Tyus Jones was ranked among the top 10 players in the national high school class of 2014 by Rivals.
53 Facts About Tyus Jones
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Tyus Jones was a Minnesota State High School League Class 4A state champion, three-time Minnesota Associated Press Boys Basketball Player of the Year and three-time Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year for Apple Valley High School.
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Tyus Jones played in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit.
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Tyus Jones won the skills competition at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game and posted the only double-double in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic.
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Tyus Jones committed to the Duke University men's basketball team as a package with Jahlil Okafor.
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Tyus Jones was a 2014 USA Today second team All-USA Boys Basketball Team selection.
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Tyus Jones earned NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player during Duke's victory in the championship game of the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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Tyus Jones was selected with the 24th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Tyus Jones averaged 28 points and 8 assists in 31 minutes per game.
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Tyus Jones earned the 2012 Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.
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Tyus Jones was the 2012 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in boys' basketball as well as the Pioneer Press' boys basketball player of the year.
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Tyus Jones was one of 10 USA Today preseason All-USA selections.
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Tyus Jones led Apple Valley to the MSHSL Class 4A championship, while Travis led DeLaSalle to the 3A championship.
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Tyus Jones earned the 2013 Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year and the Pioneer Press player of the year.
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Tyus Jones had unofficially visited all seven of these schools before his junior season ended.
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Tyus Jones was co-MVP for the 2013 Under Armour Elite 24 All-star game's winning team.
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Rivals clarified that Okafor and Tyus Jones, who are considered a package deal, had visited Baylor together and would visit both Kansas and Duke together, but that they would visit Kentucky separately.
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Tyus Jones had the most points of all players without any first place votes.
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Okafor had 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Tyus Jones had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
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Tyus Jones was selected to the 10-man Team USA for the 17th annual Nike Hoop Summit on April 12,2014, at the Moda Center.
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Tyus Jones was selected along with fellow Duke commits Okafor and Winslow.
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Tyus Jones was joined as a McDonald's All-American by fellow Minnesotans Reid Travis and Rashad Vaughn as well as fellow Duke commits Okafor, Winslow and Grayson Allen.
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Tyus Jones was a 2014 USA Today second team All-USA Boys Basketball Team selection and a second team All-American according to MaxPreps.
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Tyus Jones was one of the most sought after recruits in 2014, ranking 4th overall in ESPN's top 100, behind eventual teammate Jahlil Okafor, Myles Turner, and Cliff Alexander.
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Tyus Jones was a 2014 USA Today second team All-USA Boys Basketball Team selection.
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Two years prior to being recruited, Tyus Jones made a pact with Okafor to one day play at the same college together.
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Tyus Jones received scholarship offers from Duke, Baylor, Kentucky, Minnesota, Kansas, Michigan State, and Ohio State.
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In 2013, Tyus Jones made official visits to Baylor on August 31, Kentucky on September 2, Kansas on October 19, and Duke on October 26.
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Tyus Jones was named to the 36-man Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List.
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Tyus Jones was listed as a John R Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 candidate and a Wayman Tisdale Award Watch List selection.
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Tyus Jones began the season starting alongside Cook, with Sulaimon coming off the bench.
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Tyus Jones was recognized by the Associated Press as an honorable mention selection for its All-America team.
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Tyus Jones earned NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player by scoring 23 points with 5 rebounds in the championship game of the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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Tyus Jones was selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who then traded his draft rights to his hometown team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, in exchange for a 2019 second round draft pick and the draft rights to Cedi Osman and Rakeem Christmas.
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Tyus Jones was named the MVP of the 2016 NBA Summer League.
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When Rubio did not play in the April 12,2017 regular season finale against the Houston Rockets, Tyus Jones posted a career-high with 16 assists.
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On December 17,2018, Tyus Jones posted his first 10-point, 10-assist double double against the Sacramento Kings.
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Tyus Jones ended the season with an NBA-record-setting 6.96 single-season assist to turnover ratio.
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On July 11,2019, Tyus Jones signed a three-year deal worth $26.4 million with the Memphis Grizzlies after the Timberwolves refused to match the offer sheet.
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On February 1,2021, Tyus Jones posted a career-high 14 assists against the San Antonio Spurs.
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On July 6,2022, Tyus Jones re-signed with the Grizzlies on a two-year, $30 million contract.
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On March 17,2023, Tyus Jones had his first NBA career triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an overtime victory over his brother's San Antonio Spurs.
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Tyus Jones led the NBA in assists:turnover ratio for a fifth consecutive season.
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Tyus Jones helped USA Basketball win gold at both the 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship and 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
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The U17 team went undefeated in 8 games as Tyus Jones led the team with 43 assists.
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Tyus Jones was one of 10 incoming freshman to be selected.
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The United States claimed a gold medal in the tournament as Tyus Jones served as captain.
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Tyus Jones has three brothers: Tre, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs, and two half-brothers, Jadee Jones and Reggie Bunch, who played college basketball in the United States.
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Tyus Jones's aunt Darcy Cascaes, DeLaSalle High School's athletic director, earned two high school state championships at Devils Lake and was an all-conference guard for University of North Dakota.
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Al Nuness, whom Tyus Jones refers to as an uncle, was a captain for Minnesota Gophers basketball in the 1960s.
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Tyus Jones's cousin Jared Nuness was 1997 Minnesota Gatorade player of the year and runner-up Minnesota Mr Basketball.
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Tyus Jones has been friends with Jahlil Okafor since age 8.
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Tyus Jones played American football quarterback in middle school and was a respected baseball pitcher and shortstop.