Antwann Jones was one of the top prospects in the college basketball recruiting Class of 2018. He will begin his seventh season with his fifth different team next month.
It has been a crazy journey for the former five-star recruit.
Jones, a native of Orlando, initially committed to play at Oklahoma State on Sept. 17, 2017. That lasted just 11 days. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound shooting guard announced his decision to decommit from the Cowboys on Sept. 28. He later committed to Texas A&M on Nov. 14. A signed Letter of Intent made it official.
However, Jones received a release from his LOI in April of 2018 and immediately decommitted. Memphis received his commitment on that same day. He signed his second Letter of Intent one day later.
- Sept. 17, 2017: Commit to Oklahoma State
- Sept. 28, 2017: Decommit from Oklahoma State
- Nov. 14, 2017: Sign LOI with Texas A&M
- April 15, 2018: Decommit from Texas A&M, sign LOI with Memphis
- June 1, 2018: Enroll at Memphis
That was only the start of the craziness!
Jones averaged 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while playing 16.7 minutes per game in 35 as a freshman. It was his only season with the Tigers.
Jones transferred to Creighton. He sat one year with the Blue Jays and then averaged 10.9 minutes per game.
After two years in Omaha, Jones hit the portal for a second time and transferred to Louisiana. That lasted only one year. He sat out again in 2021.
Jones later transferred to UCF in 2023, and transferred to Bethune-Cookman in 2024. This upcoming season is his seventh year of college basketball. It is his first with the Wildcats as a walk-on.
Source: Bethune Cookman's Antwann Jones has received a waiver from the NCAA for a seventh year of eligibility and is eligible for the 2024-25 season.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 4, 2024
Transfer from UCF.
To summarize—
- 2018/19: 35 games at Memphis
- 2019/20: 0 games at Creighton
- 2020/21: 30 games at Creighton
- 2021/22: 8 games at Louisiana
- 2022/23: OUT
- 2023/24: 24 games at UCF
- 2024/25: ?????? at Bethune-Cookman
Antwann Jones’ story makes a lot more sense in his own words.
God is The Greastest, lol I played 1 season at Memphis Sat for 1 year at Creighton then played 1 year at Creighton during Covid Battled With Mental Health played 8 games at Louisiana Sat another year missed first 8 at UCF played 24 games as a walk on My Final Year At BCU 🖤🥲
— Antwann Jones 〽️ (@j5_twann) October 4, 2024
Barring catastrophe, this upcoming season will be the 25-year-old’s final season. His wild ride, which dates back seven years, is going to wrap up in March.