George Washington University Athletics
GW's Jonquel Jones Named to ECAC All-Star Team
4/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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April 10, 2015
WASHINGTON - George Washington women's basketball junior Jonquel Jones continued to add to her list of postseason accolades on Thursday when she was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I All-Star First Team.
Jones, who has also been recognized as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press and Women's Basketball Coaches Association, is the first Colonial to garner ECAC All-Star honors since Debbie Hemery in 1995.
The Atlantic 10 Player and defensive Player of the Year - just the fourth player in conference history to win both awards in the same season - Jones was also one of 30 midseason candidates for the prestigious Naismith Trophy, which recognizes the national player of the year.
Jones was the only player in the A-10 to average a double-double this season. The Freeport, Bahamas, native led the league and ranked sixth nationally in rebounding (12.5 rpg) and was sixth in the conference in scoring (15.3 ppg), fourth in blocked shots (1.9 bpg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.478).
A seven-time A-10 Player of the Week this season, matching the second-most weekly awards in conference history, Jones posted a league-best 20 double-doubles, 10th-most in the NCAA. She set a school record with 375 rebounds on the year, shattering the previous mark of 346, which stood for more than two decades. Jones will enter her senior year ranked ninth all-time at GW with 102 blocks and 15th with 625 rebounds in two seasons wearing the Buff and Blue.
Jones was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Atlantic 10 Championship after leading GW (29-4, 15-1 A-10) to their first A-10 title since 2003 and fifth overall. The Colonials, who finished the year ranked 19th by the Associated Press and 25th by the coaches, also won the league's regular-season crown, posted a program-record for wins and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008.
Jones' long list of accolades this season also includes Most Valuable Player honors at the Junkanoo Jam in her hometown as the Colonials won the tournament's Freeport Division title during Thanksgiving break.
