The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Andrew Jones
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Irving, Texas
- High School:
- MacArthur HS
- Major:
- Continuing study in personal branding
Bio
Returns for his sixth season with the UT program … played in 102 career games (68 starts) … ranks No. 23 on UT’s all-time scoring list (1,251 points) entering the season ... has reached double figures in scoring 65 times and topped the 20-point mark 11 times in his career ... two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection, earning second-team honors as a junior and Honorable Mention accolades in his sophomore season ... named the 2019-20 Big 12 Conference Male Sportsperson of the Year, recognizing an extraordinary degree of sportsmanship, community service and academic achievement … diagnosed with leukemia in January 2018 but underwent successful treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston … re-joined the team for the 2018-19 season and played in two games as he continued his treatments throughout the year … completed his final treatment in September 2019 … granted a medical redshirt for both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons … McDonald’s All-American (18th selection in UT history) and Jordan Brand All-American (13th selection in UT history) ... graduated in May 2021 with a degree in Physical Culture & Sports and is continuing his studies in personal branding.
As a Redshirt Junior in 2020-21:
Played and started 26 of a possible 27 games … second-team All-Big 12 Conference selection ... led the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and ranked third in assists (2.3 apg) and minutes (31.5 mpg) and fourth in rebounding (4.5 rpg) ... finished fifth in the Big 12 in scoring in league games (16.6 ppg) ... topped the 20-point mark five times in UT’s 17 regular-season Big 12 contests ... registered 13 points (10-10 FT) in 36 minutes against No. 12/14 Oklahoma State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship game (March 13) ... tied the school Big 12 tourney single-game record for most FT made without a miss, set by Matt Coleman III vs. Texas Tech in 2018 ... tallied 11 points (3-6 threes) and four assists in 33 minutes vs. No. 20/22 Texas Tech (March 11) ... recorded a team-high 16 points (5-7 FG, 4-4 threes), five boards and three assists in 29 minutes at TCU (March 7) ... posted 16 points (5-8 FG, 2-2 threes, 4-4 FT) in 36 minutes at No. 16/15 Oklahoma (March 4) ... tallied his first collegiate double-double with 13 points (6-6 FT) and a career-best 10 boards in 42 minutes against No. 17/19 Kansas (Feb. 23) ... recorded a game-high 19 points (9-16 FG) and four boards in 27 minutes vs. TCU (Feb. 13) ... posted a game-high 24 points (8-14 FG, 4-7 threes) in 33 minutes at K-State (Feb. 9) ... tallied 17 points (5-5 FT) and four steals in a career-high 43 minutes at nr/No. 24 Oklahoma State (Feb. 6) ... registered a career-high 25 points (tied career high with 10-16 FG, 4-9 threes), five rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes vs. No. 2/2 Baylor (Feb. 2) ... recorded 13 points (7-8 FT), eight boards and four assists in 38 minutes against No. 24/nr Oklahoma (Jan. 26) ... posted a game-high 19 points (7-12 FG, 4-8 threes) and six rebounds in 27 minutes vs. K-State (Jan. 16) ... tallied a team-high 20 points (7-11 FG, 4-6 threes, 2-2 FT) in 34 minutes vs. No. 15/15 Texas Tech (Jan. 13) ... posted 16 points (6-14 FG, 4-7 threes) in 35 minutes at No. 14/16 West Virginia (Jan. 9) ... nailed the game-winning corner three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left ... had 23 points (career-best 10-20 FG), six rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes against Iowa State (Jan. 5) ... named the NCAA.com National Player of the Week and Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 11) ... in wins against Iowa State (Jan. 5) and at No. 14/16 West Virginia (Jan. 9), he averaged 19.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 36.1 mpg while hitting 16-of-34 (.471) FG, including a 7-of-16 (.438) mark from three-point range ... posted 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes at No. 3/4 Kansas (Jan. 2) ... recorded 22 points (8-17 FG, 3-6 threes, 3-3 FT) while adding seven rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes against Oklahoma State (Dec. 20) ... posted 13 points (6-8 FT) in 24 minutes against Sam Houston State (Dec. 16) ... registered 11 points (4-6 FT) and six rebounds in 28 minutes against Texas State (Dec. 9) on his 23rd birthday ... tallied 12 points in 25 minutes against Indiana (Dec. 1) ... after being held out of the season opener for precautionary reasons (cough), Jones posted 13 points (5-10 FG) in 31 minutes against Davidson (Nov. 30).
