CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Two-time Big Ten honorable mention honoree…Has 44 career games with double-digit scoring and 12 20-plus games.
Season: 2020-21: Paced team with career-best 15.3 points-per-game average in 25 games played with 24 starts…Had at least 10 points in all but two games. 2019-20: Played in 25 games with 24 starts...Ranked second on the team behind Lamar Stevens with a 13.3 points-per-game average...Was second on the team with 56 3-pointers, in 3-point field goal percentage at 40.3 and assists with 74...Was team’s leading scorer in December games with a 16.8 ppg average...Posted three of Penn State’s season top single-game 3-point field goal totals with six at Michigan State and five at Georgetown and Rutgers, all on the road. 2018-19: Averaged 10.7 minutes per game in 30 games as a true freshman...Scored in 24 contests with four double-figure point games...Led Nittany Lions with then-career best 18 points in B1G/ACC Challenge win at Bryce Jordan Center, connecting on four 3-pointers, also a career best.
Game: Scored career-best 29 points in road win at Nebraska with tied career-high six treys (2/23/21)…Registered his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds (1 off, 9 def) in win over Syracuse in Barclays Center (11/29/19)...Scored then-career-best 22 points in B1G/ACC Challenge win over Wake Forest (12/4/19) after leading team in 2018 Challenge victory over No. 13 Virginia Tech (11/29/18) with then-career best 18 points...Made career-best six 3-pointers for 20 points in statement win at No. 16 Michigan State (2/4/20)...Tied career-high total with six assists three times during 2019-20 season (UMES, Maryland and at Nebraska) and vs. VCU as a junior (12/2/20)...Snagged career-best four steals vs. Yale (11/23/19), vs. Indiana (1/29/20), and vs. VCU (12/2/20).
AS A JUNIOR – 2020-21
Awards: Selected as All-Big Ten honorable mention for the second-straight season…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors…Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Paced team with career-best 15.3 points-per-game average in 25 games played with 24 starts…Had at least 10 points in all but two games for 23 double-figure scoring games…Led or shared team lead in scoring in 13 games…Tied for second on team with 32 steals.
Rankings: Ranked third in Big Ten Conference with 2.4 3-point field goals per game…Finished sixth in league for total 3-pointers made with 60…Was one of three Nittany Lions in league’s top-10 list for steals per game at eighth (1.28) with Sam Sessoms in fifth (1.33) and Jamari Wheeler pacing the Big Ten (1.76)…Was one of three Nittany Lions in league’s top-15 list for total steals with tie for 13th with Sam Sessoms (32) with Jamari Wheeler at No. 2 with 44.
VMI (11/28): Had 12 points in season-opener win. VCU (12/2): Dished off tied career-best six assists…Had tied career-best four steals to share game-high honors with Jamari Wheeler. Seton Hall (12/6): Started streak of 12 games with at least 10 points with 17 against Pirates in 28 minutes. at No. 15 Virginia Tech (12/8): Moved past 500 career point mark with 14 in Nittany Lions’ dominant road win against Hokies…Cashed in on four treys…Added three assists with no turnovers. No. 18 Illinois (12/23): Connected on career-best nine field goals…Recorded then-Big Ten best 21 points with 11 of his first-half 13 points coming in first 4:22 of game. at Indiana (12/30): Went 6-9 from the field for season-best 67 percent shooting…Connected on four triples for season-best 3-point shooting percentage (4-6, 67 percent)…Scored 20 points, 14 in the first half…Tallied first career back-to-back 20-point scoring effort…Had four rebounds, all on the defensive end. at Purdue (1/17): Scored then-career-high 23 points, also a game-high mark…Made nine field goals, including then-season-high five triples…Recorded 12 points in final 2:37 to help Nittany Lions pull within four. at No. 22 Illinois (1/19): Registered fourth consecutive game with at least 20 points…Went 6-13 from the field and 3-4 from beyond the arc…Added three rebounds and two steals. Rutgers (1/21): Scored all 17 of his points in second half…Shared game-high scoring honors with Izaiah Brockington…Went to the charity stripe a season-high nine times…Made seven free throws, including three in final 26 seconds to secure win. Northwestern (1/23): Grabbed season-best and Big Ten-best eight rebounds…Totaled 15 points…Connected on 100th career 3-pointer in first half…Added two more triples in second half…Had three assists and game-high three steals…Played season-high 36 minutes. No. 14 Wisconsin (1/30): Had 10 points in each half as game-high scorer with 20…Went 8-12 to tie season-best 67 percent field-goal percentage…Made all three 3-point attempts…Pulled down five boards. No. 4 Ohio State (2/18): Led team for second-straight game with 18 points…Had three treys…Converted seven free throws…Added two steals. at Nebraska (2/23): Registered career-best 29 points in road win…Tied career best with six 3-pointers…Added seven points from charity stripe…Had two steals. Minnesota (3/3): Scored 17 points…Made four triples…Dished off three assists. at Maryland (3/7): Had second-straight game with 17 points, 14 of which in the second half…Was perfect from the free-throw line (7-7)…Made four free throws in final 22 seconds to secure road win…Pulled down six boards (1 off., 5 def.)…Tied season high with 36 minutes played. vs. Nebraska (3/10): Made three 3-pointers in first round of Big Ten Tournament...Had 14 total points in 30 minutes…Dished off three assists and had two steals.
