The spring signing period for college basketball starts today, and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is expected to sign junior-college wingman Mason Jones.
Jones, 6-5, 202 pounds, of Connors State College in Oklahoma orally committed to the Hogs on Saturday over a scholarship offer from the University of Central Arkansas and interest from BYU and Washington.
He’s somewhat a newcomer to basketball after playing only his senior year at Triple A Academy in Dallas and attending Lincoln Prep a year before junior college.
“I’m definitely ready to prove people wrong,” said Jones, who has three years of eligibility left. “I know I can be a great teammate and also be a great player at the same time … people just don’t know what type of player they’re getting. They will see soon.”
Jones averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this season as a freshman. He shot 42.9 percent from beyond the three-point line, 51.5 percent from the field and 77.4 percent from the free-throw line.
“My role will be to come in and bring my scoring and my all-around game,” said Jones, who plans to ink with the Razorbacks at 2 p.m. today. “I can do so much.”
He was recruited by Coach Mike Anderson and assistant TJ Cleveland. Anderson said at the end-of-season basketball banquet at Walton Arena on Monday night that the Hogs plan to sign another prospect during the spring signing period.