University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Nekia Jones
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
- High School:
- Ozen HS
- Prev School:
- Texas
Bio
Career Accolades
- Fifth In Three-Point Field Goal Percentage All-Time At Louisiana (.328)
2017-18 (Senior)
Played in 28 games, starting in 13 ... Averaged 20.2 minutes per game ... Shot 35 percent from beyond the arc (40-for-114) to finishing 10th in the Sun Belt Conference ... Averaged 8.6 points per game, fourth highest on the team ... Shot 42 percent from the field (79-for-188) third best on the team ... Finished in double-digits in back-to-back games, 10 points at Texas A&M (11/12) on 2-for-5 shooting from the field (4-for-8 from the line) and 12 points at Toledo (11/18) on 50 percent shooting from the field (5-for-10) ... Scored 13 points, going 8-for-10 from the free throw line (2-for-7 from the field), grabbed six rebounds and had three steals against Niagara (11/25) ... Shot 50 percent from the field (6-for-12) scoring 17 points, grabbing six rebounds, in triple-overtime game against (12/3) ... Tied a school record for three-pointers made in a quarter, making five from the beyond the arc in the first quarter, on her way to a career-high 25 points (8-for-13 from the field, 5-for-6 from three point range) at Arkansas State (12/31) ... Hit four of seven from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points (5-for-9 from the field) at ULM (1/13) ... Finished with 18 points, on 50 percent shooting from the field (5-for-10, 3-for-6 from beyond the arc) at Texas State (1/20) ... Followed up Texas State game with 16 points against South Alabama (1/25) on 55 percent shooting from the field (6-for-11, 4-for-9 from downtown).
2016-17 (Junior)
Appeared in 25 games, making eight starts ... averaged 7.7 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game ... scored a career-high 19 points in a first round win over ULM (3/17) in the Sun Belt Tournament ... led the Ragin' Cajuns in free throw shooting 41-for-52 (.788) and was third on the team in assists (65).
2015-16
Transferred to Louisiana and sat out the season to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule.
2014-15 (Sophomore - at Texas)
Played in 18 games, averaging 5.4 points on 50 percent shooting from the field (39-78 FG) in 11.6 minutes per game ... Missed the last 13 games of the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury at K-State (Feb. 4) ... Registered nine points (3-6 FG, 3-3 FT) and three rebounds in 10 minutes played against Iowa State (Jan. 25) ... Grabbed two rebounds and one assist in nine minutes at No. 3/3 Baylor (Jan. 19) ... Totaled 11 points (4-5 FG, 3-5 FT) and one rebound in 15 minutes against Texas Tech (Jan. 17) ... Notched a season-high 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-4 3FG), three rebounds and one steal in 16 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 10) ... Recorded eight points (3-3 FG, 2-3 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 07) ... Finished with six points, four rebounds and one steal in 16 minutes against Rice (Dec. 30) ... Registered six points (3-4 FG), one rebound and one assist in 10 minutes against McNeese (Dec. 17) ... Scored six points (3-4 FG) with three rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes against Northwestern State (Dec. 14) ... Sat out the Stanford (Nov. 20) and UCLA (Nov. 23) games due to illness ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the season opener against UTSA (Nov. 15), adding eight points and two assists in just 16 minutes.
