Weber State University Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Jones, Dillon
Jersey Number 2
Dillon Jones
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, SC
- High School:
- Sunrise Christian Prep
Bio
Dillon Jones completed one of the great careers in Weber State and Big Sky history in 2024. He finished his career as a Big Sky MVP, a three-team All-Big Sky selection, a three-time All-District selection, and a former conference Freshman of the Year.
He played in 119 career games at Weber State and finished his career ranking in the Weber State career top 10 in 13 different categories. He finished his career as WSU’s all-time leader in steals, and ranks second in assists, second in free throws made, third in rebounding, and fifth in scoring. He also finished his career ranking fourth in Big Sky history in career rebounds and 10th in steals. Also finished with 56 career double-doubles, the second-most in WSU history.
He finished his career as the only player in Big Sky history with at least 1,500 career points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists, and 200 steals. Since the 1992093 season, he is one of only four players in the nation to post those numbers in a career.
2023-24 (Junior)
Started in 31 games for the Wildcats and was named the Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player and earned first-team All-District honors, after leading Weber State to a 20-win season…Became the 10th player in WSU history to be named Big Sky MVP and was also the preseason MVP…Was also a top-five finalist for the Julius Erving Award, given to the top small forward in the country…Was named the Big Sky Player of the Week eight times during the season…Finished the regular season leading the Big Sky in points, rebounds, and assists, the only player in the country to lead a conference in all three categories…Was also one of two players in the country to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists per game…Led the conference and was 23rd in the nation in points per game at 20.8…Scored 644 points during the year, tied for the ninth-most in a season in school history…Was 23rd in the country in rebounding and third in the nation in defensive rebounds per game…Had 305 total rebounds, the 13th-most in a season…Recorded 18 double-doubles on the year, the 11th most of any player in the country…Scored in double figures in all 31 games, scored 20 or more 17 times, and scored 30 points twice…Also had double figures in rebounds 18 times…Scored a then-career-high 29 points with 10 rebounds in Weber State’s win at No. 23 Saint Mary’s on November 12, WSU’s first win over a ranked opponent in 23 years…He was named the National Player of the Week for his performance...Also had 29 in a win over Montana State and a win at Idaho…Scored a career-high 30 points at Montana, then had 30 again in a historic win over Northern Colorado on February 29…In that game, he had 30 points, a career-high 23 rebounds, and tied his career-high with nine assists…The 23 rebounds is a Dee Events Center record and were the most rebounds in a game by any player in the country this season…He was the first player in the country to post a 30-point, 23 rebound, 9-assist game in at least 13 years…Led the Big Sky in assists at 5.2 per game and had nine assists in a game four times…Recorded 162 assists, the fifth-most in a season in WSU history…Was third in the Big Sky in steals at 2.0 per game…Had 61 steals on the year, the sixth-most ever in a season…Per Sports Reference, he is the only player since at least the 1992-93 season, to record at least 600 points, 300 rebounds, 160 assists, and 50 steals in a season…Also finished eighth in the country in minutes per game at 37.0…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors and Academic All-District honors.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Sky first team…Also earned first-team All-District honors from the USBWA and the NABC…Had one of the top seasons in recent Wildcat history and led the Wildcats in points, rebounds, assists, and steals…Played in 32 games for the Wildcats and started in 31 games…Recorded 20 double-doubles on the season, tied for the third-most of any player in the country…Led the country in defensive rebounds with an average of 10.1 per game, nearly two rebounds ahead of second place in the nation…Also finished fifth in the nation in overall rebounding at 10.9 per game…Recorded 350 rebounds on the season for the second-straight year, tied for the sixth-most in a season in WSU history…Led the Wildcats in rebounding in all 18 Big Sky games and 31 of his 32 games played…Had a career-high 21 rebounds in WSU’s win at Montana…Posted double figures in points in 28 of 32 games and scored 20 or more points 10 times…Had a career-high 26 points in Weber State’s home win over Northern Colorado…Finished fourth in the Big Sky in assists at 3.8 per game…Had at least four assists 17 times and had a career-high eight assists twice, at Washington and against Portland State…Finished the season ranking in the top 10 in the Big Sky in eight different statistical categories…Was first in the league in rebounding, defensive rebounding, and minutes played at 36.2 minutes per game…Also ranked eighth in the conference in scoring at 16.7 points per game, second in steals, fourth in assists, seventh in free throw percentage, and ninth in field goal percentage…Was named to the All-Tournament team at the Big Sky Tournament...Earned Academic All-District honors for the College Sports Communicators and Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Played in all 33 games and started 32 games for the Wildcats…Earned first-team All-Big Sky honors and second-team All-District honors…Led the Big Sky and was seventh in the country in rebounding at 10.6 rebounds per game…Finished in double figures in rebounds 24 times and had pulled down career-highs of 16 rebounds twice…Totaled 350 rebounds on the year, the sixth-most in a season in WSU history…Recorded 17 double-doubles on the year, tied for the 10th most of any player in the country…Was second on the Wildcat team in scoring at 12.6 points per game and scored in double figures 23 times…Had a career-high 24 points in a win at Northern Colorado…Finished third in the Big Sky in steals with 59, the sixth-most in a season in school history…Was also fifth in the league in minutes played and 11th in free throw percentage...Was named the Tournament MVP of the Jersey Mike's Classic.
