Biography
AS A JUNIOR IN 2011-12
Became the 21st member of EKU’s 1,000-point club when she scored on a lay-up and free throw against Tennessee State (Feb. 29) in the OVC tournament … begins her senior season ranked 20th on EKU’s scoring list with 1,016 points … tied with Ashley Cazee for the 11th fewest games played (84) by a Lady Colonel to reach 1,000 points … selected to the Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team by the league coaches and sports information contacts … selected First Team Preseason All-OVC by CollegeSportsMadness.com … played in and started all 29 games … averaged 10 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game … shot 41.8 percent from the field and 78.8 percent from the free throw line … led the team in rebounding, free throws and free throws attempted … second on the team in field goal percentage, second in steals and third in scoring … fourth in the OVC in rebounding, ninth in free throw percentage and 23rd in scoring … ranked 94th in the nation in rebounding … scored in double figures 16 times … grabbed 10 or more rebounds eight times … posted seven double-doubles … moved onto EKU’s top-10 career rebounds list against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 7) and enters her senior season in sixth place with 724 career boards … ranks fifth on EKU’s career blocks list and free throws made list … enters her senior season with the eighth best career free throw percentage and ninth best career field goal percentage in program history … moved to fifth on EKU’s career double-doubles list with 24 … made her first career three-pointer in the season opener at Xavier (Nov. 12) … scored a season-high 20 points and tied her career-best with 12 free throws against Chicago State (Dec. 3) … selected to the Aces Winter Classic All-Classic team after averaging 16 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games … played a career-high 43 minutes in Eastern’s win at Jacksonville State (Dec. 20) … chosen by CollegeSportsMadness.com as the OVC Player of the Week on Dec. 25 after recording 15 points and 10 rebounds in Eastern’s overtime win at Jacksonville State (Dec. 20) … set a new career-best with five assists against Morehead State (Feb. 11) … scored 17 points, with six rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks against Morehead State (Feb. 11) … had 15 points and 14 rebounds in EKU’s OVC tournament victory against Tennessee State (Feb. 29) … grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds in the final game of the season, against Tennessee Tech (March 1) in the OVC tournament … her 16 rebounds against Tennessee Tech were the third most ever by a Lady Colonel in the OVC tournament … her 57.9 percent shooting in two tournament games is the third highest ever by a Lady Colonel in one OVC tournament … her 30 rebounds in two tournament games are the sixth most by a Lady Colonel in one OVC tournament … posted double-doubles in the final two games of the season … averaged 14.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game over the final six games of the season … 2011-12 Colonel Scholar … Chi Alpha Sigma inductee.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-11
Selected second team All-Ohio Valley Conference … led the team, and ranked eighth in the OVC, with an average of 14.1 points per game … led the team, and ranked third in the OVC (62nd in the nation), with an average of 9.0 rebounds per game … shot 46 percent from the field, which ranked first on the team and ninth in the OVC … led the team, and ranked ninth in the OVC with 1.6 steals per game … shot 75 percent from the free throw line and averaged 0.7 blocks per game … moved into ninth place on EKU’s all-time career blocks list with 45 … recorded 10 double-doubles … moved into fifth place on EKU’s all-time double-doubles list with 17 … scored in double figures 20 times in 27 games … grabbed 10 or more rebounds 12 times … was one of only three players in the OVC to rank among the top-10 in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and steals … surpassed the 500-point plateau for her career at Tennessee State (Dec. 21) … her 138 made free throws is the eighth most in one season in EKU history … was named OVC Co-Player of the Week on Dec. 13 after averaging 19.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game against West Virginia State and Central Arkansas … scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against West Virginia State (Dec. 7) … tied her career-high with 18 rebounds against Murray State (Dec. 2) … in four career games against Murray State, Jones has four double-doubles … tied her career-high with five steals against Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17) … had 16 rebounds against Jacksonville State (Jan. 6) and 15 boards against Tennessee State (Jan. 29) … ended the season with three double-doubles in the final four games … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2010-11 Colonel Scholar … 2010-11 Presidential Scholar (4.0 GPA).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009-10
