SENIOR • 2016-17
Had a stellar senior season for App, finishing second in scoring (13.0 ppg) and first in assists (2.8 apg) … made her first all-conference team as a Third-Team All-Sun Belt member … was one of 61 players to take part in the WBCA “So you Want to be a Coach” Program … ranked 10th in the Sun Belt in scoring and 15th in assists … scored in double figures in 23 of 31 games … netted a career-high 29 points on 12-for-20 shooting from the floor against College of Charleston (11/27) … notched a season-high six assists in two games against UL Monroe (2/25) and in the Sun Belt Quarterfinal against Little Rock (3/9) … grabbed at least five boards in 17 of 31 games … best stretch of the season came when she averaged 19.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting 46.3 percent over a five-game stretch from 11/12-11/27 … also had a stretch in the final five contests of the year where she turned in 13.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and just under two turnovers per game … became one of 24 members in program history to reach 1,000 points when she accomplished the feat at Coastal Carolina (1/14) … is ranked 15th all-time in scoring with 1,178 points and sixth all-time in assists with 299 … one of seven players all-time to rank in the top 20 in scoring and top 10 in assists.
JUNIOR • 2015-16
Had a career year where she started in all 30 games … led the team averaging a career-high 13 points points per game while dishing out a team-best and personal-high three assists per game …. Pulled down a career-high 4.7 rebounds per game … eighth in the Sun Belt in scoring, assists, assist/turnover ratio and 20th in rebounding … scored in double figures in 19 contests, including a career stretch of nine-straight games to end the season … scored a career-high 28 points on 12-for-17 shooting at Georgia State (2/27) … pulled down a personal-best 11 rebounds to go along with 17 points for her first double-double of her career at UT Arlington (2/13) … dished out a career-high eight assists at Troy (1/28) … averaged 18.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and shot 51.5 percent from the field and 81.3 percent over the final nine games of the season … was named Sun Belt Player of the Week over 2/25 as she pumped in 21.5 ppg on 68 percent shooting while pulling down four boards and 3.5 assists per game in wins against Georgia State and Georgia Southern on the road.
SOPHOMORE • 2014-15
Jones certainly improved from the ’13-14 to ‘14-15, improving her offensive production from 4.8-8.4 … Third on the team in scoring … will head into next season as the leading returning scorer … started in 28 of 30 games, including the final 14 games … turned in a career-high 20 points against Gardner-Webb (11/25) … corralled a season-high seven boards at UALR (1/10) and Troy (2/7) … Dished out a career-high six assists four times ... only player on the team to have more assists than turnovers, while also leading the team with 76 helpers … scored in double figures in 10 contests … averaged 2.8 boards and 2.5 assists per game.
FRESHMAN • 2013-14
• Played in 28 games in her freshman season, starting 13 of them
• Made her first collegiate start against East Tennessee State (11/12/13)
• Found 13 points at Gardner-Webb (11/19/13)
• Had a career high of 19 points at Furman (1/4/14)
• Found as season high of five steals twice
• Recorded five assists at Wofford (1/6/14)
• Tallied six rebounds in three different contests
• Finished the season with an average of 4.8 points per game
HIGH SCHOOL
• Team captain and three-year letterman for Duluth High School
• Three-year Letterman
• Selected to Gwinett County's Team of the Month, All-Gwinett County honorable mention, and second team all-region (class 7A)
• Averaged 10.8 points per game, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.3 steals during her junior campaign
PERSONAL
• Full name is Joi Lynn Jones
• Daughter of Shari Brown and Jeff Jones
• Has one brother, Jamal, and two sisters, Jamiela and Ashia
• Born June 26, 1995
• Father, Jeff, was a four-year standout at Clemson University, where he played football and led the ACC in track and field, while qualifying for U.S. Olympic Team Trials Finals (long jump) and later joining the Dallas Cowboys roster following graduation.
• Cousin of fellow freshman Mia Marshall
• Majoring in biology
