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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Utah

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Rylan Jones

Guard
OLYMPUS HS
SALT LAKE CITY , UTAH
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

21.6

Points per game

8

Assists per game

7.9

Rebounds per game

3

Assists per game
“Rylan Jones is probably the best point guard I’ve seen in 30 years of high school basketball. He does things that no other high school player can do.”
Jeff Emery
Head Coach Head coach at Viewmont High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 160-pound senior guard led the Titans to a 23-3 record and the Class 5A semifinals this past season. The state’s returning Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Jones averaged 21.6 points, 8.0 assists, 7.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He was also named the Deseret News Mr. Basketball and the Salt Lake Tribune Player of the Year as a junior.

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Academic Achievement

Jones has maintained a 3.94 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Utah this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Jones has volunteered locally on behalf of youth basketball programs.