AS A SOPHOMORE — 2019-20
Awards: Selected for All-Big Ten honorable mention honors...Achieved status as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team...Named to the Dean's List with a GPA of 3.5 or above for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters.
Season: Ranked second on the team with a 13.3 points-per-game average in 25 games played and led the team in scoring eight times...Scored 20 or more points in six games, five in Big Ten Conference play...Recorded 17 double-figure scoring games...Was second on the team with 56 3-pointers...Had team’s second-highest assist total with 74...Was team’s leading scorer in December games with a 16.8 ppg average...Averaged 14.8 points per game over five-straight league victories in January and February...Averaged 3.7 assists over the first seven games of the season...Posted three of Penn State’s season top single-game 3-point field goal totals with six at Michigan State and five at Georgetown and Rutgers, all on the road.
Rankings: Captured No. 2 spot on Big Ten list for 3-point field goal percentage at 40.3 (56-159)...Tied for 13th on Big Ten scoring chart with 13.3 points per game...Ranked 14th in assists at 3.0 per game...Was one of three Nittany Lions in Big Ten’s top-10 list for steals with tie for third (1.3 spg) with Jamari Wheeler in first (1.5 spg) and Lamar Stevens tied for 10th (1.1)...Ranked third in the league with 2.2 3-pointers made per game.
Maryland Eastern Shore (11/5): Dished off a career-best six assists, three going to Izaiah Brockington and three to Myles Dread...Connected on two 3-pointers for 10 total points...Would duplicate superlative assists total two more times (vs. No. 4 Maryland and at Nebraska). Wagner (11/9): Scored team-best 14 points...Went 5-10 from the field with two treys and two free throws...Dished off for three assists and had a steal. at Georgetown (11/14): Knocked in career-best five 3-pointers and scored game-high 21 points in only 27 minutes of playing time...Scored 14 of Penn State’s 16 points in first 5:08 of game...Went 4-4 from the free throw line...Added two assists and two steals. Bucknell (11/19): Had seven points and four assists. Yale (11/23): Started streak of 15-straight games with at least one 3-pointer...Had seven points and four steals. vs. Ole Miss (11/27): Had team-best assists total (5) for fourth time in five games...Scored 12 points off 50 percent shooting (5-10). vs. Syracuse (11/29): Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds (1 off, 9 def)...Helped Nittany Lions to a fast start offensively with three 3-pointers...Added three assists to his stat line...Played career-high 37 minutes. Wake Forest (12/4): Had second career 20-point effort with career- and game-best 22 points in 2019 B1G/ACC Challenge win...Went 8-13 from field vs. Deacons with his eight buckets ranking as a career best...Helped Penn State build a double-digit lead with 13 points in 13 minutes...Recorded 16 points by halftime going 6-8 from the field with three treys...Had two assists and two steals. at No. 6 Ohio State (12/7): Had nine-point effort. No. 4 Maryland (12/10): Set the tone for the offense with a game-best six assists and 14 points, one off leaders Lamar Stevens and Mike Watkins, each with 15...Tied career-best for second time in season with six assists...Started five-game stretch with a 2.0 steals-per-game average. Alabama (12/14): Poured in 17 points with five field goals and perfect 5-5 mark from the free throw line. Central Connecticut State (12/20): Matched career-best eight field goals with four treys for 21 points...Had game-high five assists and two steals...Registered first career block. Cornell (12/29): Was one of four Nittany Lions in double figures with 18 points, scoring 14 in the second half...Connected on seven field goals, including three 3-pointers...Held top scoring average for December at 16.8 over five games. at Rutgers (1/7): Posted 21 points in best league-game scoring performance...Tied three career-high marks with eight field goals, five 3-pointers and minutes played at 37. Wisconsin (1/11): Responded with Lamar Stevens and Izaiah Brockington for a 10-2 run early in second half. at Minnesota (1/15): Shared top scoring (15) and rebounding (5) honors with Seth Lundy...Had three assists. No. 21 Ohio State (1/18): Shot 50 percent from the field (6-12) and beyond the arc (2-4) and had six free throws for 20 points...Had four assists, including on Lamar Stevens’ 1,000th career Big Ten point. at Michigan (1/22): Helped Nittany Lions to hot start with 12 of his 16 points in first half...Recorded third-straight game with six field goals, including three 3-pointers for Nittany Lions’ first conference road win. Indiana (1/29): Tied career-best with four steals...Had five points and two assists. at Nebraska (2/1): Paced offense with 13 points and career-high and game-best six assists...Hit 3-pointer to tie game early. at No. 16 Michigan State (2/4): Had career-high six 3-pointers, going 6-8 from beyond the arc...Combined with Lamar Stevens’ 24 points with 20 of his own to help Nittany Lions to only second win at East Lansing in program history...Hit fourth trey as part of PSU’s 12-0 run in first half...Started game 5-5 from behind arc...Had four of his five assists in first half...Picked up steal and fed Mike Watkins for fast-break layup for 10-point lead early in second half...Banked in jumper to tie game at 55 with 11 minutes to play...Drained triple off short pass from Jamari Wheeler to give Nittany Lions six-point lead at 8:32 mark...Recorded his fifth career 20-point game. at No. 18 Iowa (2/29): Returned to action after missing six games with illness...Played 23 minutes and scored four points. No. 16 Michigan State (3/3): Nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points...Added three assists and one steal to his stat line. at Northwestern (3/7): Had four assists.
