Shippensburg University Athletics

Junior (2006-07)
Quickly emerged as Shippensburg’s backcourt leader, playing the second-most minutes on the team (794) and averaging 25.6 minutes per game…finished fourth on the team by averaging 7.9 points per game…totaled 245 points in 31 games…led the team with 84 assists, an average of 2.7 per contest…posted a team-best .825 free throw percentage, converting 33 of his 40 attempts…also led Shippensburg in 3-point field goals, totaling 52 while shooting 36 percent from deep…started in 30 of the team’s 31 games on the season…grabbed 50 rebounds for an average of 1.6 per contest…was second on the team with 45 steals…posted a season-high 20 points in a November 17 victory over Alderson-Broaddus…scored 12 or more points eight times during the season…sank five 3-point field goals in a win at Indiana (Pa.) on February 21…totaled a season-high six assists three times…set a career-high with five steals on January 10 against Edinboro.

Junior (2005-06)
Sat out the season after transferring from Ashland to Shippensburg. Sophomore (2004-05) Remained the team’s top scorer in second season with the program...averaged 12.2 points per game while playing in 18 of the team’s 27 contests...led a much-improved Ashland squad to an 13-14 record and six conference wins...tied for the team lead in minutes per game with 28.2...led the team in assists
(61) and steals (30)...drilled 40-of-109 3-point attempts... ranked first on the squad in 3-point accuracy...took 6.1 3-point field goals per game...tallied at least 15 points in five of the team’s final six games...scored a career-high 26 points against St. Joseph’s
(Ind.) on November 22...led the team in steals in seven games.

Freshman (2003-04)
Became an immediate offensive weapon during freshman season at Ashland...played in 27 games and earned a start in 15...team had four players average double figures but still ranked second on the team in scoring with an average of 12.5 points per game...hit a team-leading 40 percent of his 3-point attempts...averaged an impressive 14.1 points per
game in conference play...led the team in scoring in 11 games...scored 20 points in just his fourth collegiate game...came on strong at the end of the season...led the team in scoring in eight of the last nine games...averaged nearly 16 points per game over
that stretch...stroked 83.1 percent of his free throw attempts...took a team-high 10.4 free throw at-tempts per game...handed out 2.8 assists per game...helped Ashland to an 11-16 record...named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year...tabbed as GLIAC South Division Player of the Week for the week of February 9...

High School
Won three varsity letters playing at Northmont High School...earned First Team All-Greater Miami Valley Conference mention as a junior...returned to first team honors as a senior, as well...averaged 20.1 points per game as a senior and handed out 121 assists...recorded 78 steals...knocked down 49 percent of his shots and hit 44 percent from 3-point range...led team to a 16-5 mark during senior season...was a First Team All-District 9 selection and named Dayton Daily News Division I Player of the Year following senior campaign.

Personal
Was born on August 12, 1984...is the son of Gary and Candy Jones...majoring in communications...is the nephew of Shippensburg coach Dave Springer.