Forward
6-10 (2.8 m)
197 lbs. (89.3 kg)
Aug. 30, 2000 (Columbia, S.C.)
Sumter High School (Sumter, S.C.)
Fresno State '23
Southern Mississippi '22
St. John's University '21
Pearl River '20
Charleston '19
Manchester (SLB)
Greensboro (G-League)
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PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Has appeared with three different G-League teams over the last two seasons totaling 28 total games while grabbing 97 total rebounds and hitting three of four three-point attempts … Scored in double figures in 12 of his 16 games with Ottawa last season … Never had less than four total rebounds in any one contest with the BlackJacks during the 2024 season
2024-25: Began the season with the Manchester Giants (SLB) where he appeared in two games and averaged 14.0 points-per-game … Acquired by the Greensboro Swarm (G-League) from Sioux Falls in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2025 G-League draft and made his Swarm debut on Jan. 18 vs. Grand Rapids Gold (124-116 loss) … Signed a contract to return to the Ottawa BlackJacks (CEBL) on Feb. 5
2023-24: Earned a roster spot with the Windy City Bulls (G-League) as a tryout player ahead of the 2023-24 campaign and appeared in 14 games for the team during the Showcase Cup and averaged 4.6 points-per-game on 55.3 percent shooting with 3.0 rebounds-per-game in 12.1 minutes-per-game … Was waived by Windy City on 12/26/23 and acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce (G-League) from the available player pool on 2/11/24 … Made 10 appearances with Sioux Falls and averaged 18.5 minutes-per-game and 8.5 points-per-game … Made his CEBL debut for Ottawa on May 29 vs. Edmonton (92-84 loss) scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds … Concluded the CEBL season with 8.3 rebounds-per-game to sit second among all league players while his 58.1 field goal percentage equaled the third highest total in team history … Ranked in a tie for third in target time winners in the CEBL
COLLEGE CAREER
2022-23: Appeared in 20 games for the Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West) as a graduate student and led the team in rebounds-per-game (12.0) and ranked second in field goal percentage (.536) … Scored in double figures in 13 of his 20 games played … Posted a season-high 23 points while going a perfect three-for-three from behind the arc in the Bulldogs’ 79-57 loss at Colorado State on 1/7/23
2021-22: Made 17 starts in 27 games with the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (Sun Belt) … Recorded 30 total blocks on the season to sit eleventh among all Conference USA (the Golden Eagles were a member of Conference USA from 1995-96 to 2021-22 upon joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2022-23) players while his .593 true shooting percentage was the sixth best mark in the conference ... Led Southern Mississippi in free throw attempts per-game (4.1) and ranked third in points-per-game (13.1)
2020-21: Transferred to St. John’s (Big East) for his junior season appearing in 25 games and making nine starts … Ranked second on the club in rebounds-per-game (4.8) … Scored in double figures 12 times while posting two double-doubles on the season … Established new NCAA single game highs in points (26) and rebounds (14) in St. John’s 97-94 loss at Georgetown on 12/13/20
2019-20: Led the Pearl River Community College Wildcats (NJCAA) to a perfect 28-0 record and the number one overall seed in the NJCAA Tournament … Named a Third-Team NJCAA All-American … Concluded the season with 12 double-doubles including six in his final nine appearances … Ranked twenty-sixth nationally with 2.1 blocks-per-game … Named the NJCAA DI Player of the Week on 3/1/20
2018-19: Made 11 appearances for the College of Charleston (Coastal Athletic Association) … Averaged 9.0 minutes-per-game as the Cougars went 24-9 reaching the semifinal of the CAA postseason tournament … Scored 13 points on five of eight shooting with five rebounds in his collegiate debut vs. Presbyterian (85-73 win) on 11/6/18
PERSONAL
Was the seventh-ranked prospect in the state of South Carolina according to 247Sports upon graduating from Sumter High School … A two-time Region 5A Player of the Year who led Sumter to back-to-back 5A titles in 2017 and 2018 … Coached by his father Shawn Jones in high school … Goes by the nickname Zay (pronounced like Say)