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Jordan Bone
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- The Ensworth School
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 27 // vs. Kentucky, 3/2/19
- Rebounds: 8 // at Mississippi State, 2/4/17
- Assists: 11 // vs. Samford, 12/19/18
- Steals: 3 (4x) // last vs. LSU, 2/23/19
- Blocks: 1 (6x) // last at South Carolina, 1/29/19
- Field Goals: 11 (2x) // last vs. Kentucky, 3/2/19
- 3-Pointers: 5 // vs. Kentucky, 3/2/19
- Free Throws: 11 // at Memphis, 12/15/18
- Minutes: 40 // vs. Kansas, 11/23/18
HONORS
- 2019 All-SEC Second Team (AP & Coaches)
- 2019 USBWA All-District IV Team
- SEC co-Player of the Week (Feb. 4, 2019)
- Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Player of the Week (Jan. 1, 2019)
- 2018 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
- Signed with the Orlando Magic on Nov. 27, 2020, and saw action in 14 games during the 2020-21 campaign.
- Appeared in 10 games with the Piston as a rookie in 2019-20, averaging 1.2 points in 5.3 minutes per game.
- Keeping a promise to his mother, he worked toward his degree requirements remotely during the 2019-20 season and completed his bachelor's degree in Recreation & Sport Management in May of 2020.
- Was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft (57th overall) by the New Orleans Pelicans; he then landed with the Detroit Pistons following a draft-day trade.
2018-19 - JUNIOR
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Was one of 10 players named as a Bob Cousy National Point Guard of the Year Award finalist.
- Set the Tennessee single-season record for assist/turnover ratio at 2.91, surpassing the previous record of 2.821 set by Jon Higgins in 2002-03; Bone also owns the third-highest mark in program history at 2.818 during his sophomore season.
- His 215 assists in 2018-19 ranked as the third-most by a Vol in a single season and the most ever by a UT junior; he also ranks 7th on Tennessee's career assists list (405).
- Second-team All-SEC selection ranked 13th in the country and led the SEC in assist/turnover ratio (2.91 apg) and was 26th/2nd in assists per game (5.8); he also ranked eighth in the SEC in field-goal percentage (.465).
- Owns the best career assist/turnover ratio in program history at 2.70 (previous record was 2.20 by Jon Higgins).
- Joined Tyrone Beaman (1982-83) and Rodney Woods (1974-75) as only the third Vol ever to have three points/assists double-doubles in a season.
- Helped the Vols advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2014 with eight points and nine rebounds against Iowa (3/24/19) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Recorded 16 points, five rebounds and three assists in UT's victory over Colgate (3/22/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Dropped 18 points and five assists in Tennessee's come-from-behind win over No. 4 Kentucky (3/16/19) in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament in his hometown of Nashville.
- Had 14 points, nine assists and four rebounds in the win over Mississippi State (3/15/19) in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
- Tallied 17 points, seven assists and three rebounds on the road against Auburn (3/9/19).
- Carried the Vols to a home win over No. 4 Kentucky (3/2/19) with a career-high 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting and five 3-pointers; he also totaled three assists, three rebounds and two steals.
- Tied his career-high in steals (3) and scored 13 points against No. 13 LSU (2/23/19), marking the 21st time he scored in double digits on the year.
- Led the Vols in scoring at No. 5 Kentucky (2/16/19), finishing with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and totaling six assists.
- Named SEC co-Player of the Week after averaging 18.5 points, 9.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 70
percent from the floor and 78 percent from beyond the arc in UT’s road wins at South Carolina and Texas A&M. - Posted 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the floor and 10 assists against Texas A&M (2/2/19) for his third double-double of the season.
- Sparked the Tennessee offense with 19 points and nine assists in the road win at South Carolina (1/29/19).
- Dropped 14 points and seven assists to help defeat Vanderbilt (1/26/19) on the road.
- Had eight points, five rebounds and five assists in 37 minutes of action to help UT triumph at Florida (1/12/19).
- Sparked Tennessee's offense with 17 points, five assists and five rebounds to beat Missouri (1/8/19) on the road.
- Became the first Tennessee player to record two double-doubles from points and assists in the same season since Tyrone Beaman did so during the 1982-83 campaign (24 and 11 vs. Samford; 16 and 10 vs. Tennessee Tech).
- Posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists in the win vs. Tennessee Tech (12/29/18).
- Had 18 points, five assists and four rebounds in UT's win vs. Wake Forest (12/22/18).
- Dropped 17 points behind a career-high 11 free throws in victory at Memphis (12/15/18).
- Set then-career-highs for both point (24) and assists (11) against Samford (12/19/18) as he logged his first career double-double; he became only the third Vol ever to total 20+ points and 11+ assists in a game (joining Tony Harris and Allan Houston).
- Sparked UT’s offense with nine assists in the win against No. 1 Gonzaga (12/9/18), including including five assists during the game's final six minutes.
- Eclipsed the 10-assists mark for the first time in his career in UT’s win vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/2/18).
- Named to NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game.
- Posted 14 points, seven assists and two rebounds in 29 minutes of action vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/28/18).
- Had a strong showing vs. second-ranked Kansas (11/23/18), scoring 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go along with six rebounds and five assists at the NIT Season Tip-Off.
- Recorded 11 points and six assists in Tennessee's win over Louisville (11/21/18) in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
- Tied his career-high with eight assists vs. Louisiana (11/9/18) while surpassing the 200-assist mark for his career; he also added 10 points in the win.
