If it feels as though the transfer portal has been off to a slow start, blame the stealth like approach Dennis Gates has taken each of the last two years. But the tremors of noise around Mizzou’s interest in Providence transfer wing Jamier Jones has been the one constant.
Jones became the second commitment the Tigers received out of the transfer portal, after scoring a pledge from Tennessee transfer forward Jaylen Carey last night.
Jones is a former 4-star recruit out of Sarasota, Florida, by way of high school in Orlando at Oak Ridge. In his lone season in college at Providence, he averaged 11.9 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. Jones is on the market because Providence fired former Mizzou Tiger Kim English as its head coach following a 15-18 season.
Jones automatically becomes the most likely starter at either the wing or combo forward position, with Trent Pierce back. And his scoring consistency is something that should complement the scoring of Jason Crowe, Jr.
Let’s Meet Jamier Jones
- From: Sarasota, Florida
- Previous School: Providence
- Position: Combo Forward
- Ht/Wt: 6-6/220
- 247Composite Ranking: 0.9400 (No. 37)
- On3 Sports Ranking: 94.53 (No. 42)
- EvanMiya Forecasted BPR: 470 (No. 54)
Jones is known for being a bully driver, from 247sports.com’s Adam Finkelstein:
Jones is a powerful and rugged 6-foot-6 forward who can thrive with his overlap of physicality, athleticism, and basketball IQ when his motor is running at full throttle. He’s most efficient when he embraces that junkyard dog mentality. He plays with energy, runs the floor, and is a lob threat on offense Jones can elevate in traffic and is a physical driver who seeks out contact. He has an athletic live body on the glass. Jones shows some real signs of being a good cutter off the ball and flashes a passing instinct at times.
We will have a full scout on Jones in the coming days, there’s a bit of a tease Matt Harris worked up before leaving for vacation. But he has all the details, the good the bad and the in between. Jones is a forceful driver, and his three point volume is very low. Because of this the Tigers are likely still looking for a combo guard/wing type who can shoot it at volume.
Next up, Bryson Tiller anyone?
