Elijah Jones - Men's Basketball

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Alan Gibby

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)

Appeared in 33 games off the bench, pitching in 3.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 10.3 mpg
Paced the team with 23 blocked shots, with 11 of them coming in the final eight contests of the campaign
Scored 12 points while grabbing two boards and blocking a pair of shots in 16 minutes of action vs. Kennesaw State (1/25/25)
Followed that up with a 10-point, three-rebound and two-blocked shots effort at WKU (1/30/25)
Also reached double figures by tallying 11 points on 4-7 shooting, including 2-5 from distance, at Sam Houston (3/6/25)
Had five points, six caroms and a career-high tying three rejections at LA Tech (3/11/25)
Netted eight points to go along with four rebounds and two blocked shots in the win at eventual CUSA regular season and tournament champion Liberty (1/16/25)
Shot 48.9 percent (44-90) from the floor on the year, including 40.0 percent (10-25) from beyond-the-arc
The majority (16 of 77) of his rebounds came at the defensive end

2023-24 (FRESHMAN)

One of three Miners to be named to the CUSA All-Freshman team on the year
Named the CUSA Freshman of the Week four times, including each of the first three weeks of the campaign
Effort allowed him to become the first Miner in program history to claim three straight CUSA Freshman of the Week honors
Fellow classmate David Terrell Jr. later joined him with three in a row
Pitched in 3.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg in 8.0 mpg on the season
Nailed 42-69 (60.9 percent) of his shots, including knocking down 38.1 percent (8-21) from beyond-the-arc
Connected on 13-17 (76.5 percent) from the charity stripe
Earned the first of his eventual four CUSA Freshman weekly accolades after back-to-back 19-point efforts on a combined 16-17 shooting from the floor in the first two games of the season
Made at least 50 percent of his shots in 13 different contests
Scored nine points while adding a career-best six boards in a win against UC-Santa Barbara (11/13/23)
Registered nine steals on the season, including a career-high three against USAO (11/9/23)
The Miners led the nation in both steals per game (11.4) and turnovers forced per contest (18.7)
Also blocked nine shots, including swatting three in campaign opener against McMurry (11/6/23)
Pitched in seven points while snagging three boards against WNMU (12/4/23)
Also had seven points and three rebounds against Seattle U (12/30/23)
Was instant offense with six points (3-3) in just six minutes vs. WKU (1/20/24)

PREP

Signed with East Carolina originally before transferring to UTEP
Aided Mount Zion Prep to secure a No. 4 National Prep Coaches ranking
Stuffed the stat sheet by averaging 14.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per contest during the 2021-22 campaign
Went off for 24 points while snagging 18 rebounds in a 101-96 vanquishing against Phelps in the quarterfinals of the GAC Tournament

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