2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

MJ Holloway
Maddie Washburn
Maddie Washburn
Hannah White

0 Myreon Jones

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 177
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • High School Lincoln Academy

Biography

Overview
  • Graduated Cum Laude from Florida in Summer 2022 with his degree in Education Sciences.
  • Scored 1,291 points in his collegiate career with 229 made 3-pointers across three seasons at Penn State and two at Florida.
  • Totaled 457 points at UF, averaging 6.9 points per game, and his 95 career made 3-pointers rank third among UF transfers.
  • Made a career-high seven 3-pointers in the Gators’ 2022 home win vs. Georgia.
  • Averaged 10.4 points per game with 12 20-point performances over 80 career appearances in three seasons at Penn State, including a team-leading 15.3 points per game in 2020-21.
  • Went for a career-best 29 at Nebraska on Feb. 23, 2021.
  • Increased his scoring by 9.3 points per game from 4.0 points as a freshman to 13.3 as a sophomore, coinciding with his move into PSU’s starting lineup.
  • Two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree with 11 games making four or more 3-pointers.
 
Honors
  • 2021 All-Big Ten (Honorable Mention)
  • 2020 All-Big Ten (Honorable Mention)
 
2022-23, Grad Season
  • Averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 33 appearances with 16 starts, adding 34 steals.
  • Posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to go with four assists and two steals in the win at Georgia.
  • Shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for a team-leading 15 points in the win vs. Ole Miss.
  • Posted nine points, 10 rebounds and eight assists with no turnovers in the win vs. South Carolina.
  • Had an impressive five-assist, no-turnover outing in the win at Mississippi State, adding four rebounds, two points and a steal.
  • Hit a huge 3-pointer at LSU to cap the Gators' go-ahead 7-0 run. Jones finished the game with eight points, three assists and no turnovers in 30 minutes of action.
  • Went 3-for-4 from 3-point range with 13 points in the win vs. Georgia.
  
2021-22, Senior Season
  • Averaged 8.3 points per game and finished second on the team with 62 made 3-pointers.
  • Drained a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points in the win vs. Georgia, becoming the first Gator in three years to hit seven 3-pointers in a game. He added a 3-for-8 day in Athens, giving him a 10-for-19 showing from 3 against Georgia.
  • Led Florida with 18 points, including five first-half 3-pointers, in the win at Missouri.
  • Went for 20 in his Florida debut, leading the Gators in scoring vs. Elon. Jones shot 4-for-5 from 3-point range in the second half, including a 4-point play.
  • Surpassed the 1,000-point career scoring mark in the win vs. Oklahoma State, hitting the milestone with his go-ahead 3-pointer that put UF in front after being down by 16.

2020-21, Junior Season (Penn State)
  • Averaged a team-best 15.3 points per game while pacing the Nittany Lions with 60 made 3-pointers at a .395 clip, adding 51 assists and 32 steals.
  • Scored double figures in 23 of 25 games, including six 20-point games.
  • Scored 20+ in four straight games, including three on the road, posting 21 vs. #18 Illinois, 20 at Indiana, 23 at Purdue and 20 at #22 Illinois, shooting 13-for-27 (.481) from 3-point range in that stretch.
  • Exploded for a career-high 29 in a road win at Nebraska, shooting 8-for-18 from the field and 6-for-12 from 3-point range, along with a 7-for-8 day at the free throw line.
  • Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds to go with 15 points in a win vs. Northwestern.
 
2019-20, Sophomore Season (Penn State)
  • Ranked second on Penn State with 13.3 points per game and shot 56-for-139 from 3-point range for a team-high .403 clip from long distance.
  • Recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a neutral-site win vs. Syracuse.
  • Had 13 points and six assists in helping Penn State to a win vs. a fourth-ranked Maryland team.
  • Had 17 double-figure scoring games in 25 appearances, including six 20-point games.
  • Racked up a season-high 22 points vs. Wake Forest, shooting 8-for-13 from the field, 3-for-7 from 3-point range and 3-for-3 from the free throw line, to go with a pair of steals.
  • Twice nabbed four steals, in wins vs. Yale and Indiana.
  • Dished five or more assists six times.
 
2018-19, Freshman Season (Penn State)
  • Averaged 4.0 points in 30 appearances, all coming off the bench, including four double-figure scoring games.
  • Posted a season-high 18 points in a win vs. #13 Virginia Tech and had 10 in a victory vs. #17 Maryland.
  • Also scored 13 on 5-for-9 shooting in a road win at Rutgers.
 
Prep
  • Played senior season at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Georgia.
  • Helped lead Lincoln Academy Bulldogs to a 25-9 record as they earned a spot in the national prep rankings as he averaged 19 points per game, with single-game highs of 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
  • Rated as the top prospect in state of Alabama for 2018 and averaged 20 points and six assists per game in three years at Huffman High School (Birmingham, Ala.).
  • Scored in double digits in all but one game his junior year with Vikings.
  • Averaged 21.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior at Huffman and had a game-high 39 points against Mountain Brook with nine 3-pointers. Also connected on four 3-pointers en route to 30-point outing in a Class 7A, Area 6 Tournament victory over Spain Park and Earned All-USA Alabama second-team honors for his junior season.
  • Member of the Nike EYBL Georgia Stars and averaged 15.1 points during summer 2017 circuit.
  • Ranked No. 81 nationally by 247 Sports with a four-star rating.
 
Personal
  • Goes by “MJ” and nicknames are “Midnight” and “Buckets.”
  • Parents are Myreon Sr. and Tammi Jones and has a sister, Michelle.
  • Co-founder and host of the podcast "The Midnight Domino Show."
  • Born in Birmingham, Ala.

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