Men’s Basketball Player – Stevens Institute of Technology
Sheldon Jones, Senior, Guard – Queens, NY/Townsend
 
Sheldon Jones was named the MVP of the Comfort Inn Tip-Off Tournament, helping Stevens to a 2-0 start with wins over Centenary College and No. 20 William Paterson University. Jones scored 16 points in a drubbing of the host Cyclones, before pouring in a game-high 23 as the Ducks downed the nationally-ranked Pioneers in the title game. Jones shot 16-for-24 (67 percent) from the field and 7-for-9 (77 percent) from three-point land. In total, he averaged 19.5 points, four rebounds and an assist in 29 minutes, while adding one steal and one block.