Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Missouri

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Jadis Jones

Guard/Forward
NEW MADRID COUNTY CENTRAL HS
NEW MADRID, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

27.1

Average Points (per game)

12.2

Average Rebounds (per game)

4.400

Average Assists (per game)

3.3

Average Steals (per game)
“Jadis Jones has been the best player in Southeast Missouri since he was 14 years old. He’s a different animal. A bad game for him is still 20 [points] and 10 [rebounds]—that’s how dangerous he is.”
Fred Garmon
Head Coach - head coach of Kennett High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound senior guard led the Eagles to a 28-3 record and a second straight Class 3 state championship this past season, averaging 27.1 points, 12.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. The 2023 Class 3 Player of the Year, Jones nearly recorded a triple-double in the state final with 22 points, 11 rebounds and nine steals in an 86-65 win over Summit Christian Academy. A two-time Class 3 First Team All-State selection, he concluded his prep basketball career with 2,298 points and 1,106 rebounds.

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Academic Achievement

Jones has maintained a weighted 3.39 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

The president of his school’s student council, Jones has volunteered locally as a youth basketball and football coach as well as a referee. He has also donated his time to multiple community service initiatives on behalf of Life Changers Ministries.