Jones Named ECAC Upstate Player of the Week
Senior guard Sheldon Jones of the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s basketball team was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Upstate Player of the Week for the week of January 28-February 3. Jones is the first Empire 8 player to earn the honor during the 2012-13 season.
Jones led the Ducks to a pair of home conference wins, averaging 25.5 points on 54.8 percent shooting, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks. In the victory over Hartwick College Tuesday, Jones scored a game-high 22 points, and, along with Thompson, helped the Ducks seal the win at the line in the final minutes. Then, in Stevens’ 85-77 win over Utica College Friday, Jones poured in a game-high 29 points on just 17 shots, including five made three-pointers. He also added five rebounds, two blocks and a steal as the Ducks improved to 17-3 overall and 8-2 in the Empire 8.
Stevens is currently tied with Ithaca College atop the Empire 8 standings at 8-2. The Ducks have a non-conference contest at Baruch College Wednesday night beginning at 8 p.m. before returning to Canavan Arena for a key conference weekend. On Friday Stevens will face Elmira College and Saturday the Ducks will welcome Ithaca to town. Stevens defeated Elmira in late-January but lost at Ithaca.
ECAC Release