2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jones, Kam
Jersey Number 1
Kam Jones
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Evangelical Christian School
Bio
Honors/Awards:
2024-25
Consensus Second Team All-America honoree (AP, Sporting News, NABC, USBWA)
Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection
Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament team after averaging 26.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games
NABC Great Lakes District First Team selection
Selected as one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to nation’s top point guard
Lute Olson Award (national player of the year) finalist
Selected to Oscar Robertson Award Midseason Watch List
Named to 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award All-America Team
Semifinalist for Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year (10 semifinalists)
Became 51st player in school history with 1,000 career points and finished second all-time at Marquette (2,044), just the second player (Markus Howard) in team history to score more than 2,000 points
Reached double figures in points in 50-straight games to conclude career dating back to Feb. 3, 2024 at Georgetown
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/18/24, 11/25/24, 1/27/25), six times in career
Claimed Associated Press Player of the Week accolades (11/26/24)
2023-24
BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/13/23, 2/26/24)
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-2023
All-BIG EAST Second Team
NABC All-District 5 Second Team
BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (11/28, 12/5)
BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/23)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-2022
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2024-25 Season Notes (Sr.): Finished seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.17) … Chipped in 24 points, seven rebounds and two assists against St. John’s (3/14/25) in BIG EAST semis …Finished with 28 points vs. Xavier (3/13/25) and knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers … Led all scorers with 32 points vs. St. John’s (3/8/25) and added nine rebounds and seven assists in 45 minutes … Collected fifth double-double of the year with 13 points and career-high 13 assists at Georgetown (3/1/25) … Led all scorers with 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting at Creighton (2/8/25) and added six assists and four rebounds … Fourth double-double was 18-point, 11-assist, six-rebound effort at DePaul (1/14/25) … Finished with third career double-double (all in 2024-25), finishing with 18 points and 10 assists at Providence (12/31/24) … Collected sixth-career 30-point game and second this season with 32-point effort against Wisconsin (12/7/24) … Finished with 20 points and 10 assists in win over Western Carolina (11/30/24) for second-career double-double … Collected program’s third-ever triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Purdue (11/19/24).
2023-24 Season Notes (Jr.): Led all scorers with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting in win over Rider (Nov. 10), his 10th career 20-point game... Became 51st player in school history with 1,000 career points with 20-point effort against Butler (Jan. 10)... Shot 10-of-12 from the floor en route to 22-point effort in win over Villanova (Jan.15) and also added six rebounds... Scored 31 points in just 21 minutes at Georgetown (Feb. 3), shooting 12-of-15 from the floor overall and 7-of-9 from deep... Netted career-high 34 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the floor vs. DePaul (Feb. 21), including a personal-high of eight treys... Led Marquette in scoring with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting at Creighton (Mar. 2)... Concluded the regular season at Xavier (Mar. 9) with fourth 30-point of season (30 points on 12-of-17 shooting)... Selected to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (averaged 18.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists in three games)... Opened NCAA tournament with 28-point effort against WKU (Mar. 22)... Finished with 20 points in season finale against NC State (Mar. 29th), eighth 20-point game of the year... One of four left-handed players on the roster (Norman, Kolek, Ross).
2022-23 Season Notes (So.): Named to Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off all-tourney team after averaging 16.5 ppg. in two games ... Recorded 20 points against Baylor (Nov. 29) shooting 6-of-11 from the floor... Netted career-high 26 points against Wisconsin (Dec. 3), shooting 9-of-12, matching career-high six rebounds … Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (Nov. 28, Dec. 5) ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week after week was highlighted by Notre Dame match (Dec. 11) with a 25-point performance... Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 23) after back-to-back 20-plus point games against Providence (Jan. 18) and Seton Hall (Dec. 21) ... Scored 22 points on his 21'st birthday against DePaul (Feb. 25) thanks to career-best seven 3-pointers ... Concluded regular season with team-high 23 points in win over St. John’s (Mar. 4), his eighth 20-point game of the year .. Led all scorers with 19 points against Vermont (Mar. 17) in NCAA tourney, including 18-straight in the second half ... Named to BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team ... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection.
2021-22 Season Notes (Fr.): Scored four points in collegiate debut vs. SIUE (Nov. 9) … Netted 18 points vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 18) … Made his first collegiate start against Jackson State with 24 minutes of playing time, eight points, five assists and two rebounds (Nov. 30) … Finished with career-high 19 points vs. Georgetown (Feb. 16) … Finished 7-of-11 from the field en route to 18-point effort at Creighton (Feb. 20) … Named to BIG EAST All-Freshman team (Mar. 6).
High School: Nationally ranked prep prospect … Named Division II Class A Mr. Basketball by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 2020-21 … Averaged nearly 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per contest as a senior under head coach Willie Jenkins … Helped program to back-to-back state semifinal appearances … Eagles finished 17-9 overall in 2020-21 … In 2019-20, helped lead Evangelical Christian School to the Division 2-A semifinals after averaging 20.4 points per game … Eagles collected an overall record of 21-10 and made their first appearance in the state semifinals in eight years … Was named the program’s most valuable player and shared the district’s top player award … Was named all-district as a sophomore after averaging 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest … Also named the team’s most valuable player in 2018-19 … As a freshman, he chipped in 12.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game and claimed a spot on the all-district squad … Competed on the AAU circuit for Team Thad and was honored among the program’s top players in 2019.
