Oakland's Johnathon Jones Named Summit League Player of the Week

2/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

Johnahton Jones, Oakland

Jr., G, 5-11

Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS

ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland University's Johnathon Jones earned Summit League Player of the Week after averaging 15.0 points and 12.5 assists per game and recording his first two double-doubles of the season while leading the Golden Grizzlies to a pair of league victories.

Jones scored 17 points and tied a career-high with 13 assists to help Oakland snap Oral Roberts' eight-game winning streak in a 12-point triumph. In the contest, Jones connected on all three of his three-point attempts and had three rebounds. Two nights later, Jones scored 13 points and added 12 assists with four rebounds in a 13-point victory over Centenary. He set a career high by making 11 of his 12 free throw attempts.

Jones shot 62 percent (8-of-13) for the week and hit 60 percent (3-of-5) from beyond the arc. His 25 assists moved him into 10^th-place on The Summit League's career list with 488.

The honor was the second of the season for Jones, who also claimed the league's weekly accolade on Nov. 24.

Also nominated: Chase Adams, Centenary; Delivez Yearby, IPFW; Adrian Moss, IUPUI; Brett Winkelman, North Dakota State; John Clifford, Southern Utah; David DuBois, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Nov. 17 – David DuBois, Western Illinois; Nov. 24 – Johnathon Jones, Oakland; Dec. 1 – Robert Jarvis, Oral Roberts; Dec. 8 – Brett Winkelman, North Dakota State; Dec. 15 – Ben Woodside, North Dakota State; Dec. 22 – Spencer Johnson, UMKC; Dec. 29 – Dane Brumagin, UMKC; Jan. 5 – David Carson, IPFW; Jan. 12 – Tyler Quinney, Southern Utah; Jan. 19 – Erik Kangas, Oakland; Jan. 26 – Erik Kangas, Oakland; Feb. 2 – Robert Glenn, IUPUI/Keith Benson, Oakland.

-SL-