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Report: Charles Jones Jr. is transferring from the Utah men’s basketball program

Charles Jones Jr. is transferring from the Utah basketball program with one year of eligibility remaining, 247Sports reported Monday.

Jones’ entering the NCAA transfer portal is not a surprising move, even though the graduation of guards Sedrick Barefield and Parker Van Dyke may have created more playing time for him as a senior. Jones averaged 2.6 points as a Utah junior in 2018-19, after transferring from the College of Southern Idaho as the NJCAA Player of the Year.

Jones shot 35.2 percent from the field for Utah, failing to show the long-range ability the Utes will need in the absence of Barefield and Van Dyke.