Steven Gardiner (file photo)

Monday, August 17, 2020

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#LIKE his Bahamian On Track Management, Inc. counterpart Shaunae Miller-Uibo, World Championship men’s 400 meter champion Steven Gardiner showed his versatility and speed over the weekend by competing in a pair of meets in Mariette, Georgia. 

#On Saturday night at the Atlanta 150m Challenge at the Life University in Mariette, Georgia, Gardiner erased Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown’s Bahamian national 150m time of 15.10 seconds that he ran in Manchester, England on May 17, 2014 when he clocked 15.07 to pull away from his nearest rival Christopher Belcher of Nike, who did 15.58 for second. Alonzo Edward of Adidas was third in 16.08.

#Earlier in the day at the American Track League Meet #6 at the same facility in Georgia, Gardiner raced to victory in the second of six heats of the century in 11.19. However, that was only good enough for 10th place overall.

#Edward had the fastest time overall in 10.37 as he took heat six. Another quarter-miler Fred Kerley of Nike won heat three in 11.05 for eighth place overall.

#Gardiner, who improved from the men’s 400m silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in London, England to gold in Doha, Qatar last year, is now the national record holder in the 150m, 200m (19.75), 200m straight (19.88), 300m (31.83) and 400m (43.47). His name is also on the indoor 300m record with a time of 32.24.

#Claude Bryan, the chief executive officer of On Track Management, Inc., the management group for Gardiner and Miller-Uibo, simply stated that they were “quite pleaded with his run.”

#Gardiner, the 24-year-old sprinter from Murphy Town, Abaco, who started his international journey as a 200m competitor under coach Anthony Williams, adds his 100m time to his season’s best of 19.96 in the 200m and 31.83 in the 300m.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo pictured in July.

#As for Miller-Uibo, who had to withdraw from the finals of the women’s 100m last week at the Star Athletics Sprint Showcase in Florida where she ran 13.56 seconds in the first round of the event, was back in action as she contested the women’s 150m in the same meet Saturday night.

#Still not at full strength from her unconfirmed condition, Miller-Uibo had to settle for sixth place in 20.35. American Jessica Beard, also representing Adidas, was the overall winner in 18.02 with Chrisann Gordon-Powell second in 18.18. Hannah Cunliff was third in 19.32.

#Before her final two races, 26-year-old Miller-Uibo was the world leader up to August 9 with 10.98 before Jamaica’s 1-2 punch of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.87) and Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.88) surpassed her in a meet last weekend as well in Kingston.

#Miller-Uibo, however, remains the world leader in the 200m at 21.98 and 400m with 50.52. She also holds the Bahamian national records in the 150m straight (16.23), 200m (21.74), 200m straight (21.76), 300m (34.41) and 400m (48.37). The 2014 World Indoor Championships’ bronze medallist also holds the national indoor 300m record (34.35).

#Both Gardiner and Miller-Uibo have opted from competing in the 400m this year. Last year, Gardiner ascended to the top of the podium at the World Championships with the gold in the men’s 400m, just a day after Miller-Uibo had to settle for the silver in a sterling run in the women’s event behind Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser in Doha, Qatar.

#Naser, who rocked the championships by producing the third fastest time of 48.14 to become the first woman athlete from Asia to win the 400m gold, is under investigation by World Athletics for a doping violation.

#If she is proven guilty, Miller-Uibo could be elevated to the gold after her Central American and Caribbean and Bahamian national record breaking silver medal feat of 48.37, adding to her title in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

#The results could also determine whether or not there will be a rematch at the 2020 Olympic Games, which have been postponed to 2021 in Tokyo, Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic as Naser could face a suspension for the violation.

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton, left, talks with Buddy Hield during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on August 13 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Kevin C Cox/Pool Photo via AP)

Monday, August 17, 2020

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#A POSSIBLY tenuous situation between Chavano “Buddy” Hield and the Sacramento Kings front office this offseason has already begun.

#Following the Kings’ regular season finale, Hield spoke with reporters on several topics, most noteworthy was his reply when asked whether he would be content to continue his role off the bench next season.

#“Y’all know me, y’all know how I talk, y’all know how I feel with a lot of stuff, y’all can read me well, so I’ll let y’all answer that for yourselves,” Hield said.

#Hield played sparingly in several of Sacramento’s seeding games, including a season low 11 minutes in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He averaged just 14.3 points per game on 43 per cent field goal shooting in Orlando.

#“I just have to work on my game, stay locked in, focused on what I got to do and just remember where I came from what got me here in the league and how I can stick around for a long time,” Hield said.