Personal: Born February 25 … Son of Kevin and Ericka Jones … Majoring in communication studies and minoring in advertising.
2024-25
Consensus Second Team All-America honoree (AP, Sporting News, NABC, USBWA)
Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection
Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament team after averaging 26.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games
NABC Great Lakes District First Team selection
Selected as one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to nation’s top point guard
Lute Olson Award (national player of the year) finalist
Selected to Oscar Robertson Award Midseason Watch List
Named to 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award All-America Team
Semifinalist for Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year (10 semifinalists)
Became 51st player in school history with 1,000 career points and finished second all-time at Marquette (2,044), just the second player (Markus Howard) in team history to score more than 2,000 points
Reached double figures in points in 50-straight games to conclude career dating back to Feb. 3, 2024 at Georgetown
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/18/24, 11/25/24, 1/27/25), six times in career
Claimed Associated Press Player of the Week accolades (11/26/24)
2023-24
BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/13/23, 2/26/24)
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-2023
All-BIG EAST Second Team
NABC All-District 5 Second Team
BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (11/28, 12/5)
BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/23)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-2022
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2024-25 Season Notes (Sr.): Finished seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.17) … Chipped in 24 points, seven rebounds and two assists against St. John’s (3/14/25) in BIG EAST semis …Finished with 28 points vs. Xavier (3/13/25) and knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers … Led all scorers with 32 points vs. St. John’s (3/8/25) and added nine rebounds and seven assists in 45 minutes … Collected fifth double-double of the year with 13 points and career-high 13 assists at Georgetown (3/1/25) … Led all scorers with 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting at Creighton (2/8/25) and added six assists and four rebounds … Fourth double-double was 18-point, 11-assist, six-rebound effort at DePaul (1/14/25) … Finished with third career double-double (all in 2024-25), finishing with 18 points and 10 assists at Providence (12/31/24) … Collected sixth-career 30-point game and second this season with 32-point effort against Wisconsin (12/7/24) … Finished with 20 points and 10 assists in win over Western Carolina (11/30/24) for second-career double-double … Collected program’s third-ever triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Purdue (11/19/24).
2023-24 Season Notes (Jr.): Led all scorers with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting in win over Rider (Nov. 10), his 10th career 20-point game... Became 51st player in school history with 1,000 career points with 20-point effort against Butler (Jan. 10)... Shot 10-of-12 from the floor en route to 22-point effort in win over Villanova (Jan.15) and also added six rebounds... Scored 31 points in just 21 minutes at Georgetown (Feb. 3), shooting 12-of-15 from the floor overall and 7-of-9 from deep... Netted career-high 34 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the floor vs. DePaul (Feb. 21), including a personal-high of eight treys... Led Marquette in scoring with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting at Creighton (Mar. 2)... Concluded the regular season at Xavier (Mar. 9) with fourth 30-point of season (30 points on 12-of-17 shooting)... Selected to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (averaged 18.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists in three games)... Opened NCAA tournament with 28-point effort against WKU (Mar. 22)... Finished with 20 points in season finale against NC State (Mar. 29th), eighth 20-point game of the year... One of four left-handed players on the roster (Norman, Kolek, Ross).
2022-23 Season Notes (So.): Named to Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off all-tourney team after averaging 16.5 ppg. in two games ... Recorded 20 points against Baylor (Nov. 29) shooting 6-of-11 from the floor... Netted career-high 26 points against Wisconsin (Dec. 3), shooting 9-of-12, matching career-high six rebounds … Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (Nov. 28, Dec. 5) ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week after week was highlighted by Notre Dame match (Dec. 11) with a 25-point performance... Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 23) after back-to-back 20-plus point games against Providence (Jan. 18) and Seton Hall (Dec. 21) ... Scored 22 points on his 21'st birthday against DePaul (Feb. 25) thanks to career-best seven 3-pointers ... Concluded regular season with team-high 23 points in win over St. John’s (Mar. 4), his eighth 20-point game of the year .. Led all scorers with 19 points against Vermont (Mar. 17) in NCAA tourney, including 18-straight in the second half ... Named to BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team ... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection.
2021-22 Season Notes (Fr.): Scored four points in collegiate debut vs. SIUE (Nov. 9) … Netted 18 points vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 18) … Made his first collegiate start against Jackson State with 24 minutes of playing time, eight points, five assists and two rebounds (Nov. 30) … Finished with career-high 19 points vs. Georgetown (Feb. 16) … Finished 7-of-11 from the field en route to 18-point effort at Creighton (Feb. 20) … Named to BIG EAST All-Freshman team (Mar. 6).
High School: Nationally ranked prep prospect … Named Division II Class A Mr. Basketball by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 2020-21 … Averaged nearly 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per contest as a senior under head coach Willie Jenkins … Helped program to back-to-back state semifinal appearances … Eagles finished 17-9 overall in 2020-21 … In 2019-20, helped lead Evangelical Christian School to the Division 2-A semifinals after averaging 20.4 points per game … Eagles collected an overall record of 21-10 and made their first appearance in the state semifinals in eight years … Was named the program’s most valuable player and shared the district’s top player award … Was named all-district as a sophomore after averaging 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest … Also named the team’s most valuable player in 2018-19 … As a freshman, he chipped in 12.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game and claimed a spot on the all-district squad … Competed on the AAU circuit for Team Thad and was honored among the program’s top players in 2019.
Personal: Born February 25 … Son of Kevin and Ericka Jones … Majoring in communication studies and minoring in advertising.
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