University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Shonese Jones
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Etowah, N.C.
Overview: Became the 14th player in school history to score 1,000 career points when she scored on a layup vs. Coastal Carolina late in the season… Big South Freshman of the Year in 2012…was enjoying an excellent sophomore season before going down with a knee injury midway through the year…dynamic scorer who can score in a variety of different ways…local product who played at Brevard HS in Brevard.
2013-2014: Finished the season as Asheville’s leading scorer with 10.4 average…started 30 times…scored in double figures 17 times…tapped in the winning shot as the buzzer sounded to give the Bulldogs a 43-42 win over Radford (3-4) in the first round of the Big South Tournament…tallied season-high 21 points at High Point (2-22)…pumped in 17 points during home win over Charleston Southern (1-26)…led team in three-pointers made with 40…scored 14 points with five rebounds in opening day win over Furman (11-9)…shot .851 from free throw line (57-of-67)…tallied 17 points with four 3-pointers during home win over Liberty (1-18)…also had 17 points vs. Campbell late in the year (2-27)…fourth on team in assists with 41.
2012-2013: Was leading the team in scoring with 14.5 average before injuring her knee in first half against Presbyterian College (1-17)…had scored in double-figures in 10 straight games before being injured…scored in double figures in 14 games for the year...third on team in three-pointers made with 29…scored season-high 23 points in close loss at USC Upstate (12-3)…tallied 22 points vs. Kennesaw State (12-13)…pumped in 21 points vs. Campbell (12-1)…registered 16 points with seven assists in home win over Columbia College (12-8)…scored 11 points with four steals at national power UNC Chapel Hill (11-25)…had 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Radford (1-3)…scored 19 points and went 6-of-6 from free throw line in opening day contest vs. Western Carolina (11-10).
2011-2012: Finished the year as Asheville's leading scorer with a 15.6 average, which was ninth best in the Big South...got off to a bit of a slow start early in the season but ended up starting 27 games and also led club in three-pointers made (53) and percentage (.411)...named Big South Player of the Week on Dec. 20 and Freshman of the Week four times...earned that award on Jan. 3, 17, 31 and March 6...scored in double figures 24 times, including 15 of the last 16 games...tallied 30 points in two different contests, while becoming the first UNC Asheville player to score 30 points in a game in 15 seasons...tallied 30 points at South Carolina State (12-19) and 30 vs. Radford (1-30)...had nine games of 20 points or more during the year...scored 20 points and tallied game-winning basket during home win over Mercer (12-21)...pumped in 27 points during home victory over Gardner-Webb (1-21)...had 25 points, all in the second half vs. High Point (3-5)...scored 26 points at Radford as she was 10-of-13 from the field...went 9-of-11 from the field at South Carolina State (12-19) and was perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc...scored 20 points at Kennesaw State (12-17)...had 22 points vs. Winthrop and was 6-of-10 from beyond the arc...registered 20 points vs. Liberty in Big South Tournament (3-9)...led team in steals with 40...had four steals vs. S.C. State (12-19) and Coastal Carolina (1-7)...grabbed at least two steals in 10 different games...dished out 59 assists...career-best of five came vs. Brevard (12-28) and at Coastal Carolina (2-6)...her .411 three-point percentage led the Big South.
Before UNC Asheville: Completed her career as the school's all-time leader in career points for both boys and girls with 2,112 points...career point total is seventh best all-time in Western North Carolina...averaged 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game senior year at Brevard...named Hendersonville Times-News Player of the Year for three consecutive years..also earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as a senior...was Brevard's MVP for four consecutive years.