- Was 8-of-12 from the field while totaling a game-high 18 points, six rebounds, three rebounds and two steals against Lenoir-Rhyne (11/6/18) in the season-opener.
2017-18 - SOPHOMORE
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- His career assist/turnover ratio stands at 2.50, while his season ratio (2.82) ranked second in the SEC and 16th in the country.
- Ranked second in the SEC during league play with an impressive 3.7 assist/turnover ratio with (66 assists, 18 turnovers).
- Was Tennessee’s team leader in assists (124); the Vols led the SEC with 15.7 apg.
- His team-best 2.82 assist/turnover ratio was the highest ratio ever recorded by a UT sophomore and ranked second all-time for a single season in program history; had a positive ratio in 29 of UT’s 35 games on the year.
- Tallied 13 points, five assists and two steals in UT’s NCAA Tournament second-round matchup against Loyola-Chicago (3/17/18).
- Averaged 12.0 points, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals during Tennessee’s three-game SEC Tournament run, highlighted by a 19-point performance against Arkansas (3/10/18).
- Capped off a strong showing in the SEC Tournament with 12 points and four assists in the championship game against Kentucky (3/11/18).
- Tied a career-high in assists with eight while adding six points and four rebounds in UT’s victory at Ole Miss (2/24/18).
- Scored 12 points while recording a career-high-tying eight assists and no turnovers in the win vs. LSU (1/31/18).
- Knocked down a pair of threes and totaled eight points to help the Vols defeat Vanderbilt on the road (1/9/18).
- Dropped 21 points, a season-high six rebounds and five assists at Arkansas (12/30).
- Used his elite speed to take over the second half at Wake Forest (12/23/17), dropping 12 points while dishing out five assists to jumpstart UT’s offense in the winning effort.
- Capped off the Battle 4 Atlantis with a 13-point performance to help the Vols defeat NC State (11/24/17).
- Shot 6-of-8 from the floor en route to 16 points against High Point (11/14/17).
- Totaled nine points, four assists, no turnovers and a career-high-tying three steals vs. Presbyterian (11/10/17).
2016-17 - FRESHMAN
- Game-By-Game Statistics
- Appeared in 23 games during his freshman campaign after missing nine non-conference games with a left foot injury. Averaged 7.2 ppg while shooting 37.2 percent from the field and posted a team-best 2.9 apg (66 total assists).
- Was a part of the highest-scoring freshman class in program history (1,140 points).
- Owned a team-best 1.77 assist/turnover ratio in SEC play.
- Led the Vols in scoring four times during his debut season, including a team-high 14-point and five-assist effort in the SEC Tournament against Georgia (3/9/17).
- Matched his season-high with four made 3-pointers against the Bulldogs in Nashville -- his third game of multiple threes on the year. Those three games accounted for 10 of his 14 made 3-pointers on the year as he went 14-of-46 (.304) from deep.
- Handed out six assists to just one turnover in UT's 90-70 win over Missouri (2/18/17).
- One of the few bright spots for Tennessee at Kentucky (2/14/17), finished with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists in a season-high 32 minutes.
- Handed out a team-high five assists against Ole Miss. (2/8/17).
- Led Tennessee in both points and rebounds at Mississippi State (2/4/17), scoring 13 points and securing a season-high eight boards.
- Recorded five assists versus just one turnover in Tennessee's win over Kansas State (1/28/17).
- Scored eight points, handed out four assists and grabbed six rebounds in a home win over Mississippi State (1/21/17).
- Erupted for a season-best 23 points at Vanderbilt (1/14/17) -- his first collegiate game in his hometown -- going 8-of-12 from the field and 4-of-5 from three. Also dished out a game-high five assists.
- Swiped a season-high three steals against South Carolina (1/11/17).
- Distributed a game-high eight assists and also logged seven points and two steals in the Vols' home win over Appalachian State (11/15/16).
- Started the season-opener vs. Chattanooga (11/11/16) and scored a team-high 21 points, marking the sixth-best scoring output by a Vol in his freshman debut.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from The Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was coached by Ricky Bowers.
- Bone helped lead the Tigers to the state championship game in 2016, the semifinals in 2015 and also played on Ensworth's back-to-back state championship squads as an underclassman in 2013 and 2014.
- Ensworth went 83-37 during Bone's four-year varsity career.
- As a senior, he was a finalist for Tennessee's DII-AA Mr. Basketball Award, and he also earned Division II All-State honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA).
- Averaged 20 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals per game while leading Ensworth to a 23-6 record as a senior.
- Led Ensworth to the championship at the Gulfshore Holiday Hoopfest in Naples, Florida, in December of 2015, scoring 22 points in the title game on his way to being named the 18-team tournament's Most Valuable Player.
- As a junior in 2014-15, he earned Division II-AA All-State honors from the TSWA after averaging 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Played AAU ball with the Team Thad program, coached by Norton Hurd.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jordan Latham Bone
- Born Nov. 5, 1997, in Nashville, Tennessee
- Son of Joshua Sr. and Karen Bone
- His father is a sheriff's deputy in Davidson County and played basketball at Berry College in Rome, Georgia.
- His oldest brother, Josh Bone, lettered for the Vols from 2009-11, was a contributor on Tennessee's 2010 Elite Eight team, went on to play professional basketball overseas after earning his degree from UT and is no the men's basketball video coordinator at Tennessee State.
- Has another older brother, Jaryn, who is a student at Middle Tennessee.
- Academic Major: Recreation and Sport Management (graduated May 2020)
- Recipient of the Estep Athletic Scholarship
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