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Emari Jones Season 2016-17

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Emari Jones Season 2016-17

PositionG
Height5-10
ClassSophomore
HometownChicago, Ill.
Previous SchoolShawnee CC

SEC Academic Honor Roll (2018)
SEC Community Service Team (2019)

As a Senior (2018-19):
Started first 13 games of season before suffering season-ending knee injury vs. Alabama State (12/28) ... Averaged 9.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in her 13 games played ... Was one of Auburn's leading 3-point shooters prior to her injury, hitting 26-of-74 attempts in non-conference play (35.1%) ... Shot 39.0% from the field overall (46-118) while playing 29.5 minutes/game ... Scored 16 points and hit four 3-pointers in back-to-back games vs. XULA (11/28) and Oklahoma (12/2) ... Also matched the season-high with 16 points vs. Coastal Carolina (12/18) ... Played career-high 39 minutes at Iowa State, scoring 15 points and matching career-high with four 3-pointers (11/13) ... Pulled down career-high 10 rebounds in win over Louisiana-Lafayette (11/25) ... Finished three-year Auburn career with 358 points, 192 rebounds, and 66 3-point field goals ... Named to SEC Community Service Team.

As a Junior (2017-18):
Played in all 29 games, starting 16 ... Averaged 5.0 points and 3.2 rebounds in 22.8 minutes per game ... Tied for second on the team with 29 3-pointers ... Scored career-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting (4-6 3FG) vs. Florida, matching her previous career high of 11 points by halftime (12/31) ... Made first career start vs. North Carolina A&T (11/16), finished with 6 points and 6 rebounds along with 2 steals and 2 assists ... Pulled down career-high 7 rebounds in season opener at Virginia Tech (11/13) ... Shared team lead with 6 rebounds vs. Northwestern (11/25) ... Scored 10 points and matched career-high with 3 steals in win over Alabama (1/28) ... Was a 79.2% free-throw shooter (19-of-24) ... Shot 33.6% from the field (49-of-146) ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Sophomore (2016-17):
Played in 31 of 32 games in her first season at Auburn, averaging 9.0 minutes per game ... Averaged 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds off the bench ... Scored an Auburn career-high 11 points at Missouri (1/26) ... Played season-high 19 minutes and shared team lead with five rebounds vs. Savannah State (12/11) ... Hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points at Kansas State (12/1) ... Scored six points in SEC games against Texas A&M (2/5) and Ole Miss (2/16) ... Had five points in NCAA Tournament first round vs. NC State (3/17) ... Swiped season-high three steals vs. Marist (11/23) ... Had season-best four assists at Ole Miss (2/16) ... Was a 76.7% free-throw shooter (23-of-30) ... Shot 32.9% from the field (25-76) and 26.2% from 3-point range (11-42).

As a Freshman (2015-16 at Shawnee CC):
Led Shawnee CC (Ullin, Ill.) to 30-3 record and conference title as a freshman ... Named Great Rivers Athletic Conference Player of the Year, NJCAA Region 24 Player of the Year and second-team NJCAA All-American ... Averaged 22.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game ... Scoring average ranked third in the nation, and her 746 total points led the nation ... Scored 20-plus points 24 times and topped the 30-point mark six times.

High School
Graduated from Wheaton North High School just outside Chicago ... Named to Daily Herald All-Area Team and Central DuPage All-Area Team ... Averaged 12.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a senior ... Had a team-high 61 steals and nine blocks as a senior.

Personal
Full name is Emari J Jones ... Mother is Lashundia Harrison ... Has two siblings, Jeremiah and Marshawn ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.