BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the first time of his career, Auburn senior guard Denver Jones (New Market, Ala.) garnered Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors after an impressive week on both ends of the floor by leading No. 1 Auburn (23-2, 11-1 SEC) to road wins at Vanderbilt and at No. 2 Alabama.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior guard averaged a team-leading 18.5 points per game against the Commodores and Crimson Tide combined. He shot 63.2 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from beyond the arc and perfect from the free throw line (5‐for‐5).
One of the top defensive players in the country, Jones also limited the opposing teams’ leading scorers to a combined 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) shooting from the field and 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) from 3-point range.
He scored 14 of his game-and season‐high 21 points in the first half at Vanderbilt. Four days later, he added 16 points on 5‐of‐9 shooting from the floor, 3‐of‐5 from long range and 3‐of‐3 free throws at Alabama.