2020-21
Played in all 23 games and started two games for the Wildcats during the season and was honored as the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year...Became just the eighth Wildcat to ever earn Freshman of the Year honors…Was also named a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award from Collegeinsider.com, given annually to the nation’s top freshman...Averaged 8.2 points per game during the season and scored in double figures 10 times, including each of the last five games...Had a season-high 18 points in WSU’s win over Northern Colorado on March 4...Was Weber State’s top rebounder and finished 12th in the Big Sky in rebounding at 5.8 per game...Had a season-high 12 rebounds in a win at Sacramento State, and also had a double-double that game with 11 points...Led the Big Sky in steals with 37 for an average of 1.6 per game....Shot 56 percent from the field, second-best percentage on the team.
High School/Prep School
Signed at Weber State in April 2021...Played at Sunrise Christian Prep Academy in Kansas during the 2019-20 season...Helped lead the team to a 22-3 overall record…Was rated as the No. 37 small forward in the country by Rivals...As a junior at Keenan High School in South Carolina, averaged 12.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists and led his team to a 3A state title.
Personal
Was born Oct. 29, 2001...His brother Eric plays professional basketball in Germany...Is majoring in Professional Sales at Weber State.
He played in 119 career games at Weber State and finished his career ranking in the Weber State career top 10 in 13 different categories. He finished his career as WSU’s all-time leader in steals, and ranks second in assists, second in free throws made, third in rebounding, and fifth in scoring. He also finished his career ranking fourth in Big Sky history in career rebounds and 10th in steals. Also finished with 56 career double-doubles, the second-most in WSU history.
He finished his career as the only player in Big Sky history with at least 1,500 career points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists, and 200 steals. Since the 1992093 season, he is one of only four players in the nation to post those numbers in a career.
2023-24 (Junior)
Started in 31 games for the Wildcats and was named the Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player and earned first-team All-District honors, after leading Weber State to a 20-win season…Became the 10th player in WSU history to be named Big Sky MVP and was also the preseason MVP…Was also a top-five finalist for the Julius Erving Award, given to the top small forward in the country…Was named the Big Sky Player of the Week eight times during the season…Finished the regular season leading the Big Sky in points, rebounds, and assists, the only player in the country to lead a conference in all three categories…Was also one of two players in the country to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists per game…Led the conference and was 23rd in the nation in points per game at 20.8…Scored 644 points during the year, tied for the ninth-most in a season in school history…Was 23rd in the country in rebounding and third in the nation in defensive rebounds per game…Had 305 total rebounds, the 13th-most in a season…Recorded 18 double-doubles on the year, the 11th most of any player in the country…Scored in double figures in all 31 games, scored 20 or more 17 times, and scored 30 points twice…Also had double figures in rebounds 18 times…Scored a then-career-high 29 points with 10 rebounds in Weber State’s win at No. 23 Saint Mary’s on November 12, WSU’s first win over a ranked opponent in 23 years…He was named the National Player of the Week for his performance...Also had 29 in a win over Montana State and a win at Idaho…Scored a career-high 30 points at Montana, then had 30 again in a historic win over Northern Colorado on February 29…In that game, he had 30 points, a career-high 23 rebounds, and tied his career-high with nine assists…The 23 rebounds is a Dee Events Center record and were the most rebounds in a game by any player in the country this season…He was the first player in the country to post a 30-point, 23 rebound, 9-assist game in at least 13 years…Led the Big Sky in assists at 5.2 per game and had nine assists in a game four times…Recorded 162 assists, the fifth-most in a season in WSU history…Was third in the Big Sky in steals at 2.0 per game…Had 61 steals on the year, the sixth-most ever in a season…Per Sports Reference, he is the only player since at least the 1992-93 season, to record at least 600 points, 300 rebounds, 160 assists, and 50 steals in a season…Also finished eighth in the country in minutes per game at 37.0…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors and Academic All-District honors.