St. John's University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jones, David
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Jersey Number 23
David Jones
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- High School:
- Teays Valley Christian
- Prev School:
- DePaul
Bio
2022-23
Made 31 appearances, 17 of which were starts … ranked second on team with 13.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while posting a squad-best 42 made 3-pointers … rattled off 25 double-digit scoring performances with three 20-point showings … logged seven double-doubles … chipped in 11.7 points and 6.3 boards per contest in conference play … scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 boards against Merrimack (Nov. 7) … posted second-straight 20-point outing against Lafayette (Nov.12) … had 15 points and eight boards against Nebraska (Nov. 17) … registered 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists against Syracuse (Nov. 22) … recorded a game-high 20 points with 12 rebounds and four steals against New Hampshire (Dec. 10) … poured in 16 points to go with seven boards, three assists and a trio of steals against Florida State (Dec. 17) … racked up a team-high 19 points and 10 boards to go with a pair of assists against No. 22/25 Xavier (Dec. 28) … chipped in a game-high 16 points and seven boards off the bench against No. 20/17 Providence (Feb. 11) after missing two games for the passing of his father … tallied 13 points and 13 boards to go with four assists and a pair of steals at DePaul (Feb. 14) … added another 14 points on a 7-for-13 mark from the floor while pulling down 12 rebounds at Georgetown (Feb. 22) … netted 15 points against UConn (Feb. 25) behind an 8-for-8 showing from the charity stripe …. logged 17 points on a 6-for-14 shooting clip and a pair of made 3-pointers to go with five boards at Marquette (March 4) … registered 12 points and five boards in opening round of BIG EAST Tournament against Butler (March 8) … recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench against top-seeded Marquette in the conference tournament (March 9).
2021-22 (DePaul)
Ranked ninth in the BIG EAST averaging 14.5 points per game… reached double figures 21 times in 28 appearances, 27 of which were starts… scored 20 or more points seven times, including a 30-point showing… shot 44.5 percent from the floor and 29.7 percent from deep… led the team and ranked 10th in the league in rebounding with 7.4 boards per contest… posted five double-doubles, including the first triple-double in DePaul history… paced the Blue Demons with 47 steals… ranked 12th in the BIG EAST with 1.0 blocks per game… a three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection… posted 23 points and a career-high 17 boards in the Blue Demons’ season opener against Coppin State (Nov. 10)… scored 22 points in a win of Rutgers in the Gavitt Tipoff Games (Nov. 18)… had 19 points and nine rebounds in DePaul’s lone non-conference loss to Loyola Chicago (Dec. 4)… tallied 33 points and 14 boards in a road win at Louisville (Dec. 10)… scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a home win over Seton Hall (Jan. 13)… became the first player in DePaul history to record a triple-double after logging 22 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists against Georgetown (Feb. 9)… had a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in an overtime loss at Providence (Feb. 12)… scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win over St. John’s (Feb. 27).
2020-21 (DePaul)
Joined the Blue Demons in early February… made nine appearances, averaging 5.1 points in 14.3 minutes per game… scored a season-high 10 points in his second collegiate outing against Providence (Feb. 13)… netted nine points in a road win at St. John’s (Feb. 20)… posted eight points on 4-of-5 shooting against Georgetown (Feb. 27).
Before College
Attended Teays Valley Christian School in West Virginia… a four-star recruit according to Rivlas… a three-star recruit and the no. 144 prospect in his class according to the 247Sports composite rankings… played for Boo Williams on the AAU circuit… boasts extensive international experience playing for the Dominican Republic… averaged 11.8 points and 8.6 rebounds at the 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship, an event in which his team finished second, Jones averaged 19.0 points and 6.2 rebounds at the 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Argentina, including a 34-point, 10-rebound performance against Puerto Rico led by St. John's teammate Andre Curbelo, whose 21.8 point-per-game average led the tournament… anchored the Dominican team to a Centrobasket U17 Championship, averaging 8.2 points and 7.4 boards per outing… joined up with St. John's teammate Joel Soriano at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Canada, avearging 10.0 points in six appearances, including 18 points against Puerto Rico and 12 against the United States.
Personal
David Apolinar Jones Garcia… son of Rafaela Garcia and David Apolinar Jones… has three siblings: Flor Elena, Flor Jelissa and Rafael David… chose St. John’s to be around the Latino community in New York and to play alongside his former international teammate, Joel Soriano… lists his father as the person he admires most and LeBron James as his favorite athlete… says that he feels like he is representing his home country well when he plays for St. John’s because of the city’s large Dominican population.
