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]

Myles Jones
Born (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993
Rockville Centre, New York
Nationality United States
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight260 pounds (118 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionMidfielder (Field), Transition (Box)
NLL teamNew York Riptide
MLL draft1st overall, 2016
Atlanta Blaze
MLL teamsAtlanta Blaze, Chesapeake Bayhawks
PLL team
Former teams
Redwoods Lacrosse Club
Chaos Lacrosse Club
NCAA teamDuke University
Website
Career highlights

PLL:

  • 1x All-Star

MLL:

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

Professional

  • 2019 PLL All-Star

Statistics

PLL

SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPts
2019Chaos LC9711018
2020 Redwoods LC 6 4 2 5 13
PLL Totals151131531

MLL

Season Team GP G 2PtG A Pts
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
2020 New York 5 0 0 0 21 0
NLL Totals 5 0 0 0 21 0

NCAA

Season Team GP G A Pts
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

  1. "Myles Jones Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  2. 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.
  3. Bayhawks, Chesapeake. "Chesapeake Bayhawks Announce Trade for Myles Jones | Chesapeake Bayhawks". Chesapeake Bayhawks. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. Lacrosse, Major League. "Myles Jones Wins All-Star Game for Team Stripes | Major League Lacrosse". Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. "Premier Lacrosse League Announces 140-Plus Player List". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  6. 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.
  7. "Riptide Sign Long Island Native And Two-Time National Champion Myles Jones | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  8. "The Perfect Storm Brought Myles Jones Home To The Riptide | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  9. "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
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