Jones on YouTube
- Tieara Jones Postgame Comments vs. Detroit | Jan. 22, 2011
- YSU Junior Tieara Jones Postgame Comments vs. Akron | Dec. 16, 2010
- Tieara Jones Previews Kent State | YSU Women's Basketball | Nov. 29, 2010
- Tieara Jones Postgame vs. Ohio | YSU Women's Basketball | Nov. 27, 2010
2011-12 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats
2010-11 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 29 games, 27 of which she started... Scored 222 points on 84 field goals, one of which was a 3-pointer, and 53 free throws... Recorded 176 rebounds, 69 assists, 61 steals and 39 blocks... Led the Horizon League in blocks with 1.3 per game... Her 39 blocks were the seventh-most for a season in school history and the third-most by a junior... Also in the circuit, ranked seventh in steals with 2.1 per game and 10th in offensive rebounds with 2.5 per contest... In confrence play, ranked second in the league in blocks (1.2/game), sixth in steals (2.2/game) and tied-for-ninth in offensive rebounds (2.7/game)... Jones and Maryum Jenkins became the first pair of Penguins to record at least 60 steals since the 1997-98 season... Her eight steals against Loyola in the Horizon League Tournament tied for the most by a league player during the year... Had at least one block in seven straight games from Nov. 20 to Dec. 20... Had a steal in 24 different contests and a block in 21 games... Scored in double figures in 10 games... Recorded her first career double-double at Loyola, scoring 11 points and grabbing a career-best 13 rebounds (12/31)... Also had double-doubles at Cleveland State with 14 points and 13 rebounds (2/26), and against Loyola at home with 11 points and 11 rebounds (3/5)... Added a career-best seven assists against the Vikings, which was the most by a Penguin during the season... Also had seven assists in a win over Loyola in the home finale (3/5)... Scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Akron (12/16)... Led YSU in scoring, rebounding and assists against the Zips... Also had 15 points at Milwaukee (2/3)... Scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Western Michigan (12/12)... Also made her first 3-pointer of the year at WMU... Scored 14 points – all in the second half – to lead YSU to a win over Ohio (11/27)... Had just 10 points for the year heading into that half... Also had three blocks and seven rebounds in 35 minutes against the Bobcats... Had 11 points against Green Bay (1/6), going 6-for-11 from the field... Scored 12 points at Butler (1/15)... Played all 40 minutes twice... Recorded three blocks five times.
2009-10: Sat out the season while meeting academic transfer requirements... Redshirted.
Foothill College: Attended the school as a sophomore and helped lead the squad to its third straight California State Tournament... Team advanced to the Elite 8... Averaged 15.1 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 assists... Named team captain and the squad's most inspirational player.
University at Buffalo: Averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds for the Bulls as a freshman... Scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Kent State... Had five steals at South Carolina.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner for The Rayen School in Youngstown... Averaged 17.1 points, 11 rebounds and three assists for the Tigers as a senior... Named to the Mahoning Valley All-Star Team... Also Named First-Team All-Steel Valley Conference ... Helped lead the squad to a district and Steel Valley title... Coach was Tanisha Franklin... Also played volleyball.
Personal: Major is criminal justice... Daughter of William and Karen Jones... Has two brothers (Michael and Markus)... Her mom and brother Michael both attended YSU.
Career Stats:
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | |
Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
2010-11 | 29-27 | 926 | 31.9 | 84 | 282 | .298 | 1 | 18 | .056 | 53 | 83 | .639 | 73 | 103 | 176 | 6.1 | 91 | 5 | 69 | 90 | 39 | 61 | 222 | 7.7 |
2011-12 | 29-11 | 489 | 16.9 | 29 | 79 | .367 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 25 | .480 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 3.0 | 63 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 15 | 29 | 70 | 2.4 |
TOTAL | 58-38 | 1415 | 24.4 | 113 | 361 | .313 | 1 | 19 | .053 | 65 | 108 | .602 | 112 | 151 | 263 | 4.5 | 154 | 8 | 106 | 143 | 54 | 90 | 292 | 5.0 |
Single-Game Highs:
Points: 15, at Milwaukee -- 02/03/11 ; Akron -- 12/16/10
Rebounds: 13, at Loyola Chicago -- 12/31/10 ; at Cleveland State -- 2/26/11
Assists: 7, at Cleveland State -- 2/26/11 ; Loyola Chicago -- 3/5/11
Steals: 8, at Loyola Chicago -- 3/7/11
Blocks: 3, 6 times
FG made: 6, 5 times
FG attempts: 17, at Milwaukee -- 02/03/11
3FG made: 1, at Western Michigan -- 12/12/10
3FG attempts: 5, at PITT -- 11/12/10
FT made: 5, at Milwaukee -- 02/03/11 ; at Loyola Chicago -- 12/31/10
FT attempts: 8, at Milwaukee -- 02/03/11