#Just days after Hield’s comments, both Kings general manager – Vlade Divac and assistant general manager – Peja Stojakovic resigned from their roles in the organisation. Joe Dumars will take over as interim executive vice president of basketball operations.

#Hield’s development was one of the many issues Divac discussed with the Sacramento Bee following his resignation.

#“He didnt like the role he was in. I support his feeling…he has to look in the mirror and see what he does right and does wrong,” Divac said. “He is an elite shooter….but he has to provide that (more consistently). He has to do a better job defensively.”

#In 72 games this season, Hield averaged 19.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and three assists per game. He shot 43 per cent from the field and 39 per cent from three-point range. He started 44 games this season before he was moved to bench in favour of Bogdan Bogdanovic on January 24. The Kings went 13-7 once Hield moved to the bench, prior to the league’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March.

#Last November, Hield concluded his contract negotiations with the Kings and reached the most lucrative deal ever signed by any Bahamian athlete when he agreed to a four-year, $94 million contract extension. Had the sides not reached the deal, Hield could have become a restricted free agent next summer.

#During the negotiations, Hield was very vocal on his situation in the national media and discussed his role in the team’s future.

#“If it [the contract extension] don’t get done, me and my team will look somewhere else, probably look for another home. Until then, we’ll see what happens here. That’s the goal, to be here, and I love Sacramento. But if they don’t want me here, they don’t feel like I’m part of the core — I like respect and loyalty and I feel like I’m part of the group that’s been getting the team back to where it needs to be. So like I said I want to be here, but if they don’t want me here I’ll find somewhere else to be.”

#During the same time period, the Kings offered Bogdanovic a four-year $51 million deal which remains unsigned. Third year point guard De’Aaron Fox will be eligible for his max extension next year and 2018’s second overall pick, Bagley, the following year.

#In April, the Athletic reported that Sacramento considered retaining Bogdanovic a priority and would match any offer sheet toward the veteran guard.

Connecticut Sun’s Jonquel Jones, left, shoots as Chicago Sky’s Cheyenne Parker, right, defends in the first half of last night’s WNBA game in Uncasville, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Thursday, May 5, 2016

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Sports Reporter

#rdorset@tribunemedia.net

#Jonquel Jones said her aim was to provide the Connecticut Sun with rebounding, defence and three-point shooting in her rookie season.

#It took just one game for Jones to pay immediate dividends for the franchise in her preseason debut.

#Last night, she finished with eight points, four rebounds and two blocks while playing 16 minutes in the Sun’s 84-81 win over the Chicago Sky at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

#Jones shot 3-5 from the field and 2-3 from beyond the three-point arch.

#Selected at No.6 overall by the Los Angeles Sparks, they immediately traded Jones to the Sun in exchange for Chelsea Gray and the Suns’ first round pick in 2017.

#“I just want to be able to bring some defensive intensity, help the team out with my versatility by being able to step out and knock the three ball down every now and again as well. I would say defence is definitely something I feel the coaching staff expects me to bring and I want to bring to the team as well,” she said last week at the team’s media day.

#“I just want to always be a positive force on the team, no matter what situation I’m in, just understanding what coach needs from me and being able to fulfil it.”

#The Sun acquired the third, fourth and sixth pick on draft night last month but it was Jones who had the better game of the trio of talented rookies.

#Third pick Morgan Tuck finished with seven points and four rebounds but shot 1-8 from the field in 27 minutes while fourth pick Rachel Banham scored three points on 1-5 shooting.

#The Sun will complete the second game of a back-to-back tonight against the San Antonio Stars.

#They will open the 2016 regular season against the Chicago Sky on May 14 and play their first home game against the Washington Mystics.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Jonquel Jones

#GEORGE Washington Colonials senior forward Jonquel Jones has been invited to attend the 2016 WNBA Draft on Thursday evening.

#Jones is one of 12 prospects scheduled to attend the event, which will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. ESPN2 will televise the first round beginning at 7pm and ESPNU will air coverage of the second and third rounds starting at 8pm. In addition, the draft will be available through the WatchESPN app.

#Jones will become the sixth player in GW women’s basketball history chosen in the WNBA Draft and first since Jessica Adair was taken 34th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in 2009.

#Jones, who is projected to be a top-8 pick by several draft prognosticators, is in line to become the programme’s first-ever first round selection. Ugo Oha is currently the highest Colonial ever drafted, as she was taken 26th overall by the Connecticut Sun in 2004. Other former Colonials chosen in the WNBA Draft include Tajama Abraham Ngongba in 1997 (31st overall, Sacramento Monarchs), Cathy Joens in 2004 (30th overall, New York Liberty) and Kimberly Beck in 2008 (36th overall, Seattle Storm).

