1064 |
|