Mookie Jones

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-6
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Peekskill, N.Y.
High School:
Peekskill

Junior Year: Scored three points and had an assist against MANHATTAN ... Tallied three points against COLGATE.

Sophomore Year: His .446 3-point field goal percentage last season was the secondhighest single-season mark in school history ... Ranked fourth on the team in 3-point field goals made in 2009-2010 ... Averaged 9.5 points in the team's two exhibition games ... Hit his only 3-point field goal attempt against NORTHERN IOWA in the season opener ... Tallied six points and grabbed three rebounds against CANISIUS ... Went 4-for-4 from the free throw line on his way to seven points against CORNELL ... Scored a season-high nine points against COLGATE ... Recorded six points and a season-high four rebounds against MORGAN STATE ... Tied season-high with 9 points in 12 minutes, shooting 3-for-4 from the field and 2-for-2 from the three point line in win over DEPAUL.

Summer 2010: Jones was a member of the Eastern All-Stars, a team of college players that competed in the Summer of Thunder College Tournament in the Bahamas … In two games, he averaged 12.0 points an outing … He also performed in the Empire State Games … A member of the Hudson Valley team, Jones averaged 17.2 points over four contests …He helped the club to a silver medal in the Men’s Open Division … Jones scored 27 points in a 90-74 victory against New York City in the opener … He had nine points when Hudson Valley defeated Adirondack, 77-65 … When Hudson Valley beat Western, 87-84, Jones had 24 points … He added nine points in the gold-medal game won by Western, 86-82.

Redshirt Freshman Year: Finished the season second on SU’s single-season record list with a .446 3-point percentage … Saw action in 17 games for the Orange ... Jones opened the season by setting personal-bests with three free throws made while attempting six free throws versus ALBANY ... He matched his career-high for rebounds with five against ROBERT MORRIS ... Jones scored 12 points on a personal-best 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range versus COLUMBIA ... He matched his career-high with three steals against COLGATE ... Jones recorded 12 points in the win against MAINE ... Jones tallied a career-best 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting against OAKLAND ... Against RUTGERS, Jones played a career-high 22 minutes, scoring 11 points and tallying four rebounds ... Sidelined with a broken finger suffered during practice prior to the game at PROVIDENCE and missed three games ... Dressed for the regular-season finale at LOUISVILLE ... Made his NCAA Tournament debut versus Vermont in the opening round and scored two points.

Freshman Year: Jones added 4.1 points an outing in nine games as a first-year performer … He made his intercollegiate debut against LeMOYNE … Jones converted a 3-pointer and logged 10 minutes … Against OAKLAND he contributed seven points in eight minutes of work … When the Orange defeated COLGATE, Jones had a season high nine points and three steals … He played 21 minutes, his longest stint of the campaign … In an SU victory against LONG BEACH STATE, Jones grabbed a career-best five rebounds and added five points … Jones tallied eight points, including two 3-pointers, when Syracuse defeated Canisisus … His first BIG EAST Conference game came against SETON HALL … Jones had five points and two boards versus the PIRATES.

High School: Jones played for Coach Lou Panzanaro at Peekskill High School … Jones scored 1,878 career points … Peekskill won four sectional titles, three state titles and two federation titles … In 2004-05, the Red Devils defeated Mexico for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) state title, 75-61 … Peekskill was 20-7 … Jones averaged 8.5 points per game and scored in double figures 11 times as a freshman … His high game was a 15-point performance in an 82-58 victory against All Hallows … Jones averaged 14.9 points an outing as a sophomore in 2005-06…He topped 20 points six times, including the first three games of the campaign … Jones tallied double-digit scoring totals in 24-of-26 games … The Red Devils were 26-1…Jones had 23 points in each of the first two contests of the campaign, a 74-36 victory against Lakeland and a 65-50 triumph versus Our Lady of Lourdes … Peekskill, behind a squad-best 13 points from Jones, defeated Sweet Home for the NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship, 46-39 … The Red Devils defeated Woodmere Academy, 81-75, for the New York State Federation (NYSFSSA) title … Peekskill was 25-4 in 2006-07 … He averaged 22.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while helping the Red Devils to the Class A championship … He had 20-or-more points in 23-of-29 contests … He scored 30 points in a game twice -- in a 76-65 loss to Newburgh Free Academy and in a 78-60 defeat of Ossining … The Red Devils won the state federation crown by defeating Cardinal Hayes, 44-42 … Jones had 18 points, including a last-second three-pointer to clinch the win … Jones was named a 2007 SKSports New York State High School All-Star Peekskill finished the 2007-08 campaign with a 25-1 mark … The Red Devils were unbeaten until losing to Jamesville-Dewitt in the Class A state semifinals, 74-55 … Jones had 23 points and 10 rebounds … He averaged 17.1 points per game … He topped 20 points seven times as a senior … He topped double-digits in 24-of-26 outings… Jones tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks and four steals in Peekskill’s season-opening win against Spring Valley, 85-73 … His first 20-point outburst of the campaign was a 23-point showing in a 76-66 defeat of Poughkeepsie… Two games later he contributed 27 points and 10 rebounds when Peekskill defeated Wings Academy … Jones had a season-high 29 points and 20 rebounds in an 82-49 victory against Lourdes High School … In one of the closer games of the winter, Peekskill beat Albany Academy, 62-58, and Jones had 23 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks and six assists … The Red Devils, led by 17 points from Jones, defeated Port Chester for the Section I Class A title, 99-43 … Jones was picked a 2008 First-Team Journal News Westchester/Putnam All-Star … He was named to the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Suburban Team that played a preliminary game to the Jordan Brand Classic on April 19th at Madison Square Garden … The New York State Sportswriters Association named him 2008 First-Team Class A All-State … He was ranked 35th overall and sixth among small forwards by Rivals.com … ESPN.com rated him 34th.

Personal: Theodore Todd “Mookie” Jones was born in February 1990 … He is the son of Theodore and Sharon Jones … He has two brothers … He is majoring in communication and rhetorical studies.