LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Senior guard Jemel Jones has been named to the Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award early-season watch list, an honor presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball.
Jones has delivered exactly what the Aggies hoped for early in the season, emerging as NM State's most consistent offensive threat. He leads the team in scoring at 16.2 points per game while also pacing the Aggies in steals, averaging 1.7 per contest. Jones is second on the team in both rebounds (5.2 per game) and assists (2.