St. Bonaventure adds JUCO star Lajae Jones

By ADAM ZAGORIA

St. Bonaventure has added some firepower.

The Bonnies on Saturday landed a pledge from Lajae Jones, a 6-foot-7 guard who was the top-ranked scorer for Barton Community College (KS), the NJCAA Division 1 national champs.

He chose the Bonnies over Memphis, Oral Roberts and Stephen F. Austin.

“I feel like St. Bonaventure is the right spot for me,” he told ZAGSBLOG.

Jones averaged 15.4 points and 9.2 rebounds while shooting 54% from the field and 42.2% from deep.

“I feel like I bring a lot of skills to the table, like shooting, play-making and defense,” he said.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.