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Bryce Jones

15 Bryce Jones

  • Position: Guard
  • Year: SO
  • Height: 6′5″
  • Weight: 210 lbs
  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Previous School: USC
 

Official bio:

UNLV CAREER

Jones enters his first season with the Runnin' Rebel program in 2011-12 ... Transferred to UNLV from USC after the 2010-11 season ... Must sit out the 2011-12 season as a redshirt because of NCAA transfer rules ... Will be eligible to play for UNLV as a sophomore in 2012-13.

FRESHMAN (2010-11) - USC

Played as a true freshman in 2010-11 at USC ... Appeared in 18 of the team's 34 games ... Started each of the Trojans' first 10 games ... Averaged 7.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... Shot 37.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from 3-point range ... Played 20.6 minutes per game ... Was fourth on the team in steals, and sixth in scoring and assists ... Scored in double figures seven times, including a career-high 21 points against New Mexico State (7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG) ... Scored 14 points with eight rebounds in his first collegiate game vs. UC Irvine ... Led the team in scoring twice ... Made at least one 3-pointer in nine games.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2010 graduate of Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... Averaged 16.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and made 56.8 percent of his shots in leading Taft HS to the L.A. City Section final and third round of the Div. I state playoffs ... Also made 49.3 percent of his 3-point attempts (33-for-67) ... Scored 25 or more points six times in 30 games and reached double figures in points in all but two games ... Had six double-figure rebound games and five double-doubles his senior year ... Selected to the Long Beach Press Telegram's Best in the West First Team ... Was ranked as the No. 36 player overall in the 2010 recruiting class by MaxPreps ... Was also ranked as the No. 27 shooting guard in the class by ESPNU and the No. 69 player overall by Scout.com ... Named the L.A. Daily News 2010 All-Area Player of the Year and the CIF L.A. City Section John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year ... Coached by Derrick Taylor ... Was a teammate of current Runnin' Rebel Justin Hawkins ... Sat out of varsity competition his junior season after transferring from View Park Prep of L.A. to Taft ... Led View Park Prep to the City Section small schools championship as a sophomore.

PERSONAL

Bryce A. Jones was born Aug. 21, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Has not declared a major ... The son of Franchesca and KC Jones ... Has three brothers and three sisters, Malik (19), Khalil (13), Jabriel (17), Kennedy (10), Kelly (25) and Kianna (27).

Courtesy UNLVRebels.com