University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV CAREER
Jones Jr. enters his first season in the Runnin' Rebel program in 2015-16.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2015 graduate of Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pa. ... During his high school career he scored 1,645 points, collected 1,029 rebounds and blocked 268 shots ... He was named the Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year, the Delaware County Player of the Year, was the PIAA Triple-A Player of the Year and was selected First-Team All-Catholic League ... He left Archbishop Carroll as the highest scorer in school history ... He averaged 19.2 points per game as a senior and in the semifinals of the state tournament scored 30 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked five shots ... He also had seasonal averages of 10.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game ... Under coach Paul Romanczuk, Archbishop Carroll went 23-7 overall in 2014-15, including a 12-3 mark in conference play ... Lettered all four years of high school on varsity ... The Patriots finished the year ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 33 in the nation ... ESPN ranked him as the 27th-best player in the class of 2015 and as the third-best player at his position in his class, No. 6 in his region and No. 1 in the state of Pennsylvania ... In addition, he was named the Best Dunker in the country in the class of 2015 ... He also claimed the dunk contest title at the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championship in Carmel, Ind., on April 1, 2015 ... Named to the USA?Basketball Men's Developmental National Team.

PERSONAL
Derrick Labrent Jones Jr. was born Feb. 15, 1997, in Chester, Pa. ... Has not declared a major ... Son of Derrick and Otiesse Jones ... Has one brother, Lakeem Johnson (24), and two sisters, Dej'sha Jones (21) and On'Jesha Jones (14) ... He is left handed ... Lists his biggest influence as his dad because of all of the things his family has gone through and how he never gives up.