2009-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide - Missouri S&T Athletics

PROFILES: RETURNING PLAYERS
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Marquis Jones
Guard, 6-3, 210, Senior
St. Louis, Missouri/Cardinal Ritter High School
2008-09: Finished the season with averages of 11.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 25
appearances…started in 15 of the 25 games he played…recorded a career-high 24 points in the
season-ending win over Missouri-St. Louis and also scored 21 – with a season-best five threepointers
– in S&T’s first GLVC win of the season over Saint Joseph’s…reached double figures
on 17 occasions, including five straight games from Jan. 8-22…led the Miners with 53 threepointers…also
recorded 33 assists (with a high of five vs. Missouri Baptist and Drury) and 21 steals…shot 41.9 percent from
the field, 39.3 percent from behind the arc and a team-best 88.4 percent at the line, the best mark for a Miner at the free throw
line in five seasons.
2007-08: Averaged 7.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game in 15 contests…missed the early stages of the year while
recovering from an injury suffered in the pre-season…scored in double figures
in five of his last eight games – his only double figure efforts of the year – with
a high of 16 at SIU Edwardsville…also scored 14 against Bellarmine…shot 40
percent from the field and 82.1 percent at the free throw line…had 12 assists
and five steals.
2006-07: Played in all 27 games and averaged 5.1 points and 1.6 rebounds
per game…added 21 assists and 19 steals…was third on the team with his 24
three-point baskets…shot 41.4 percent from behind the arc and 86.8 percent at
the line…reached double figures on four occasions, topped by a 16-point effort
against Central Christian when he made four-of-six from three-point range…also
scored 14 in a victory over NCAA qualifier Wisconsin-Parkside, going five-ofseven
from the field and four-of-five from long range…made 11 starts during the
year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17.2 points -- which led the Archdiocesan Athletic
Association, four rebounds, two assists and 1.7 steals per game last season at
the high school level as he helped lead Cardinal Ritter to the Missouri Class
3 state championship...played for Missouri Sports Hall of Fame coach Marvin
Neals at Cardinal Ritter…shot 54 percent from the field, 48 percent from threepoint
range and 80 percent at the free throw line to earn first-team all-state and
all-conference honors...earned second-team all-metro St. Louis selection and a
member of the St. Louis American’s “Fab Five” team for the 2005-06 season.
PERSONAL: Son of Reginald and Candias Jones...majoring in business management...played on the St. Louis Eagles AAU
team, is a good all-around athlete as he played football (as a quarterback) and baseball at the high school level.
CAREER STATISTICS
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Season GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF-D A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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2006-07 -- S&T 27-11 446-16.5 41-108 .380 24-58 .414 33-38 .868 10 33 43 1.6 61-4 21 30 0 19 139 5.1
2007-08 -- S&T 15-7 266-17.7 41-103 .398 8-32 .250 23-28 .821 11 16 27 1.8 42-1 12 26 0 5 113 7.5
2008-09 -- S&T 25-15 564-22.6 98-234 .419 53-135 .393 38-43 .884 20 36 56 2.2 80-5 33 56 0 21 287 11.5
CAREER @ S&T 67-33 1276-19.0 180-445 .404 85-225 .378 94-109 .862 41 85 126 1.9 183-10 66 112 0 45 539 8.0
CAREER HIGHS: Points: 24 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (2/28/09) Rebounds: 5 vs. Drury (12/6/08) Assists: 5 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/28/08) & vs. Drury (2/14/09)
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