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Sky first team…Also earned first-team All-District honors from the USBWA and the NABC…Had one of the top seasons in recent Wildcat history and led the Wildcats in points, rebounds, assists, and steals…Played in 32 games for the Wildcats and started in 31 games…Recorded 20 double-doubles on the season, tied for the third-most of any player in the country…Led the country in defensive rebounds with an average of 10.1 per game, nearly two rebounds ahead of second place in the nation…Also finished fifth in the nation in overall rebounding at 10.9 per game…Recorded 350 rebounds on the season for the second-straight year, tied for the sixth-most in a season in WSU history…Led the Wildcats in rebounding in all 18 Big Sky games and 31 of his 32 games played…Had a career-high 21 rebounds in WSU’s win at Montana…Posted double figures in points in 28 of 32 games and scored 20 or more points 10 times…Had a career-high 26 points in Weber State’s home win over Northern Colorado…Finished fourth in the Big Sky in assists at 3.8 per game…Had at least four assists 17 times and had a career-high eight assists twice, at Washington and against Portland State…Finished the season ranking in the top 10 in the Big Sky in eight different statistical categories…Was first in the league in rebounding, defensive rebounding, and minutes played at 36.2 minutes per game…Also ranked eighth in the conference in scoring at 16.7 points per game, second in steals, fourth in assists, seventh in free throw percentage, and ninth in field goal percentage…Was named to the All-Tournament team at the Big Sky Tournament...Earned Academic All-District honors for the College Sports Communicators and Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Played in all 33 games and started 32 games for the Wildcats…Earned first-team All-Big Sky honors and second-team All-District honors…Led the Big Sky and was seventh in the country in rebounding at 10.6 rebounds per game…Finished in double figures in rebounds 24 times and had pulled down career-highs of 16 rebounds twice…Totaled 350 rebounds on the year, the sixth-most in a season in WSU history…Recorded 17 double-doubles on the year, tied for the 10th most of any player in the country…Was second on the Wildcat team in scoring at 12.6 points per game and scored in double figures 23 times…Had a career-high 24 points in a win at Northern Colorado…Finished third in the Big Sky in steals with 59, the sixth-most in a season in school history…Was also fifth in the league in minutes played and 11th in free throw percentage...Was named the Tournament MVP of the Jersey Mike's Classic.
2020-21
Played in all 23 games and started two games for the Wildcats during the season and was honored as the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year...Became just the eighth Wildcat to ever earn Freshman of the Year honors…Was also named a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award from Collegeinsider.com, given annually to the nation’s top freshman...Averaged 8.2 points per game during the season and scored in double figures 10 times, including each of the last five games...Had a season-high 18 points in WSU’s win over Northern Colorado on March 4...Was Weber State’s top rebounder and finished 12th in the Big Sky in rebounding at 5.8 per game...Had a season-high 12 rebounds in a win at Sacramento State, and also had a double-double that game with 11 points...Led the Big Sky in steals with 37 for an average of 1.6 per game....Shot 56 percent from the field, second-best percentage on the team.
High School/Prep School
Signed at Weber State in April 2021...Played at Sunrise Christian Prep Academy in Kansas during the 2019-20 season...Helped lead the team to a 22-3 overall record…Was rated as the No. 37 small forward in the country by Rivals...As a junior at Keenan High School in South Carolina, averaged 12.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists and led his team to a 3A state title.
Personal
Was born Oct. 29, 2001...His brother Eric plays professional basketball in Germany...Is majoring in Professional Sales at Weber State.
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