Dwayne Jones, Penn State Altoona, Men's Basketball
Jones had a strong pair of games for the Lions in another 2-0 week of AMCC play for his team. Jones helped lead his team to an eight-game win streak and a tie for first place in conference standings. In Wednesday night's win at Mount Aloysius, he scored 15 points while adding five rebounds, three steals, one assist, and one block. On Saturday, in a victory at Alfred State, he recorded his fifth double-double of the year with a season-high 23 points and a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with three steals and two assists. On the week, Jones averaged 19.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game, 3.0 steals per game, and 1.5 assists per game. He shot an impressive 80.0 percent from the floor, going 16-for-20 from the field, while also being 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona F Dwayne Jones had a strong pair of games for the Lions in another 2-0 week of AMCC play for his team. Jones helped lead his team to an eight-game win streak and a tie for first place in conference standings. In Wednesday night's win at Mount Aloysius, he scored 15 points while adding five rebounds, three steals, one assist, and one block. On Saturday, in a victory at Alfred State, he recorded his fifth double-double of the year with a season-high 23 points and a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with three steals and two assists. On the week, Jones averaged 19.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game, 3.0 steals per game, and 1.5 assists per game. He shot an impressive 80.0 percent from the floor, going 16-for-20 from the field, while also being 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
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