#The Seattle Storm holds the top pick in the draft for the second consecutive season. The San Antonio Stars will choose second, followed by two selections from the Connecticut Sun. The fifth pick belongs to the Dallas Wings, while the Los Angeles Sparks will pick sixth.

#The Washington Mystics, who play their home games at Verizon Center, just two miles from GW’s Foggy Bottom campus, hold the seventh overall pick, followed by the Phoenix Mercury at No. 8 and the Indiana Fever at No. 9. The Chicago Sky (10th), Atlanta Dream (11th) and New York Liberty (12th) round out the first round.

#Despite missing the final 10 games of the regular season, Jones was named honourable mention All-American for the second year in a row. The Freeport, Bahamas, native led the nation in rebounding (14.6 rpg) and ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (16.2 ppg) and second in blocked shots (3.3 bpg). The only player in the conference to average a double-double for the third straight season, she registered 18 double-doubles in 23 games played in finished her career with 54 in 84 games.

#The 6-foot-6 forward finished her career ranking third all-time at GW in rebounds (961), fourth in scoring (15.4 ppg) and fifth in blocked shots. Including her time at Clemson as a freshman, Jones topped both the 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks, tallying 1,249 and 1,041, respectively. She also owns GW’s single-game and single-season rebounding records and boasts a pair of 20-point/20-rebound efforts.

#Following the draft, Jones will begin training camp in preparation for the WNBA’s 20th season, which begins on May 14.

#Other prospects invited to attend the draft include Rachel Banham (Minnesota), Imani Boyette (Texas), Kahleah Copper (Rutgers), Moriah Jefferson (Connecticut), Tiffany Mitchell (South Carolina), Aerial Powers (Michigan State), Breanna Stewart (Connecticut), Morgan Tuck (Connecticut), Courtney Walker (Texas A&M), Talia Walton (Washington) and Courtney Williams (South Florida).

#The draft, hosted by Mohegan Sun Arena for the third year in a row, is open to the public. Fans will be admitted with the donation of a canned food item at the door, which will benefit the New London Community Meal Center.

#WNBA.com will provide complete draft-day coverage and serve as the web destination for fans who want to track the top college seniors in advance of the draft.

JONQUEL JONES in action.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#AFTER a stellar junior campaign, expectations loom high for Bahamian basketball player Jonquel Jones, and she spent the offseason with world famous company as she rises on 2016 WNBA draft boards.

#Jones was one of several players from George Washington Colonials women’s basketball programme invited to the White House last week to witness President Barack Obama’s recognition of the WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury.

#Seven student-athletes and three coaches attended the ceremony in the East Room of the White House as President Obama praised the WNBA champs for their success on the court and their service off it.

#“Being able to walk the halls of the White House was a once in a lifetime experience and something I will never forget,” Jones said in a press release issued on the school’s athletic website. “Though the media covers numerous events that take place there, nothing will compare to seeing the President walk into the room, hearing the instantaneous halt of various conversations while also absorbing the rich atmosphere of the White House.”

#The WNBA title is annually decided in September, however, President Obama re-scheduled the visit to coincide with a celebration of Women’s Equality Day, celebrating the 95th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

#Jones is coming off a season filled with accolades, highlighted when she was named an honourable mention All-American by The Associated Press. She has appeared recently on several WNBA mock draft projections including www.draftsite.com and www.wnbadraft.net which both have her going at number four to the Seattle Storm.

#The Atlantic 10 Player and Defensive Player of the Year – just the fourth player in conference history to win both awards in the same season – Jones was also one of 52 finalists for the 2015 WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team and was one of 30 midseason candidates for the prestigious Naismith Trophy, which recognises the national player of the year.

#Jones was the only player in the A-10 to average a double-double this season. The Freeport, Bahamas, native led the league and ranked sixth nationally in rebounding (12.5 rpg) and was sixth in the conference in scoring (15.3 ppg), fourth in blocked shots (1.9 bpg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.478).

#A seven-time A-10 Player of the Week this season, matching the second-most weekly awards in conference history, Jones posted a league-best 20 double-doubles, 10th-most in the NCAA. She set a school record with 375 rebounds on the year, shattering the previous mark of 346 which stood for more than two decades.

#Jones will enter her senior year ranked ninth all-time at GW with 102 blocks and 15th with 625 boards in two seasons wearing the Buff and Blue.

