Has played more career games (129) than any other returning Sioux defenseman.
2007-08 (Junior): Appeared in 41 games ... Recorded a +8 plus/minus rating ... Logged just six penalty minutes over his final 31 games after recording 34 penalty minutes in his first 10 games ... At one point went a career-best 23 games without drawing a penalty ... Earned third letter.
2006-07 (Sophomore): Played in 42 of UND’s 43 games ... Had three assists on the season and did not score a goal ... One of his assists came on Chris Porter’s overtime game-winning goal against Minnesota in the NCAA West Region championship game ... Also had an assist on Matt Watkins’ game-winning goal in a 5-2 win over Colorado College on Nov. 25 ... Jones missed the only game of his career on Oct. 7 vs. Quinnipiac ... Had a plus/minus rating of +5 on the season ... Earned second letter.
2005-06 (Freshman): Appeared in all 46 games as freshman, collecting six assists ... Ranked fifth on the team with 93 penalty minutes ... Finished season with a +14 plus/minus rating, ninth on the team ... Had +6 plus/minus rating over his last seven games ... Notched his first collegiate point with an assist at Michigan Tech (Dec. 2) ... Earned first letter.
Before UND: Spent the 2004-05 season with the U.S. National Under-18 Team, playing in 41 games, and tallying one goal, one assist and 74 penalty minutes ... Voted best defenseman at the 2004 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Minsk, Belarus ... Played for the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2003-04.
Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurship ... A 2005 graduate of Huron High School ... Son of Jeff and Mary Ann Jones ... Brother Matt Jones was defenseman and four-year letterwinner for UND hockey team from 2001-05 and currently plays for the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes.
