The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
03.02.2020 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard averaged 22.0 points per game to lead Texas to a pair of wins against AP Top 25 opponents.
IRVING, Texas — University of Texas redshirt sophomore guard Andrew Jones has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. This marks Jones' first career weekly league honor.
Jones averaged a team-best 22.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 39.1 minutes per game in UT's pair of wins last week against No. 20/19 West Virginia (Feb. 24) and No. 22/21 Texas Tech (Feb. 29). He converted 55.6-percent (15-27) from the floor, including a 47.1-percent mark (8-17) from three-point range, during the two contests.
In Monday's 67-57 home win against No. 20/19 West Virginia, he set a career high with 22 points while hitting 7-of-13 field goals, including 5-of-9 from three-point range, and added 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a career-best 39 minutes. Jones followed that effort by matching his career high with 22 points while converting 8-of-14 field goals, including 3-of-8 from three-point range, and 4 boards in a career-high 39 minutes in the 68-58 victory at No. 22/21 Texas Tech on Saturday.
On the season, Jones ranks second on the team in scoring (11.7 ppg) and third in assists (1.9 apg) and steals (21) in 26.2 mpg while hitting 40.0-percent (60-150) from three-point range.
Texas (18-11, 8-8 Big 12) returns to action on Tuesday, March 3 at Oklahoma (18-11, 8-8 Big 12). Tip is set for 8 p.m. Central at Lloyd Noble Center, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
