2006-07 (Sophomore):
Appeared in all 32 games in his first collegiate season, averaging 15.6 minutes per game...tied Mark Dorris' 57 assists for second on team (1.0/game)...scored 3.9 points and grabbed 1.6 rebounds per game...collegiate debut in season-opener vs. UNC Greensboro (Nov. 11) got off to fast yet ominous start...scored four points on 2-for-2 shooting with a steal and offensive rebound in first four minutes of action, but committed four of season-worst six turnovers in that time...finished game with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting with an assist in 16 minutes...hit first career 3-pointer with 1:24 remaining against the Spartans to ignite a 10-1 Herd run that tied the game and sent it into overtime, where MU would win...shot only 13.3 percent (2-for-15) from the floor over next two games, but rebounded to shoot 47.4 percent (9-for-19) in next four games...dished out team-high four assists in two-point loss to Cal (Nov. 23) in Great Alaska Shootout...enjoyed breakout game of career with a season-best 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting (2-for-4 3FG) in overtime road loss at Ohio (Dec. 2)...five field goals was season-high...scored eight points when the Bobcats made a return trip to Huntington (Jan. 3), tying for his second-best scoring output of the season (tied in C-USA Quarterfinal loss to Memphis)...scored seven points (3-for-9) in the Herd's one-point upset of Virginia Tech (Dec. 30)...pulled down season-best six rebounds at George Washington (Jan. 6)...got first and only starting nod of season on Jan. 27 vs. Houston...posted career-best five assists vs. Cougars...went 3-for-5 vs. No. 5 Memphis in C-USA Quarterfinals for eight points and two assists.

2005-06 (Freshman):
Sat out as a prop 48.

High School:
Played for coach George Gordon at Lake Mary High School, where he is the high school's all-time leading scorer...was a four-year starter at Lake Mary, where he averaged 30.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game...was a two-time all-state performer in Class 5A in Florida...played AAU basketball for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Wildcats, and averaged 16.5 points, four rebounds, and six assists per game...was named MVP of the Adidas Showtime National Championship in Atlanta in the summer of 2004.

Personal:
Parents are Kim D. Jones and Darryl Keith Merthie, Sr.... father played basketball at Daytona Beach Community College and at St. Thomas...has one brother Jovan (18) and two sisters, Kay (19) and Kendall (10).