The departure of Mike Smith left a hole at the point guard position, even with standout recruit Frankie Collins and rising sophomore Zeb Jackson set to take some minutes next season. Juwan Howard went back to the transfer well and reeled in DeVante’ Jones to help bridge the same gap that Smith did following Zavier Simpson’s exit last season.
Upon announcing his transfer, Jones made it known that he would still continue to explore his NBA options, as many players do around this time of year. While he has not been mocked as any sort of high pick, the grad transfer does have his sights on the NBA.