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A late recruiting coup for head coach Bobby Lutz, Jones signed with the 49ers in August of 2006 but was ineligible for the 2006-07 season ... remained in school to become eligible for the 2007-08 season.
At Laurinburg Prep: A top 60-type prospect according to recruiting guru Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports (which does not rank fifth-year prep players) ... ranked the 13th-best prep player by Clark Francis of HoopScoop Online ... ranked 106th overall by rivals.com ... Scout.com listed him as the 15th-best center prospect .... averaged 19.0 points and 10.2 rebounds while blocking 5.3 shots for head coach Billy Reid, to lead Laurinburg to the Prep School National Championship and a USA Today Top 25 ranking ... averaged 15 points; 10.4 rebounds and 3.8 blocks at Philadelphia's Lutheran Christian School, the previous year.
Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1985 ... Mother, Lucia Jones, is deceased ... has lived the last six years with his aunt, Ethel Foy and cousins: Darryl, Debbie and Tamara Foy ... undecided on a major.