Selected second team All-Ohio Valley Conference … chosen to the OVC All-Newcomer team … named OVC Player of the Week on Feb. 22 after scoring 34 points and grabbing 18 rebounds to lead the Lady Colonels to a 12-point victory at Morehead State … selected OVC Freshman of the Week five times, no other OVC freshman earned the honor more … fifth Lady Colonel in program history to score 345 or more points and grab 250 or more rebounds in the same season (347 points, 251 rebounds) … posted seven double-doubles … scored in double figures 17 times and had 10 or more rebounds 10 times … started all 29 games … led the team in scoring (12 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg), field goal percentage (49.8 percent), field goals (128), steals (45) and blocks (25) … second on the team with 45 assists … ranked 68th in the nation in rebounding … ranked among the OVC leaders in eight categories: scoring (10th), rebounding (2nd), field goal percentage (3rd), free throw percentage (13th), steals (6th), blocked shots (3rd), offensive rebounds (6th) and defensive rebounds (1st) … in OVC games only, led the OVC with an average of 9.3 rebounds per game … only player in the OVC to rank among the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, steals and blocks … against Morehead State on Feb. 22, Jones set season highs for points (34), rebounds (18), field goals (12), field goal attempts (17), free throws (10) and free throw attempts (11) … her 34 points against the Eagles were the most by a Lady Colonel since December 2005 and her 18 rebounds were the most by a Lady Colonel since Laphelia Doss set the school record with 26 boards on Feb. 25, 1996 … grabbed 13 boards in her second collegiate game, at Wright State (Nov. 19) … scored 26 points against Bethune-Cookman in the Lady Pirate Invitational on her way to earning all-tournament recognition … posted her first career double-double in a win at Murray State (Dec. 3), finishing with 12 points and 14 rebounds … had another double-double two nights later at Tennessee-Martin (Dec. 5) … capped a streak of four double-doubles in five games with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Big East-member Cincinnati (Dec. 18) … in the last game of the regular season, Jones posted her second double-double against Murray State, contributing 20 points and 16 rebounds … had a season-best five steals against Towson (Nov. 27) and a season-high four assists at Murray State (Dec. 3) … part of a group of five freshmen that accounted for 57.1 percent of EKU’s points during the 2009-10 season … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2009-10 Colonel Scholar.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as a top-5 player in Kentucky and the state’s top low post player by Blue Chip Basketball … chosen to play in the Kentucky/Indiana All-Star Series … team MVP of the Kentucky/Ohio All-Star game … two-time all-state selection … led Elizabethtown High School to the finals of the Kentucky high school state tournament as a senior in 2009 ... was a strong candidate for Miss Basketball and earned Associated Press (AP), Louisville Courier Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader All-State first team honors after averaging 17.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.2 steals per game her senior season ... set school career records for points (1,871) and rebounds (1,252) ... finished third in school history with 390 career steals and fifth with 304 assists … in four 2009 Sweet 16 games, Jones averaged 17.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.2 blocks per game, shot 54.2 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the free throw line ... scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out six assists and blocked three shots in E-town’s first round victory over No. 2 Lexington Christian ... had 18 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in an overtime loss to Iroquois in the state championship game … selected to the district, region and state all-tournament teams … all-region first team and fifth region MVP … Elizabethtown, which entered the state tournament as the No. 1 team in the state, finished with a record of 33-3 … as a junior she averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game while leading the Panthers to the state tournament final four ... shot 60 percent from the field, seventh best in the state ... was selected second team all-state by the Courier Journal and honorable mention all-state by the KHSAA … was selected to the district, region and state all-tournament teams, fifth region MVP and area player of the year … earned all-region and fifth region MVP honors as a sophomore after averaging 12.9 points and 9.1 rebounds … also fifth region MVP as a freshman after averaging nine points and eight rebounds per game … led Elizabethtown to four district championships and three region championships.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alexandria Evette Jones … born March 6, 1991 … daughter of Charles and Carla Jones … has one brother – Chas … her dad Charles played collegiate basketball at the University of Louisville and played professionally for the Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers and Washington Bullets … her mom Carla helped Elizabethtown High School reach the 1981 state tournament … her uncle Carl Brashear was the first black U.S. Navy deep sea diver, he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2000 film "Men of Honor" … majoring in communication disorders.
