Myles Jones
Myles Jones (born March 15, 1993), is an American professional lacrosse player with Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the New York Riptide of the National Lacrosse League. He attended Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York, completed a post-graduate year at Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut and played collegiate lacrosse at Duke University.[1]
Born | Rockville Centre, New York | March 15, 1993
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Nationality | United States |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 260 pounds (118 kg) |
Shoots | Right |
Position | Midfielder (Field), Transition (Box) |
NLL team | New York Riptide |
MLL draft | 1st overall, 2016 Atlanta Blaze |
MLL teams | Atlanta Blaze, Chesapeake Bayhawks |
PLL team Former teams | Redwoods Lacrosse Club Chaos Lacrosse Club |
NCAA team | Duke University |
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Career highlights | |
MLL career
Jones was selected 1st overall in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Atlanta Blaze.[2] After just 2 games with Atlanta, he was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks along with Atlanta's 2017 2nd round college draft pick for midfielder Matt Mackrides and Chesapeake's 2017 1st round college draft pick.[3]
In 2017, Jones was selected to the MLL All Star Game and was named the All Star Game MVP after scoring 4 goals and an assist, including the game winning goal.[4]
PLL career
In October 2018, it was announced that Jones was one of over 140 players who had signed contracts agreeing to play in the newly formed Premier Lacrosse League.[5] Jones was selected to play in the 2019 PLL All-Star Game for Team Baptiste.
On February 29, 2020, Jones was traded from Chaos to Redwoods in exchange for Sergio Salcido and a second round pick in the 2020 PLL College Draft.[6]
NLL career
Jones was a fourth round pick of the New England Black Wolves in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft, however he never played for the team, citing unfamiliarity with the indoor game. On September 13, 2019, his rights were traded to the expansion New York Riptide, along with Ryan Fournier and the 24th overall pick in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft, in exchange for Jordan Dunston. On January 20, 2020, Jones agreed to a protected practice player contract with the Riptide of the National Lacrosse League, making his NLL debut five days later.[7][8]
Awards and achievements
College
- 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Duke)
- 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Duke)
- 2014 USILA Second Team All-American
- 2015 USILA First Team All-American
- 2015 Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award
- 2016 USILA First Team All-American
- 2016 Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award
Professional
- 2019 PLL All-Star
Statistics
PLL
Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts |
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2019 | Chaos LC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
2020 | Redwoods LC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
PLL Totals | 15 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 31 |
MLL
Season | Team | GP | G | 2PtG | A | Pts |
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2016 | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | Chesapeake | 7 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 31 |
2017 | Chesapeake | 14 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 39 |
2018 | Chesapeake | 14 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 38 |
MLL Totals | 37 | 62 | 7 | 42 | 111 |
NLL
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | LB | PIM |
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2020 | New York | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
NLL Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
NCAA
Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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2013 | Duke | 18 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2014 | Duke | 20 | 37 | 26 | 63 |
2015 | Duke | 18 | 40 | 37 | 77 |
2016 | Duke | 19 | 33 | 37 | 70 |
College Totals | 75 | 126 | 105 | 231 |
Endorsements
On August 10, 2016 it was announced that Jones signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Adidas.[9]
References
- "Myles Jones Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- Lacrosse, Major League. "Atlanta Blaze Select Duke's Myles Jones No.1 Overall in 2 | Major League Lacrosse". Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- Bayhawks, Chesapeake. "Chesapeake Bayhawks Announce Trade for Myles Jones | Chesapeake Bayhawks". Chesapeake Bayhawks. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- Lacrosse, Major League. "Myles Jones Wins All-Star Game for Team Stripes | Major League Lacrosse". Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- "Premier Lacrosse League Announces 140-Plus Player List". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- League, Premier Lacrosse (2020-02-29). "TRADE ALERT Chaos has traded @MylesJones_15 to the Redwoods for @SergioSalcido48 and a 2nd Round College Draft Pickpic.twitter.com/Kjdgl8TZot". @PremierLacrosse. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- "Riptide Sign Long Island Native And Two-Time National Champion Myles Jones | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- "The Perfect Storm Brought Myles Jones Home To The Riptide | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- "Myles Jones Signs with Adidas Lacrosse". Retrieved 2018-06-26.
Preceded by Tom Schreiber |
McLaughlin Award 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Incumbent |
McLaughlin Award 2016 |
Succeeded by Trevor Baptiste |