Kevin Jones was one of two WVU men's basketball players to score at least 1,800 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds during his career from 2009-12.
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The Mount Vernon, New York, native was named to the John Wooden All-America Team in 2012 and earned second team consensus All-America honors. Jones was a USBWA Second Team All-American, Associated Press Second Team All-American, NABC Second Team All-American, Sporting News Third Team All-American and Basketball Times Third Team All-American. He was named to the All-Big East First Team and was the USBWA District II Player of the Year in 2012. Jones was edged out for Big East Player of the Year in 2012 by Marquette's Jae Crowder.
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Jones scored in double figures in 95 career games and had 33 double-doubles for his career. Starting every game his final three seasons, he finished fifth in school history with 1,822 career points and was fourth in career rebounds with 1,048. Jones joined Jerry West as the only two WVU players to score at least 1,800 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds.
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As a senior, he averaged 19.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 50.9% from the field. Jones became just the third player in Big East history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding in all games. Jones scored double figures in every game as a senior. He finished 11th in Big East history with 560 career rebounds.
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Jones had career highs of 30 points against Kansas State in 2011 and 18 rebounds against Kent State in 2011. He helped lead WVU to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including the NCAA Final Four in 2010 and a Big East tournament title in 2010.
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As a junior, he started all 33 games and was second on the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game. Jones led the team in rebounding at 7.5 boards per contest. He reached double figures in 23 games and posted eight double-doubles.
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In 2010, he started every game and averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Jones was second on the team in 3-point fields made with 42. As a freshman, he played in all 35 games and shot 49.5% from the field, recording eight games in double figures.
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Jones left WVU with the most offensive rebounds in school history with 450. He holds the season offensive rebounds mark (141, 2012) and is tied for first in season games played (38, 2010) and season games started (38, 2010). Other top 10 WVU records Jones is a part of include second in career minutes played (4,347), second in career 10-point games (95), second in season 10-point games (33, 2012), second in season offensive rebounds (135, 2010), third in season minutes played (1,265, 2012), fourth in season offensive rebounds (108, 2011), fourth in season minutes played (1,254, 2010), fourth in season 10-point games (31, 2012), fifth in season double-doubles (21, 2012), sixth in career games played (139), sixth in career double-doubles (33), sixth in season field goals made (260, 2012), seventh in season 20-point games (19, 2012), eighth in season rebounds (360, 2012), eighth in career blocked shots (109) and 10th in season scoring (657, 2012).
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A Big East Academic All-Star, Jones graduated from WVU with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies in 2012. He played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2012-13, and was on the Cleveland, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks NBA Summer League teams. Jones has played professionally around the globe since 2014.
