Houston's Jones Competes in 16th Annual Mountain Dew College Basketball Three-Point Championship

Chandi Jones

Houston’s Chandi Jones, a three-time C-USA Player of the Year honoree, will take part in the 16th Annual Mountain Dew College Basketball Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championship on Thursday at the UTSA Convocation Center on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Jones will compete in the women’s three-point contest that will be televised on ESPN at 9 p.m. (EST).

In her senior season, Jones guided the Cougars to a school-record 28 wins, their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1992 and the first NCAA victory in school history. With her leading the way, Houston won the regular season Conference USA title and the tournament title. Jones earned individual recognition as the C-USA Player of the Year for a record third consecutive season, was named Tournament MVP and earned first team All-Conference honors for the fourth straight season.

Jones led the league in scoring (22.7 ppg) and steals (3.10 spg) and scored 30 or more points on four occasions, including a career-high-tying 39 vs. Tulane on Feb. 8. She also ranked among the league’s leaders in rebounding, three-point field goals made and three-point field goal percentage. Jones reached double figure scoring in all 114 games of her UH career. On Feb. 15, she became the all-time leading scorer in Conference USA history and closed out her career with 2,684 points.

The remainder of the women's field for the three-point contest includes Courtney Davidson of Navy, Amber Jacobs of Boston College; Cathy Joens of George Washington; Beth Jones of Purdue; Vicki Krapohl of Duke; Kelly Mazzante of Penn State; and Lindsay Whalen of Minnesota. Kim MacMillan of St. John's is the alternate.


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