Made 31 appearances, 17 of which were starts … ranked second on team with 13.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while posting a squad-best 42 made 3-pointers … rattled off 25 double-digit scoring performances with three 20-point showings … logged seven double-doubles … chipped in 11.7 points and 6.3 boards per contest in conference play … scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 boards against Merrimack (Nov. 7) … posted second-straight 20-point outing against Lafayette (Nov.12) … had 15 points and eight boards against Nebraska (Nov. 17) … registered 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists against Syracuse (Nov. 22) … recorded a game-high 20 points with 12 rebounds and four steals against New Hampshire (Dec. 10) … poured in 16 points to go with seven boards, three assists and a trio of steals against Florida State (Dec. 17) … racked up a team-high 19 points and 10 boards to go with a pair of assists against No. 22/25 Xavier (Dec. 28) … chipped in a game-high 16 points and seven boards off the bench against No. 20/17 Providence (Feb. 11) after missing two games for the passing of his father … tallied 13 points and 13 boards to go with four assists and a pair of steals at DePaul (Feb. 14) … added another 14 points on a 7-for-13 mark from the floor while pulling down 12 rebounds at Georgetown (Feb. 22) … netted 15 points against UConn (Feb. 25) behind an 8-for-8 showing from the charity stripe …. logged 17 points on a 6-for-14 shooting clip and a pair of made 3-pointers to go with five boards at Marquette (March 4) … registered 12 points and five boards in opening round of BIG EAST Tournament against Butler (March 8) … recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench against top-seeded Marquette in the conference tournament (March 9).
2021-22 (DePaul)
Ranked ninth in the BIG EAST averaging 14.5 points per game… reached double figures 21 times in 28 appearances, 27 of which were starts… scored 20 or more points seven times, including a 30-point showing… shot 44.5 percent from the floor and 29.7 percent from deep… led the team and ranked 10th in the league in rebounding with 7.4 boards per contest… posted five double-doubles, including the first triple-double in DePaul history… paced the Blue Demons with 47 steals… ranked 12th in the BIG EAST with 1.0 blocks per game… a three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection… posted 23 points and a career-high 17 boards in the Blue Demons’ season opener against Coppin State (Nov. 10)… scored 22 points in a win of Rutgers in the Gavitt Tipoff Games (Nov. 18)… had 19 points and nine rebounds in DePaul’s lone non-conference loss to Loyola Chicago (Dec. 4)… tallied 33 points and 14 boards in a road win at Louisville (Dec. 10)… scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a home win over Seton Hall (Jan. 13)… became the first player in DePaul history to record a triple-double after logging 22 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists against Georgetown (Feb. 9)… had a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in an overtime loss at Providence (Feb. 12)… scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win over St. John’s (Feb. 27).
2020-21 (DePaul)
Joined the Blue Demons in early February… made nine appearances, averaging 5.1 points in 14.3 minutes per game… scored a season-high 10 points in his second collegiate outing against Providence (Feb. 13)… netted nine points in a road win at St. John’s (Feb. 20)… posted eight points on 4-of-5 shooting against Georgetown (Feb. 27).
Before College
Attended Teays Valley Christian School in West Virginia… a four-star recruit according to Rivlas… a three-star recruit and the no. 144 prospect in his class according to the 247Sports composite rankings… played for Boo Williams on the AAU circuit… boasts extensive international experience playing for the Dominican Republic… averaged 11.8 points and 8.6 rebounds at the 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship, an event in which his team finished second, Jones averaged 19.0 points and 6.2 rebounds at the 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Argentina, including a 34-point, 10-rebound performance against Puerto Rico led by St. John's teammate Andre Curbelo, whose 21.8 point-per-game average led the tournament… anchored the Dominican team to a Centrobasket U17 Championship, averaging 8.2 points and 7.4 boards per outing… joined up with St. John's teammate Joel Soriano at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Canada, avearging 10.0 points in six appearances, including 18 points against Puerto Rico and 12 against the United States.
Personal
David Apolinar Jones Garcia… son of Rafaela Garcia and David Apolinar Jones… has three siblings: Flor Elena, Flor Jelissa and Rafael David… chose St. John’s to be around the Latino community in New York and to play alongside his former international teammate, Joel Soriano… lists his father as the person he admires most and LeBron James as his favorite athlete… says that he feels like he is representing his home country well when he plays for St. John’s because of the city’s large Dominican population.