Troy University Athletics
2009 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Antywan Jones
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarksdale, MS
- High School:
- Clarksdale HS
2009-10 [SENIOR]: TROY
Started all 33 games for Troy at forward ... Led Troy in scoring three times and in rebounding eight times ... Recorded 14 dunks on the season ... Converted 2-of-3 three-point play opportunities ... Set career highs in points (12) and rebounds (9) against Piedmont ... Set a new career high with 10 rebounds at UAB ... Set new career highs in points with 15 and 3-pointers with three against UA Fort Smith ... Grabbed 10 more rebounds at Georgia Southern ... Hit three treys against Auburn while scoring 11 points ... Scored seven points with five boards and four assists at Marshall ... Hit three straight 3-pointers to help Troy overcome second half deficit against UNO ... Set his career high for the third time with 20 points against Marshall on 12/28 ... Scored 13 points with four boards and four assists at ULM ... Tied his career high with three blocks at FAU ... Set a career high with six assists at FIU ... Also had three steals, eight points and five rebounds against the Golden Panthers ... Set a career high with four blocks against North Texas .. Tied his career high with three steals against South Alabama ... Tied career-best total with 20 points at WKU ... Solid all-around effort against FIU with 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 32 minutes ... Scored 15 points with six boards and two blocks in UALR win ... Set a new career high mark with 13 boards against South Alabama in Sun Belt quarters ... Scored seven points with seven rebounds and four assists against WKU ... 11 points and eight boards in Sun Belt title game
2008-09 [JUNIOR]: TROY
Played in 31 games with 22 starts, including the last 18 games of the year ...
Troy held a record of 16-6 with Jones in starting lineup ... Made first career
start against Alcorn State on 11/21 and scored three points with two rebounds
and three assists ... Posted eight points, four rebounds and three assists
against Georgia State ... Posted first double-digit scoring output at Troy with
10 against NSU on 11/29 ... Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds against JU
on 12/29 ... Recorded three steals against WKU on 1/1/09 ... Made first start
since Dayton and scored eight points and posted a team-high seven rebounds with
two assists in then career-high 27 minutes in win over FIU on 1/3 ... Posted
eight points and four rebounds against ULM ... Tied career-high for points with
10 while also blocking two shots and grabbing four rebounds against North Texas
in Troy victory ... Set a career-high with three blocks against Arkansas State
... Had a double-figure scoring day with 10 points and three rebounds against
USA on 2/28 ... Scored four points with six rebounds in CBI first round versus
Charleston
[JUNIOR COLLEGE]: COAHOMA CC
Played two seasons at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, MS for head
coach Ira Peterson ... helped team to records of 17-12 (freshman season) and
18-11 (sophomore season) ... named First Team All-District during freshman and
sophomore seasons ... named First Team All-Region during freshman and sophomore
seasons ... averaged 18 points per game during freshman season ... averaged 23
points and seven rebounds per game during sophomore season.
[HIGH SCHOOL]
Played five seasons at Clarksdale High School for head coach Ronnie McBribe ...
played four different positions throughout his prep career ... helped lead
Clarksdale to three 20+ win seasons during his career, including a 26-4 record
during his sophomore season ... led Clarksdale to postseason play during
sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... named Second Team All-State as a
junior ... named First Team All-State as a senior ... named First Team
All-District, All-Area, All-Region and All-Metro during junior and senior
seasons ... named team MVP during sophomore, junior and senior seasons ...
averaged 25 points and nine rebounds per game during senior season ... scored a
career-high 43 points during senior season in a single-game.
[PERSONAL]
Born December 24, 1986 in Clarksdale, Miss. ... son of Mary Jones and Michael
Cotton ... has three brothers - James, Anthony and Willie ... has three sisters
- Valeria, Stephanie and Terri ... brother, James, played basketball at
Arkansas State University ... majoring in Human Services.
