Tre Jones Is Different Because He Isn't One And Done

Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski is known for recruiting players who only come to college for one season before moving on to the NBA.

Those players have included Kyrie Iriving who is a member of the Boston Celtics who spent one season in Durham in 2011 although his one season was cut short because he was sidelined with a toe injury . Austin Rivers who was at Duke during the 2012 who will be remembered for hitting a three pointer at the buzzer in Chapel Hill to beat North Carolina who is a member of the Houston Rockets. Other players who only spent one season in Durham included Jabari Parker of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2014.

The 2015 recruiting class that also only spent one season in Durham included Tyus Jones who is a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and also Tre Jones older brother , Justise Winslow of the Miami Heat and Jahil Okofor who is a member of the New Orleans Pelicans but during their time together at Duke they not only won thirty five games but they cut the nets down in Indianapolis with a 68-63 win over Wisconsin in the national title game .

As for 2016 Brandon Ingram only one season in Durham before heading to the NBA where he is a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.

In 2017 Jayson Tatum who currently is a member of the Boston Celtics was also a one and done player.

As for 2018 the players who only spent one season at Duke included Harry Giles who is a member of Sacramento Kings, Gary Trent Jr. who is a member of the Portland Trailblazers, Trevon Duval who is a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Marvin Bagley who like Harry Giles is a member the Sacramento Kings, Frank Jackson who like Jahil Okofor who also went to Duke is a member of the New Orleans Pelicans.

This season R.J. Barrett, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson who were apart of the 2018 freshman class that won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Charlotte but fell short of reaching the final four in Minneapolis Minnesota declared for the NBA Draft.

Meanwhile something rare is happening for Duke next season as a player is returning for his second season in Durham. That player is point guard Tre Jones who is from Apple Valley Minnesota.

During his freshman season Tre Jones averaged 9 .4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists this season. He struggled with his jumpshot, however, making just 26.2 percent of his 3-point attempts. “according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26473243/duke-freshman-tre-jones-return-next-season

One of the best on-ball defenders in the country, Jones also averaged 1.9 steals. “according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26473243/duke-freshman-tre-jones-return-next-season

How many points, rebounds and assists will Tre Jones average in his sophomore season in Durham? Will Tre Jones get to experience the final four after falling one point short of returning to his home state of Minnesota?

These questions are yet to be answered but will be answered soon enough.