Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tyler Jones
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Mich.
- High School:
- Belleville
EMU: Has earned five total letters at Eastern Michigan, one in basketball and four in football...Joined the team following the 2007 football season...In 26 career games, he has averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds a game.
2007-08: Joined the team after starting as a wide receiver for the football squad...Played in 26 games, starting 12 times...Finished the season with a 4.2 scoring average and 1.9 rebound mark...Scored in double figures three times with a career-high 17 points (4-of-9) coming at Akron (Feb. 2) and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at home against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 23).
EMU FOOTBALL: Sat out the 2004 season as a redshirt freshman and earned letters in both 2005 and 2006...Has played quarterback, running back and wide receiver for the football team...Has played in 32 games, starting eight times over the past three years...Has completed 115-of-189 passes for 999 yards and six touchdowns and has rushed 181 times for 596 yards with five touchdowns on the ground...Has caught 32 passes for 345 yards and three touchdowns going into the 2008 football season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Belleville H.S. where he was an outstanding football and basketball player for the Tigers...Played football for head coach Bob LaPointe and basketball for head coach Mike Krogel...Helped lead the basketball team to the Class A quarterfinals...In football he ran for 465 yards and six touchdowns and passed for 457 yards as a senior quarterback...In basketball he was a two-year starter and a three-year varsity player...Averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists as a senior...Honors: The Ann Arbor News: Player of the Year in basketball as a senior...First-team All-Area as a football player...The Detroit News: Senior Year-Football: No. 53 on Blue Chip list...Second-team All-West defensive back...Honorable mention All-Metro....Senior Year-Basketball: First-team All-Metro North, and fourth-team All-Metro...Sixth-team Class A All-State...Detroit Free Press: Football honors: Second-team All-West...No. 42 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of top state of Michigan recruits... Basketball honors: First-team All-Metro West...Third-team All-Metro...Honorable mention Class A All-State.
PERSONAL: Full name: Tyler Ray Jones...Son of Thomas Jones...Born 1-2-86...Management major.
