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Alexis Jones' brother spurned Baylor to attend UT instead

The Dallas Morning News

Baylor guard Alexis Jones (30) drives the ball around Florida State guard Brittany Brown during the first half in a Sweet 16 game of the NCAA women's basketball tournament at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News)

Alexis Jones says she tried to steer her brother, Andrew, a McDonald's All-American at Irving MacArthur, to Baylor.

Texas coach Shaka Smart did a better recruiting job, she said, getting a commitment from her brother.

"I was trying," Alexis Jones said. "The head coach down there loves Andrew.