Will look to compete for playing time at either power forward or center ... A very good athlete with great leadership skills ... Has a tremendous upside, coupled with a great work ethic.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Trinity Catholic High School for head coach Gary Belger, serving as team captain for two seasons ... Led team to a 26-3 record as a senior ... Earned first team all-county honors following his senior year ... Averaged 12.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game during his junior season, and was named second team all-county ... Also earned second team all-county honors as a sophomore, after averaging 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest ... Over the course of his four seasons at Trinity Catholic, led the Celtics to an overall record of 87-23 ... Played his AAU ball for the Florida Elite and the Gainesville Motivators Elite, and was named to the Five-Star (Fla.) All-Star team and the Dodge Shootout All-Star team, in addition to earning all-tournament honors at the Tournament of Champions ... A member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Son of Vincent and June Jones ... Father played football at the University of Florida from 1979-1982 ... Has one sister (Victoria) ... A Chemistry major.