Leon Jones

Class:
Junior
Position:
G
Height:
6-4
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Battle Creek, Mich.
High School:
Winchendon Prep [Mass.]

Senior (2001-02) ... U-M’s Thad Garner Leadership award ... U-M’s Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player award ... elected team captain ... Hartmann/Keren scholarship recipient ... started 21 of 25 games ... took over duties as starting point guard for 2002 Big Ten Tournament ... averaged 5.8 points per game ... shot 35.7 percent from the field ... shot 33.3 percent on three-pointers ... had season-best 14 points against Illinois (Feb. 7) ... contributed 13 points against Penn State (Jan. 2) ... connected on a season-best five field goals (5-for-5) ... collected a season-high four assists against Vermont (Jan. 26) ... tied a career-best 35 minutes against Penn State (Feb. 9) and again vs. Northwestern (March 7) in the first round of the 2002 Big Ten Tournament ... had surgery to repair a torn capsule in his left thumb (Nov. 20) ... dislocated thumb in practice (Nov. 18) ... missed total of four games ... returned from thumb surgery against IUPU-Fort Wayne (Dec. 4) ... tied a career-high with seven rebounds ... scored five points and had two assists in 12 minutes of action.

Junior (2000-01) ... Played in all 28 games ... started two games -- season opener at Oakland (Nov. 17) and against Purdue (Feb. 24) ... averaged 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds a game ... scored a season-high 14 points at Indiana (Feb. 11) ... grabbed a season-high four rebounds, twice -- at Oakland and against Bowling Green (Dec. 13) ... had a career-best tying four steals against Morris Brown (Dec. 23) ... had season-high three assists at Iowa (Jan. 20) ... played in a season-high 28 minutes against Bowling Green ... averaged 14.6 minutes a game and shot 27.3 percent from the field and 61.4 percent on free throws.

Sophomore (1999-2000) ... Played in all 29 games ... started 21 games at forward ... doubled most of his freshman season statistics ... opened the season with a then career-high 22 points against Oakland (Nov. 19) ... hit for a career-high 23 points against Towson (Dec. 28) after going perfect on the night (8-for-8 FG, 3-for-3 3FG and 4-for-4 FT) ... averaged 8.7 points and 2.7 rebounds a game ... shot 41.3 percent from the field and 39.8 percent on three-pointers ... had career day against Kent (Dec. 8) with 16 points and six rebounds and a career-high 35 minutes ... had a strong game against Duke (Dec. 11) with 11 points, four assists and a career-high four steals ... averaged 27.5 minutes and 1.8 assists a game ... had 22 steals on the season and eight blocks.

Summer of 1999 ... One of 11 players selected for the 1999 Big Ten Conference Foreign Tour ... helped the all-star team go 3-3 during the 10-day trip to Austria ... finished the tour averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds a game ... had a tour-high seven points against the Montan Basket Bears, (Aug. 10) and eight rebounds against the Steiner Basketball Team, (Aug. 15).

Freshman (1998-99) ... Played in all 31 games with three starts ... earned his first collegiate start against Towson (Nov. 30) ... averaged 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds a game ... started collegiate career with a career-high six assists against Florida International (Nov. 13) ... was a bright spot at the Maui Invitational, averaging 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 25 minutes per game ... scored a career-high 13 points vs. Syracuse (Nov. 24), added 12 vs. Utah (Nov. 25) and eight against Clemson (Nov. 23) ... shot 55.0 percent from the field (11-for-20), 50 percent from three-point range (5-for-10) and 85.7 percent from the free throw line (6-of-7) ... had career-high seven rebounds at Indiana (Feb. 21) ... averaged over 18.5 minutes of action per game ... went 5-for-5 from the free throw line in upset win over Indiana (Jan. 5) and 6-for-6 in the first round win over Purdue (Mar. 4) in the Big Ten Tournament ... had a career-high three steals against Michigan State (Jan. 9).

Prep ... Spent a year at Winchendon Prep Academy in Connecticut before coming to Ann Arbor ... averaged 12.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists at Winchendon ... shot 40 percent from the floor and 82 percent at the free throw line ... led team to a 26-7 overall record and second place in its league ... Played senior season at Battle Creek Central High School after transferring from Fremont High School (Calif.) ... named an Associated Press Class A all-state selection as a senior ... named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and Detroit News all-state second team as a senior ... first-team all-city ... averaged 19.1 points and 6.4 rebounds as a senior ... set school record with 60 three-pointers on 46 percent shooting ... shot 78 percent from the foul line ... played in only 10 games as a junior due to state transfer rules and averaged 14 points, five rebounds and three assists ... started at shooting guard as a sophomore for 28-2 Fremont (Calif.) Pathfinders ... averaged 15.0 points a game and was named one of the top 10 players in the State of California by Los Angeles Times ... named the No. 1 sophomore in Los Angeles by USA Today in 1995.