2013-14 (Freshman - at Texas)
Played in 25 games with one start … Averaged 10.5 minutes per game ... Per 40 minutes, averaged 23.8 points on 52.7 percent shooting and 10.1 rebounds ... Led the team with a 52.7 field goal percentage (59-112 FG) … Shot 46.5 percent from 3-point range (20-43 3FG) -- a team-high when calculating a minimum of 40 3-point field goal attempts ... Tallied six games with double-figure points, adding four games with nine points … In the six games with double-figure points, she averaged just 13.3 minutes per game ... Did not play in the first nine contests of the season due to injury (foot) ... Made her collegiate debut against Sam Houston State (Dec. 15), recording two points and two rebounds in six minutes ... Scored a season-high 15 points (5-9 FG, 4-6 3FG) with four rebounds in 11 minutes against Northwestern State (Dec. 20) ... Scored 11 points (5-10 FG) with five rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes against Idaho (Dec. 28) ... Made her first career start against Kansas (Jan. 15), finishing with nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 3FG) in 13 minutes ... Notched 11 points (5-7 FG) in 11 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 25) ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in nine minutes at Kansas (Jan. 28) ... Scored 11 points (3-4 FG, 3-5 FT) in 14 minutes at Baylor (Feb. 1) ... Posted nine points (4-5 FG) at K-State (Feb. 12) ... Scored nine points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG), all in the second half, with six rebounds in 17 minutes against Baylor (Feb. 16) ... Scored nine points (3-7 FG, 1-2 3FG) with six rebounds in 10 minutes at Oklahoma (Feb. 19) ... Reached 14 points in two postseason games … The first was on 5-of-7 shooting in 19 minutes against West Virginia (March 9) in the Big 12 Championship semifinals … The second was on 5-of-6 shooting against Penn (March 23) in the NCAA Championship First Round ... Top shot put thrower for the Texas Track & Field team during her freshman year in 2014 … Placed ninth in shot put at the Big 12 Championships (May 17) with a personal-best distance of 47-10.50 (14.59m).
High School
Played at Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas under coach Tammy Walker-Brown ... Ranked as the No. 58 overall recruit in the class of 2013, according to ESPN.com ... Named to the 4A All-State Team as a sophomore, junior and senior by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches ... 2013 McDonald's All-American nominee ... As a junior, led Ozen to a 34-1 record and the 4A Region III championship game … named to the 20-4A All-District First Team … averaged 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists per game ... Also excelled in track & field at Ozen HS … Threw the discus and shot put … Finished second in both events at the 2012 UIL Track & Field State Meet … earned a gold medal in the shot put at the 2013 Texas Relays ... Played club ball for Texas Preps Elite, with current Texas teammate Kelsey Lang, under head coach Adrian Washington.
Personal
Born on Jan. 9, 1995 in Beaumont, Texas ... The daughter of Deneka Roberts … Has two younger sisters, Ciceley and Courtnee ... A cousin, Walter Davis, was the 2002 SEC Male Athlete of the Year at LSU and competed in the long jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens ... Interested in coaching and teaching after graduation.
- Fifth In Three-Point Field Goal Percentage All-Time At Louisiana (.328)
2017-18 (Senior)
Played in 28 games, starting in 13 ... Averaged 20.2 minutes per game ... Shot 35 percent from beyond the arc (40-for-114) to finishing 10th in the Sun Belt Conference ... Averaged 8.6 points per game, fourth highest on the team ... Shot 42 percent from the field (79-for-188) third best on the team ... Finished in double-digits in back-to-back games, 10 points at Texas A&M (11/12) on 2-for-5 shooting from the field (4-for-8 from the line) and 12 points at Toledo (11/18) on 50 percent shooting from the field (5-for-10) ... Scored 13 points, going 8-for-10 from the free throw line (2-for-7 from the field), grabbed six rebounds and had three steals against Niagara (11/25) ... Shot 50 percent from the field (6-for-12) scoring 17 points, grabbing six rebounds, in triple-overtime game against (12/3) ... Tied a school record for three-pointers made in a quarter, making five from the beyond the arc in the first quarter, on her way to a career-high 25 points (8-for-13 from the field, 5-for-6 from three point range) at Arkansas State (12/31) ... Hit four of seven from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points (5-for-9 from the field) at ULM (1/13) ... Finished with 18 points, on 50 percent shooting from the field (5-for-10, 3-for-6 from beyond the arc) at Texas State (1/20) ... Followed up Texas State game with 16 points against South Alabama (1/25) on 55 percent shooting from the field (6-for-11, 4-for-9 from downtown).
2016-17 (Junior)
Appeared in 25 games, making eight starts ... averaged 7.7 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game ... scored a career-high 19 points in a first round win over ULM (3/17) in the Sun Belt Tournament ... led the Ragin' Cajuns in free throw shooting 41-for-52 (.788) and was third on the team in assists (65).
2015-16
Transferred to Louisiana and sat out the season to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule.