#Jones was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Atlantic 10 Championship after leading No. 19 GW (29-4, 15-1 A-10) to their first A-10 title since 2003 and fifth overall.

#Jones, the 21-year-old six-foot, four-inch criminal justice major, is the daughter of Ettamae and Preston Jones of Grand Bahama.

JONQUEL JONES in action.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

#GEORGE Washington senior forward Jonquel Jones was selected as one of 52 All-Region nominees for the 2016 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced yesterday.

#Jones, who earns All-Region honours for the second year in a row, was one of 15 nominees from Region I, joining Duquesne’s April Robinson, as well as three players from Notre Dame and Florida State, two from Louisville and one each from Albany, Army, Duke, Georgia Tech and Miami (Fla.).

#Jones is the nation’s leading rebounder (14.6 rpg) and ranks fourth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (16.2 ppg), making her the only player in the conference averaging a double-double for the third straight season.

#The Freeport, Bahamas, native, who was tabbed to the A-10 All-Conference Second Team and All-Defensive Team, registered 18 double-doubles in 23 games played and also ranked second in the A-10 in blocked shots (3.3 bpg).

#The 6-6 forward’s 336 rebounds on the year are the third-highest single-season total in programme history after she set the Colonials’ record with 375 last season.

#After missing 10 games with an injury, Jones returned for the A-10 Championship and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after averaging 10.7 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over the three games as the Colonials won their second straight Atlantic 10 title. She then posted her 54th career double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds plus six blocks against Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

#A finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, Jones has also been named to the Wade Trophy Watch List, as well as midseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy and the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, and she was a preseason candidate for the John R Wooden Award.

#The 2015- A-10 Player and Defensive Player of the Year and an honourable mention All-American, Jones is a three-time all-conference selection and two-time all-defensive team honouree. She is the third Colonial ever with 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 100 blocks and concludes her outstanding career ranking third all-time at GW in rebounds (961), fourth in scoring (15.4 ppg), fifth in blocks (177) and 23rd in points (1,171).

#Including her time at Clemson as a freshman before she transferred, Jones is one of 18 active Division I players with at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career (1,249 and 1,041).

#The 2016 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team will be announced on Saturday (April 2) during the NCAA Women’s Final Four Super Saturday festivities at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

#GEORGE Washington Colonials women’s basketball senior forward Jonquel Jones was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the second week in a row and the fifth time this season, the league announced yesterday. The award covers games played January 11-17.

#A national player of the year candidate, Jones led GW to wins over La Salle and No. 25 Duquesne last week with 18.5 points, 17.0 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game. She tallied 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in the Colonials’ 83-59 win over La Salle on Wednesday, then followed with another monster double-double — her NCAA-best 15th of the season — with 24 points, 17 boards and seven blocked shots at Duquesne, setting a Palumbo Center record for rejections as the Colonials downed the Dukes 70-52 to snap their 15-game winning streak.

#The nation’s leading rebounder with 15.4 boards per game, Jones also ranks second in the A-10 in scoring (17.4 ppg) and blocked shots (3.0 bpg).

#The Player of the Week award is the 13th of Jones’ career, leaving her two shy of the A-10 record of 15, which was set by Saint Joseph’s Dale Hodges from 1987-90. After garnering seven honours last season, she has been recognised five times this season, including three weeks in a row November 23 to December 7, as well as last Monday, when she was also named USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week.

#Jones and the Colonials return to action 7pm Wednesday when they host A-10 rival Massachusetts at the Charles E Smith Center.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Jonquel Jones

#GEORGE Washington women’s basketball senior forward Jonquel Jones, of Grand Bahama, has been named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week ending November 22, the league announced yesterday.

#Jones was dominant at No. 15/10 Stanford on Saturday, posting a monstrous double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds.

#A preseason Wooden Award candidate, Jones connected on 11-of-18 from the floor in the game, including a career-high 5-of-6 from 3-point range, and added three blocks and an assist. She scored 15 points with three treys in the opening quarter and had a double-double of 20 points and 11 boards by halftime.

#Earlier in the week, Jones tallied 14 points and seven rebounds in GW’s 78-48 rout of American at the Charles E Smith Center.

#The Freeport, Bahamas native averaged team bests of 20.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in two games last week, shooting 51.7 per cent (15-of-29) from the floor and 58.3 per cent (7-of-12) from long distance.

#Jones ranks 14th all-time at GW with 659 rebounds as a Colonial, while her 107 blocks as a member of the Buff and Blue rank seventh on GW’s all-time list. Through three games this season, she is averaging 15.7 points and 11.3 rebounds, ranking ninth and second in the A-10, respectively. She is also fourth in the league in 3-pointers per game (2.7), fifth in blocked shots (1.7) and sixth in 3-point percentage (.533).