AS A FRESHMAN — 2018-19
Season: Played in 30 games and scored in 24, including the last eight straight...Scored in double figures four times.
Game: Led Nittany Lions in scoring with 18 points off the bench in upset of No. 13 Virginia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge game (11/27)...Scored his Big Ten best with 13 points at Rutgers (3/6).
North Florida (11/9): Scored first collegiate points and added a defensive rebound and steal. Jacksonville State (11/12): Hit two free throws for two points...Found Lamar Stevens to set up a 3-pointer in the first half. at DePaul (11/15): Came off the bench to knock down a trey. vs. Wright State (11/20): Played 17 minutes with a 3-pointer and two rebounds. vs. Bradley (11/21): Scored back-to-back baskets with a jumper and layup in first half...Pulled down two rebounds. Virginia Tech (11/27): Led three Nittany Lions in double figures with 18 off the bench in upset of No. 13 Hokies, 13 coming in second half...Connected on career-best seven of 11 shots including career-best four treys. Indiana (12/4): Had five points, two assists and then-career-high two steals. at Alabama (12/21): Recorded second double-figure scoring game with 11 points on three field goals and five free throws...Was a perfect 5-5 from the line...Converted three-point play to cut Tide’s lead to two midway through the second half...Dished off career-high three assists...Picked off career-best three steals with two in first half. UMBC (12/29): Had career-best three rebounds, all on defensive end...Dropped two 3-pointers for six points...Added two assists and a steal to his totals. at Minnesota (1/19): Scored five points in the first half with an assist and a rebound. at Northwestern (2/4): Cut Nittany Lions’ deficit to one with first-half triple...Had two rebounds. at Ohio State (2/7): Inserted into the game in second half and grabbed two rebounds. at Purdue (2/16): Played Big Ten-best 18 minutes with five points in second half...Registered back-to-back steals in second half, both resulting in Penn State field goals...Went to rim for dunk on first and assisted on Lamar Stevens’ layup for second. Nebraska (1/19): Scored five points with a trey and two free throws...Had a defensive rebound. at Illinois (2/23): Totaled five points with 3-pointer and two points from charity stripe...Nailed trey off a pass from classmate Myles Dread. Maryland (2/27): Reached double figures for first time in Big Ten play with 10...Went 4-5 from the floor with two 3-pointers...Picked up a steal. at Wisconsin (3/2): Scored a basket in first half. at Rutgers (3/6): Tallied Big Ten career-best total with 13 points off five field goals, including a trey, and two free throws...Scored 11 of the 13 in the first half...Added two rebounds and a steal to his stat line. Illinois (3/10): Knocked down five free throws. vs. Minnesota-BTT (3/14): Hit a 3-pointer in overtime period.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played senior season at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Georgia...Helped lead Lincoln Academy Bulldogs to a 25-9 record as they earned a spot in the national prep rankings...Averaged 19 points per game, with single-game highs of 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists...Rated as the top prospect in state of Alabama for 2018...Averaged 20 points and six assists per game in three years at Huffman High School (Birmingham, Ala.)...Scored in double digits in all but one game his junior year with Vikings...Averaged 21.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior at Huffman...Had a game-high 39 points against Mountain Brook with nine 3-pointers...Connected on four 3-pointers en route to 30-point outing in a Class 7A, Area 6 Tournament victory over Spain Park...Member of the Nike EYBL Georgia Stars and averaged 15.1 points during summer 2017 circuit...Earned All-USA Alabama second-team honors for his junior season...Ranked No. 81 nationally by 247 Sports with a four-star rating.
PERSONAL
Full name is Myreon Lamar Jones Jr....Goes by “MJ”...Nickname are “Midnight” and “Buckets”...Parents are Myreon Sr. and Tammi Jones...Has a sister, Michelle...Is a co-founder and host of the podcast "The Midnight Domino Show"...Majoring in rehabilitation and human services...Born March 17, 2000, in Birmingham, Alabama.
