BARTLETT — Bartlett basketball's Dylan Jones, a four-star small forward in the class of 2027, announced his commitment to Texas A&M during a ceremony at Bartlett High School on Oct. 26.
Jones, the No.1 player in the state of Tennessee according to 247Sports Composite, chose A&M over schools like Tennessee, Memphis and Mississippi State.
The commitment was streamed live on the CBSSportsCBB channel. Jones is ranked as the No. 8 small forward in the nation in the class according to 247Sports Composite. He also received offers from Alabama, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, among other Division I programs.
A member of the Commercial Appeal’s 2025-26 All-Metro first team, Jones averaged 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.1 steals while leading Bartlett to a TSSAA
basketball state championship in Class 4A. Jones also won tournament MVP honors after he had nine points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 69-47 title game win over Walker Valley. He had 22 points and four rebounds in the state semifinals against Bearden.
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The 6-foot-7 wing is a versatile scorer who utilizes his combination of athleticism and body control to create his own shot.
Jones played AAU for the EYBL program Team Thadd that was started by 17-year NBA veteran Thaddeus Young. Jones played last summer alongside other Memphis area standout players, Justin Frison, RJ Tate and Idris Aliyu.
Jones led Team Thadd in scoring, averaging 17.4 points at the premier EYBL tournament Peach Jam in August.
This story will be updated.
Reach The Commercial Appeal's high school writer, Ryan Myers at ryan.myers@commercialappeal.com and on the X platform @RyanMyers_23.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Texas A&M basketball lands Dylan Jones, Bartlett's 2027 4-star forward
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