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Tre Jones Shines Against Virginia Tech As Duke Advances To The Elite Eight

Most fans know Tre Jones as the younger of Tyus Jones who helped lead Duke to a national title in 2015 and who is now in the NBA as a member of his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves but do you know the point guard Tre Jones?

He went to Apple Valley High School and decided to follow in his older brother’s footsteps and play for Duke and hall of fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Here we’re in March where Duke advanced to the Elite Eight after topping Virginia Tech by a score of 75-73 in the sweet sixteen where Tre Jones scored twenty two points, was 8-14 on field goals and was 5-7 from three point range and had eight assists to go along with zero turnovers. “according to http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/stats/2018-19/basketball-m/du0329.htm

Tre Jones will have yet another chance on Sunday against Michigan State to score more points, dish out more assists but he’ll also try to do one more thing and that is get Duke back to the Final Four which is being played in Minneapolis Minnesota.