On Jones: Will back up Shenneika Smith in the wing position ... will help extend the opponents' defense with her outside shooting ... strong player that can also contribute at the post ... 2010 Region IV Player of the Year, Virginia High School League (VHSL) first team all-state, All-Timesland Girls Basketball First Team selection ... highly touted for her 3-point shooting ... was first team all-district, first team all-region and first team all-state ... comes from a family full of collegiate athletes and coaches, her father Charles "Yogi" Jones played as linebacker and defensive lineman for the Pitt Panthers and professionally with the Dallas Cowboys.
Kim Barnes Arico On Jones: "Mallory is a multi-dimensional player that can face up and shoot the three, and she can also play with her back to the basket. She's extremely strong for her size and can match up with a post or play out on the wing. It will take her a little bit of time to catch up after sitting out part of the first month with an ankle injury, but she's an extremely smart young lady. She has a great focus and I know she will be determined to catch up when she's able to get back into practice."
At Oak Hill: Two-year letterwinner and one-year team captain ... played on Oak Hill's squad that lost just four games in 2009-10 and was the ESPN Rise National Invitational Runner Up ... averaged 12.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game as a junior ... was a member of the national honors society ... was the Fitness Student of the Year ... spoke at Oak Hill's graduation as the English, Spanish and History departments Student of the Year, Miss Oak Hill Academy, Prom Queen and Presidential Scholar.
At Blacksburg: Two-year letterwinner ... was named All-District Honorable Mention as a freshman ... as a sophomore was named the Region IV Player of the Year, Virginia High School League (VHSL) First-Team All-State and an All-Timesland Girls Basketball First Team selection ... she was voted as the Timesland Sizzlin' Sophomore of the Year and the Roanoke Times Sophomore of the Year.
Personal: Mallory Jayne Jones ... born in New Orleans, La., to Jane Matthews and Charles Morgan Jones Jr. ... has one brother, Morgan Jones (20) ... lists hobbies such as playing the piano, reading and playing soccer ... father Charles "Yogi" Jones was a player personnel assistant with the Cleveland Browns and spent 10 years coaching in the NFL and NFL Europe, her grandfather was a former head men's basketball coach and athletic director at Virginia Tech and her mother Jane played volleyball at Robert Morris ... has been all over Europe with her family ... also recruited by Princeton, James Madison, Wake Forest, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech ... played club ball for team Virginia and Roanoke Stars ... planning on majoring in marketing with a minor in advertising.