2014-15 (Sophomore - at Texas)
Played in 18 games, averaging 5.4 points on 50 percent shooting from the field (39-78 FG) in 11.6 minutes per game ... Missed the last 13 games of the season after suffering a season-ending knee injury at K-State (Feb. 4) ... Registered nine points (3-6 FG, 3-3 FT) and three rebounds in 10 minutes played against Iowa State (Jan. 25) ... Grabbed two rebounds and one assist in nine minutes at No. 3/3 Baylor (Jan. 19) ... Totaled 11 points (4-5 FG, 3-5 FT) and one rebound in 15 minutes against Texas Tech (Jan. 17) ... Notched a season-high 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-4 3FG), three rebounds and one steal in 16 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 10) ... Recorded eight points (3-3 FG, 2-3 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 07) ... Finished with six points, four rebounds and one steal in 16 minutes against Rice (Dec. 30) ... Registered six points (3-4 FG), one rebound and one assist in 10 minutes against McNeese (Dec. 17) ... Scored six points (3-4 FG) with three rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes against Northwestern State (Dec. 14) ... Sat out the Stanford (Nov. 20) and UCLA (Nov. 23) games due to illness ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the season opener against UTSA (Nov. 15), adding eight points and two assists in just 16 minutes.
2013-14 (Freshman - at Texas)
Played in 25 games with one start … Averaged 10.5 minutes per game ... Per 40 minutes, averaged 23.8 points on 52.7 percent shooting and 10.1 rebounds ... Led the team with a 52.7 field goal percentage (59-112 FG) … Shot 46.5 percent from 3-point range (20-43 3FG) -- a team-high when calculating a minimum of 40 3-point field goal attempts ... Tallied six games with double-figure points, adding four games with nine points … In the six games with double-figure points, she averaged just 13.3 minutes per game ... Did not play in the first nine contests of the season due to injury (foot) ... Made her collegiate debut against Sam Houston State (Dec. 15), recording two points and two rebounds in six minutes ... Scored a season-high 15 points (5-9 FG, 4-6 3FG) with four rebounds in 11 minutes against Northwestern State (Dec. 20) ... Scored 11 points (5-10 FG) with five rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes against Idaho (Dec. 28) ... Made her first career start against Kansas (Jan. 15), finishing with nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 3FG) in 13 minutes ... Notched 11 points (5-7 FG) in 11 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 25) ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in nine minutes at Kansas (Jan. 28) ... Scored 11 points (3-4 FG, 3-5 FT) in 14 minutes at Baylor (Feb. 1) ... Posted nine points (4-5 FG) at K-State (Feb. 12) ... Scored nine points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG), all in the second half, with six rebounds in 17 minutes against Baylor (Feb. 16) ... Scored nine points (3-7 FG, 1-2 3FG) with six rebounds in 10 minutes at Oklahoma (Feb. 19) ... Reached 14 points in two postseason games … The first was on 5-of-7 shooting in 19 minutes against West Virginia (March 9) in the Big 12 Championship semifinals … The second was on 5-of-6 shooting against Penn (March 23) in the NCAA Championship First Round ... Top shot put thrower for the Texas Track & Field team during her freshman year in 2014 … Placed ninth in shot put at the Big 12 Championships (May 17) with a personal-best distance of 47-10.50 (14.59m).
High School
Played at Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas under coach Tammy Walker-Brown ... Ranked as the No. 58 overall recruit in the class of 2013, according to ESPN.com ... Named to the 4A All-State Team as a sophomore, junior and senior by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches ... 2013 McDonald's All-American nominee ... As a junior, led Ozen to a 34-1 record and the 4A Region III championship game … named to the 20-4A All-District First Team … averaged 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists per game ... Also excelled in track & field at Ozen HS … Threw the discus and shot put … Finished second in both events at the 2012 UIL Track & Field State Meet … earned a gold medal in the shot put at the 2013 Texas Relays ... Played club ball for Texas Preps Elite, with current Texas teammate Kelsey Lang, under head coach Adrian Washington.
Personal
Born on Jan. 9, 1995 in Beaumont, Texas ... The daughter of Deneka Roberts … Has two younger sisters, Ciceley and Courtnee ... A cousin, Walter Davis, was the 2002 SEC Male Athlete of the Year at LSU and competed in the long jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens ... Interested in coaching and teaching after graduation.
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