Jones Signs to Play Basketball with Arkansas University

Connors State men's head basketball coach Bill Muse and University of Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson announced that Cowboys' Mason Jones has signed with the Razorbacks.

Jones joins the Razorbacks after finishing his freshman season as a Cowboy where he averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The 6-5 guard started 25 of 35 games last season, including each of the final 23 contests. Jones finished in double figures in scoring 28 times, including nine 20-point games and two 30-point efforts.

"With Mason coming to Fayetteville, we feel like we landed a perimeter player who brings all the attributes we embrace in our program," said Anderson.

 "He is an outstanding student, a person of character and has great basketball IQ. He is really skilled, can score the basketball, rebounds and plays with an edge. Mason comes from a great family and we look forward to having him join our program this summer."

In a win over Eastern Oklahoma State College, Jones led the Cowboys with 33 points, going 12-of-20 (.600) from the floor, including 8-of-11 (.727) from behind the arc.

 On the season, he shot 51.5 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from deep and 77.4 percent from the free throw line.

Jones recorded four five-assists games and pulled down 10-plus rebounds nine times, including a season-high 18 against Redlands Community College where he also had a season-high six assists. He tallied nine double-doubles last season.