#The Player of the Week award is the first of the season for Jones and the ninth of her career, matching GW Athletic Hall of Famer Cathy Joens’ programme record set from 1999-2004.

#Jones was honoured seven times last season en route to garnering A-10 Player and Defensive Player of the Year and was also recognised once as a sophomore in 2012-13.

#In addition, with junior Caira Washington’s recognition last week, it marks the first time a pair of Colonials have been named Player of the Week in the same season since Megabn Nipe and Danni Jackson in the 2013-14 campaign. It is also the first time GW players have been honoured for the first two weeks of the season since Debbie Hemery received the first two awards in 1994-95.

JONQUEL JONES in action.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

#GEORGE Washington Colonials women’s basketball senior Jonquel Jones was named to the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Second Team, the organisation announced yesterday.

#It marks the second year in a row Jones has been honoured by the ECAC.

#A three-time Atlantic 10 all-conference selection and two-time all-defensive team honouree, Jones finished her career ranking third all-time at GW in rebounds (961), fourth in scoring (15.4 ppg), fifth in blocks (177) and 23rd in points (1,171).

#Counting her time at Clemson as a freshman, she is one of 17 active players in Division I with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career (1,249 points, 1041 rebounds).

#In addition, her career 12.4 rebounds per game rank third among active placers and her 54 career double-doubles rank fourth.

#This season, Jones led the nation with 14.6 rebounds per game and ranked fourth in the A-10 with 16.2 points and 3.3 blocks per contest.

#The 6-6 forward from Freeport, Bahamas, was on pace to shatter her own single-season rebounding record at GW before she was sidelined by a shoulder injury, but despite missing 10 games she still finished third on the list with 336 boards on the year.

#A five-time A-10 Player of the Week, Jones recorded a league-high 18 double-doubles in 2015-16, her final one coming in the NCAA Tournament first round, when she had 20 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots.

#Jones’ list of accolades this season includes watch lists for the Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy, Wooden Award and USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, as well as all-tournament team honours at the A-10 Championship after leading the Colonials to back-to-back league titles.

#In addition, she is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Jonquel Jones

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#DESPITE a lingering shoulder injury which has kept her out of the last eight games, Jonquel Jones remains in contention for many of the NCAA’s top awards and on pace to be a WNBA Draft Lottery Pick.

#Jones has missed the last eight games for the George Washington Colonials as they struggle without her through the latter part of the A-10 schedule, but she is still highly touted as one of the best prospects in the NCAA to enter the this year’s draft.

#Jones is listed by several reputed draft sites as a high first rounder. Both Draftsite.com and WNBAdraft.net project her to go at

#No.4 to the Connecticut Sun while Excellesports.com projescts her to go at No.8 to the Phoenix Mercury.

#WNBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm will be held on Thursday, April 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

#ESPN2 will provide coverage and analysis of the first round beginning at 7pm and ESPNU will air coverage of the second and third rounds starting at 8pm. The draft comes one month before tip-off of the WNBA’s historic 20th season, which opens on Saturday, May 14.

#The 2015 Atlantic 10 Player and Defensive Player of the Year and an honourable mention All-American, Jones is a candidate for several national player of the year honours in 2016, including the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the Naismith Trophy. The Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama native, who has posted 15 double-doubles in 19 games played this season, was the nation’s leading rebounder (14.8 rpg) and ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (16.9 ppg) and blocked shots (3.0 bpg) before suffering an injury in mid-January which has sidelined her ever since. That injury has not shied coaches and general managers away from the potential.

#Jones has also been chosen as one of 10 women’s basketball finalists for the SeniorCelebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School (CLASS) Award.

#The Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

#Jones is the third Colonial ever with 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 100 blocked shots, and she ranks third all-time at GW with 906 rebounds and sixth with 159 blocks as a Colonial.

#For her career, which includes eight games at Clemson as a freshman, she has compiled 1,197 points, 986 rebounds and 176 blocked shots. In addition, the 6-6 forward’s 281 rebounds in 2015-16 rank eighth on GW’s single-season list after she set the programme record with 375 a year ago.

#In the classroom, Jones owns a 3.04 grade-point average as a criminal justice major. She was recognised on the GW Athletics Academic Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester and on the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for Fall 2013.

#Jones, the 21-year-old six-foot, four-inch criminal justice major, is the daughter of Ettamae and Preston Jones of Grand Bahama.