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2015-16 Samford Basketball Roster

15 Darius Jones-Gibson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.

Biography


2015 THIRD-TEAM ALL-SOCON
 
Junior (2014-15):  Earned Third-Team All-Southern Conference honors . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Jan. 26 by College Sports Madness after averaging 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in victories against UNCG and Western Carolina . . . started all 32 games of the season for the Bulldogs and led the team in scoring with an average of 12.2 points per outing . . . logged 856 minutes of playing time and averaged 26.8 minutes per game . . . turned in a solid 48.5-percent shooting mark from the field . . . averaged 12.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game . . . scored a career-high 24 points against Chattanooga on Jan. 15 where he finished 9-of-13 from the field and added five rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists . . . tallied 20 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in an 89-78 victory against UNCG on Jan. 22 . . . continued his stellar league play against Western Carolina on Jan. 24 by scoring a team-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field . . . also went 5-of-6 from the free-throw line . . . helped lead the Bulldogs to their historic 76-72 road win at Western Carolina on Feb. 5, as he finished with 18 points, four rebounds and a steal while going 8-of-10 from the free-throw line . . . earned his first varsity letter.
 
Junior College:  Started every game of his sophomore season at Barton County (Kan.) Community College where he led his squad in scoring 14 times and proved to be the team’s leading rebounder in four contests . . . finished with a solid 1.9 assist/turnover ratio in 2013-14 . . . was also able to create his own scoring as he tallied a 53-percent shooting mark from the field at BCCC . . . signed with Eastern Arizona Community College out of high school . . . as a true freshman at EACC, he started every game of the season and averaged 14.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per outing . . . also led Eastern Arizona Community College to a 20-10 overall record.
 
High School:  Competed at Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Ky.
 
Personal:  Born April 9, 1994 . . . parents are Jacquetta Gibson and Darrell Jones . . . majoring in sport administration.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 185 lbs
    15