Jones, Ajogbor Named to Preseason A-10 Teams, Hawks Picked Seventh

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deuce Jones II and Justice Ajogbor of the Saint Joseph’s males’s basketball staff have been voted Preseason All-Conference as introduced by the Atlantic 10 on Tuesday morning as a part of its annual media day. Jones was chosen A-10 Preseason First Team and Ajogbor was voted to the All-Defensive Team.

Jones was the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year final season, averaging 12.5 factors, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per recreation. A seven-time A-10 Rookie of the Week, he improved his numbers in convention play, scoring 14.3 a contest. The sophomore from Trenton, N.J. recorded double figures in 20 contests in the course of the yr, topped the 20-point mark seven occasions and had a career-best 27 factors in opposition to the Hawks within the common season finale on March 8.

Ajogbor was on the All-Defensive Team a yr in the past, rating fifth in NCAA Division I with 86 blocks. He began all 35 video games for the Hawks, averaging 4.7 factors, 4.4 rebounds and a pair of.5 blocks per recreation. He had 5 video games with 5 or extra blocks, 15 with three or extra and recorded a number of blocks in 11 consecutive video games from December 21 by way of February 1. In the postseason, he turned his protection up ever additional, posting 4.0 blocks per recreation within the A-10 Championship and NIT, additionally setting a career-high with eight blocks within the NIT Quarterfinals in opposition to UAB (3/19/25), the second-highest single-game complete within the event’s historical past.

As a staff, Saint Joseph’s was voted seventh within the preseason ballot. VCU and Saint Louis had been one level aside for the highest two spots with every staff receiving 11 first place votes. 

St. Joe’s opens its season on Monday, November 3, internet hosting Lafayette at 7:00 p.m.