2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Keonte Jones
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, WI
- High School:
- East HS
Bio
2024-25 All-Big West First Team
CSUN - 2024-25 (Senior)
Jones earned All-Big West First Team honors for the first time in his career ... led CSUN in rebounds per game (9.0), assists per game (4.1), steals per game (1.8), blocks per game (1.3) and minutes per game (30.8) while starting all 33 games ... third on the team in points per game at 13.1 on 50.6 percent shooting ... ranked second in the Big West in rebounding and blocks, third in assists and fourth in steals ... finished 18th in the nation in double-doubles (14) along with 28th in defensive rebounds per game (6.3), 32nd in rebounds per game and 34th in overall rebounds (298) ... registered the seventh-most rebounds (298) and eighth-most assists (136) in a season in team history ... his 60 steals were the most by a Matador since 2004-05 ... reached double figures in scoring in 24 games and double figures in rebounding in 16 games ... named to the Stew Morrill Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.3 points vs. Utah Tech, Denver and Montana State ... finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds at USC (12/18/24) ... became the first Matador in 17 seasons to reach 20 rebounds in a game while he added 13 points and six assists in a win over UC Davis (1/4/25) ... led CSUN to a road win at Long Beach State with 19 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and three steals (2/8/25) ... went 7-for-10 for 20 points to go with 11 rebounds vs. UC San Diego (2/27/25) ... had 19 points and 11 rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara at the Big West Championship (3/13/25) ... concluded the year with an 18-point effort against Stanford at the NIT (3/18/25).
CSUN - 2023-24 (Junior)
Jones appeared in 34 games while starting 31 times in his first season with CSUN ... led the team in rebounds per game (6.9), blocks (50) and steals (55) while he was third on the team in points per game (11.4) ... registered a team-high five doubles-doubles ... scored in double figures 19 times and reached double figures in rebounds eight times ... finished ranked first in the Big West in blocks per game (1.5), fourth in rebounds per game (6.9) and field goal percentage (53.6), sixth in steals per game (1.6) and 19th in assists per game (2.2) ... posted the fourth-most blocks in a season in team history with his 50 rejections ... registered 16 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a win at Idaho (11/9/23) ... pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Life Pacific (11/17/23) ... scored 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting vs. Bethesda (12/7/23) ... tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks in a win at Long Beach State (12/30/23) ... posted 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/18/23) ... scored a season-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting to beat UC Santa Barbara at the Big West tournament (3/13/24) ... closed the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Hawai'i in the Big West quarterfinals (3/14/24).
Midland College
Jones was an All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference honoree at Midland College in 2022-23 ... averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 53.9 percent from the field ... led Midland to the NJCAA national quarterfinals after winning the Division I Region V championship.Â
Mineral Area College
Jones spent two seasons from 2020-22 at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo. ... took home NJCAA All-American honors with Mineral Area ... registered 12.0 points per game on 66.3 percent shooting to go with averaging 5.6 rebounds per game in 2020-21 ... averaged 12.1 points on 58.3 percent shooting to go with 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over 28 games in 2021-22.
East High School
Jones graduated from East High School in Madison, Wis. ... earned all-state honors.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
CSUN - 2024-25 (Senior)
Jones earned All-Big West First Team honors for the first time in his career ... led CSUN in rebounds per game (9.0), assists per game (4.1), steals per game (1.8), blocks per game (1.3) and minutes per game (30.8) while starting all 33 games ... third on the team in points per game at 13.1 on 50.6 percent shooting ... ranked second in the Big West in rebounding and blocks, third in assists and fourth in steals ... finished 18th in the nation in double-doubles (14) along with 28th in defensive rebounds per game (6.3), 32nd in rebounds per game and 34th in overall rebounds (298) ... registered the seventh-most rebounds (298) and eighth-most assists (136) in a season in team history ... his 60 steals were the most by a Matador since 2004-05 ... reached double figures in scoring in 24 games and double figures in rebounding in 16 games ... named to the Stew Morrill Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.3 points vs. Utah Tech, Denver and Montana State ... finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds at USC (12/18/24) ... became the first Matador in 17 seasons to reach 20 rebounds in a game while he added 13 points and six assists in a win over UC Davis (1/4/25) ... led CSUN to a road win at Long Beach State with 19 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and three steals (2/8/25) ... went 7-for-10 for 20 points to go with 11 rebounds vs. UC San Diego (2/27/25) ... had 19 points and 11 rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara at the Big West Championship (3/13/25) ... concluded the year with an 18-point effort against Stanford at the NIT (3/18/25).
CSUN - 2023-24 (Junior)
Jones appeared in 34 games while starting 31 times in his first season with CSUN ... led the team in rebounds per game (6.9), blocks (50) and steals (55) while he was third on the team in points per game (11.4) ... registered a team-high five doubles-doubles ... scored in double figures 19 times and reached double figures in rebounds eight times ... finished ranked first in the Big West in blocks per game (1.5), fourth in rebounds per game (6.9) and field goal percentage (53.6), sixth in steals per game (1.6) and 19th in assists per game (2.2) ... posted the fourth-most blocks in a season in team history with his 50 rejections ... registered 16 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a win at Idaho (11/9/23) ... pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Life Pacific (11/17/23) ... scored 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting vs. Bethesda (12/7/23) ... tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks in a win at Long Beach State (12/30/23) ... posted 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/18/23) ... scored a season-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting to beat UC Santa Barbara at the Big West tournament (3/13/24) ... closed the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Hawai'i in the Big West quarterfinals (3/14/24).
Midland College
Jones was an All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference honoree at Midland College in 2022-23 ... averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 53.9 percent from the field ... led Midland to the NJCAA national quarterfinals after winning the Division I Region V championship.Â
Mineral Area College
Jones spent two seasons from 2020-22 at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo. ... took home NJCAA All-American honors with Mineral Area ... registered 12.0 points per game on 66.3 percent shooting to go with averaging 5.6 rebounds per game in 2020-21 ... averaged 12.1 points on 58.3 percent shooting to go with 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over 28 games in 2021-22.
East High School
Jones graduated from East High School in Madison, Wis. ... earned all-state honors.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Points | 24 vs. UC Santa Barbara | 3/13/24 |
| Field Goals | 10 vs. Bethesda | 12/7/23 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 2 (3x) last vs. Utah Tech | 11/24/24 |
| Free Throws | 8 (4x) last vs. Denver | 11/25/24 |
| Rebounds | 20 vs. UC Davis | 1/4/25 |
| Assists | 8 at Long Beach State | 2/8/25 |
| Blocks | 4 (4x) last at Montana State | 11/30/24 |
| Steals | 5 (2x) last vs. Cal State Fullerton | 2/6/25 |
| Minutes | 39 (3x) last vs. Hawai'i | 3/14/24 |
2024-25 CSUN Athletics End-of-Year Recap
Thursday, June 05
CalHOPE Award Nathan Merren
Thursday, March 02
MVB vs. Stanford Highlights
Monday, February 20
CSUN-UCSD Highlights
Monday, February 20
