As a sophomore, junior, and senior at Normangee High School, Jones was a first-team All-State pick.
Averaging 22.4 points and 15.1 rebounds in his senior year, Jones led his school to a 37–2 record, winning their final 23 games.
[2] Jones chose to honor his commitment and made an immediate impact at A&M, scoring 10 points and making 10 rebounds in his college debut against North Carolina AT&T University.
Jones also made the game-winning shot against Oklahoma State, completing an 8-foot jumper with one second remaining.
The dream was dashed fifteen seconds later, however, when Glen Davis completed a three-point shot for LSU.
In a historic moment on February 3, 2007, Jones's Aggies became the first Big 12 South team (in 32 attempts) to ever beat the then-Number 6 Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse.
[8] Two days later the team earned a 100–82 victory over their archrivals, then-Number 25 Texas, their twenty-first straight home win, making them the sole leader of the Big 12.
[10] On Selection Sunday, however, the Aggies were rewarded for their regular-season play with a Number 3 seed in the South region of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
[11] In front of an unfriendly crowd during a tough second-round game against Louisville, Jones scored twelve points and had eight rebounds and three steals.
[12] Jones, along with Texas Longhorns player D. J. Augustin, was featured on the front cover of the November 15, 2007, issue of Sports Illustrated.
[23] In November 2023, as Gillispie took an indefinite medical leave, Jones was named acting head coach of the Texans.