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2019-20:
Played in all 31 games (11 starts) … garnered All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades … named the 2019-20 Big 12 Conference Male Sportsperson of the Year … ranked second on the team in scoring (11.5 ppg) and third in assists (1.9 apg) and steals (23) in 26.6 mpg while hitting 38.3-percent (62-162) from three-point range … reached double figures in scoring 15 times, including a team-high six 20-point efforts … averaged a team-best 17.2 ppg while hitting 46.9-percent (15-32) from three-point range in 34.9 mpg during UT’s late-season five-game win streak … during the season opener against Northern Colorado (Nov. 5), he set a then-career high in scoring with 20 points and also tied his then-career highs in field goals made (8-13) and three-point field goals made (4-5) … played 29 minutes vs. Northern Colorado, marking his first extended action since he played 30 minutes at VCU on Dec. 5, 2017 … that VCU contest marked the final full game he played before he was diagnosed with leukemia in early January 2018 … went 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final 21 seconds to help seal the win at No. 23/22 Purdue (Nov. 9) … tallied 11 points (5-9 FG) and five rebounds in 27 minutes against California Baptist (Nov. 12) … posted 15 points in 25 minutes against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15) … added 14 points (6-14 FG) and three assists in 24 minutes against McNeese State (Nov. 30) … recorded 20 points while hitting 7-of-12 field goals, including a career-best 6-of-8 from three-point range, in 27 minutes vs. UAB (Dec. 3) … tallied 12 points (5-11 FG) and five assists in 24 minutes against Texas A&M (Dec. 8) … posted 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-5 threes) and four assists in 23 minutes against High Point (Dec. 30) … tallied 14 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 threes, 4-5 FT) in 31 minutes at Oklahoma State (Jan. 15) … recorded 20 points (7-14 FG, 4-7 threes) while adding two assists and two steals in 23 minutes vs. LSU (Jan. 25) … registered a team-high 18 points (6-14 FG) and three rebounds in 32 minutes vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 8) … tallied 10 points and four rebounds in 30 minutes against No. 1/1 Baylor (Feb. 10) … posted a game-high 21 points (7-14 FG, 3-5 threes, 4-4 FT) while adding three boards, two assists and one block in 36 minutes against TCU (Feb. 19) … tallied 12 points (3-5 threes) and two steals in 30 minutes at K-State (Feb. 22) … registered a season-high 22 points (7-13 FG, 5-9 threes, 3-4 FT), three boards, three assists and two steals in a season-best 39 minutes vs. No. 20/19 West Virginia (Feb. 24) … matched his season high with 22 points (8-14 FG, 3-8 threes, 3-4 FT) and four boards in a season-best 39 minutes at No. 22/21 Texas Tech (Feb. 29) … named Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Week (March 2), averaging a team-best 22.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 39 minutes per game in UT’s pair of wins against WVU and at Texas Tech … converted 55.6-percent (15-27) from the floor, including a 47.1-percent mark (8-17) from three-point range, during those two games.
At Texas in 2018-19:
Played in two games … approved to enroll in web-based coursework for the first session of summer school at UT on June 7, 2018 … allowed to move into a dorm room and used the room during the times he was on campus over the summer … finished next round of treatment at MD Anderson and headed to Austin to move back into the dorm on Aug. 24, 2018 … began fall classes at UT and was allowed to participate in basketball-related activities on Aug. 29, 2018 … entered the season opener vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 6) at the 11:40 mark of the second half … saw nine minutes of playing time and recorded one point (1-2 FT), one rebound, one assist and one steal in his first game action since Jan. 1, 2018 at Iowa State … also played two minutes and posted two points (2-2 FT) and one rebound against The Citadel (Nov. 16) … returned to MD Anderson to start his next round of pre-scheduled treatment on Dec. 11, 2018 … re-joined the team at practice on Jan. 10, 2019 … granted a medical redshirt season.
At Texas in 2017-18:
Played in 10 games (eight starts) … averaged 13.5 points in 22.6 minutes per contest … converted 52.2-percent (47-90) from the floor, including 46.3-percent (19-41) from three-point range, and 73.3-percent (22-30) from the free throw line … averaged a team-best 15.3 points per game while hitting 43.2-percent (16-37) from 3-point range in the first eight contests before suffering a fracture in his left wrist at VCU (Dec. 5) … recorded 14 points, four boards, two blocks and two assists in 22 minutes against Northwestern State (Nov. 10) … had 16 points (6-11 FG, 3-3 FT) in 23 minutes against New Hampshire (Nov. 14) … in the three games at the PK80, he averaged a team-best 16.7 points and 3.0 assists per game while converting 50-percent (18-36) of his field goals, including 41.2-percent (7-17) from three-point range, in 30.0 minutes per contest … registered 16 points (7-13 FG) and four boards in 29 minutes against Butler (Nov. 23) …tallied 16 points (5-11 FG, 4-4 FT) and added a season-high six assists against one turnover in 33 minutes against No. 1/1 Duke (Nov. 24) … had 18 points (6-12 FG, 3-5 threes) and four rebounds in 28 minutes against No. 17/17 Gonzaga (Nov. 26) … had 14 points (6-8 FG, 2-4 threes) in 19 minutes against Florida A&M (Nov. 29) … recorded a season-high 19 points (6-10 FG, 4-6 threes) in 30 minutes at VCU … tied his season high in 3-pointers made at VCU … reached double figures in scoring in seven of the first eight games … missed the next four games due to the wrist injury … came off the bench and played limited minutes in the following two contests (vs. Kansas on Dec. 29 and at Iowa State on Jan. 1) … had eight points (2-3 FG, 2-2 threes) in 11 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 1) … diagnosed with leukemia in early January (Coach Smart told the team of Jones’ diagnosis on the night of Jan. 9; Andrew’s family through UT publicly announced his diagnosis on Jan. 10) … moved to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston on Jan. 19 … released from MD Anderson on Feb. 24 and began receiving treatments on an outpatient basis on Feb. 24, 2018 … granted a medical redshirt season.
As a Freshman in 2016-17:
Played in all 33 games (23 starts) … tied for the team lead in assists (117, 3.5 apg) and ranked second in steals (41), third in scoring (11.4 ppg), fourth in minutes played (27.9 mpg) and tied for fourth in rebounding (3.9 rpg) … reached double figures in scoring 22 times during the season … converted 77.5 percent (86-111) from the free throw line … in Big 12 Conference play, he averaged 12.1 points in 31.5 minutes per contest and posted 71 assists against 45 turnovers (1.58 ratio) … recorded 10 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes during the season opener against Incarnate Word (Nov. 11) … had 12 points (3-6 FG, 6-8 FT) and four assists in 23 minutes against Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 14) … tallied 17 points (6-10 FG) and three steals in 21 minutes against Eastern Washington (Nov. 17) … posted 17 points and three steals and set a season high in free throws made (8-11) while recording seven assists in 32 minutes against Arkansas in Houston (Dec. 17) … registered 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 threes), five boards, six assists and two steals in 22 minutes against UAB (Dec. 21) … had 10 points (6-10 FT), four rebounds and two assists without a turnover in 28 minutes against Oklahoma State (Jan. 4) … tallied 14 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 threes) and seven rebounds in 29 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 7) … had 17 points (4-9 threes, 3-4 FT), three rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes against No. 10/9 West Virginia (Jan. 14) … posted 15 points (6-7 FT), four boards and four assists without a turnover in 31 minutes at No. 6/6 Baylor (Jan. 17) … recorded 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-4 threes), five rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in 29 minutes at No. 2/1 Kansas (Jan. 21) … tallied 16 points (5-7 FG, 3-3 threes, 3-4 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in 31 minutes against Oklahoma (Jan. 23) … hit the game-winning 3-pointer from 25 feet with 1.8 seconds left … registered a team-high 16 points (5-11 FG, 4-5 FT), a career-high eight assists, four rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes at Georgia (Jan. 28) … posted 11 points, seven assists and four rebounds in 35 minutes against Texas Tech (Feb. 1) … recorded 14 points (6-11 FG) and seven assists in 35 minutes at TCU (Feb. 4) … tallied 10 points (5-6 FT), a season-high nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 36 minutes against Iowa State (Feb. 7) … registered 16 points (6-6 FT) and three assists in 34 minutes at Oklahoma State (Feb. 11) … posted 12 points (5-12 FG, 2-4 threes) and five rebounds in a season-high 38 minutes at Oklahoma (Feb. 14) … recorded 11 points (4-4 FT), four assists and three boards in 33 minutes at No. 12/13 West Virginia (Feb. 20) … registered a season-high 18 points (season-best 8-16 FG, 2-2 FT) and two steals in 34 minutes against No. 3/3 Kansas (Feb. 25) … posted 12 points, seven assists and a career-high three blocks in 33 minutes against No. 11/11 Baylor (March 4) … tallied 15 points (6-7 FT), five rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes against Texas Tech in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship first round (March 8) … recorded 13 points (3-5 threes), seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in 35 minutes against No. 11/11 West Virginia (March 9) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals …went through the NBA Pre-Draft Combine in May 2017 but decided to withdraw his name from the draft pool and return to Texas for his sophomore season.
High School:
MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas (head coach Toby Martin) … McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand All-American … ranked as the No. 19 overall prospect in the nation by Scout, No. 22 by Rivals and No. 29 by ESPN following his senior year … averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists per game as a senior while leading MacArthur to a 22-7 overall record.
Personal:
Born in Midland, Texas … son of David and Carla Jones … family moved to Irving when Andrew was seven years old … has one older brother, Anthony Jackson, and one older sister, Alexis Jones … sister played basketball at Baylor (2014-17) and was selected as the No. 12 overall pick of the 2017 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
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