Stepped up her scoring and rebounding performances at the end of last season ... Brings outstanding rebounding skills to the Tech middle ... Creative player inside who finds ways to score ... Runs the floor well in transition and possesses excellent touch around the basket ... Her strength and intensity make the Hokies' strong post game even better ... Selected to the 1999 Virginia Lottery-Hokie Hardwood Classic all-tournament team.
Nicole's Bests Points 22 vs. Fordham, 1/2/99 FG Attempted 13 vs. Fordham, 2/6/00 FG Made 9 (twice) FT Attempted 14 vs. Hampton, 12/29/99 FT Made 10 vs. Hampton, 12/29/99 Rebounds 21 vs. Hampton, 12/29/99 Assists 4 vs. Georgia State, 3/16/00 Blocks 3 vs. Temple, 1/21/00 Steals 3 (three times)
1999-00: Played in all 31 games and started 30 games this season ... Averaged 9.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals a games ... Scored in double figures 13 times ... Pulled down double-figure rebounds four times ... Two double-doubles ... Led the team in scoring four times, rebounding seven times, assists once, steals six times and blocked shots six times ... 15th in the Atlantic 10 in free throw percentage and 12th in offensive and defensive rebounds in all games ... In conference games only, she was 17th in rebounding ... Four points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot against Maryland in the second round of the WNIT (3/18) ... 15 points on a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor, including her first three-pointer of her career, pulled down five rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists against Georgia State in the first round of the WNIT (3/16) ... 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, eight rebounds and one steal against UMass in the quarterfinals of the Bell Atlantic Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament (3/4) ... 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor, 1-of-2 from the line, four rebounds and three steals gainst Rhode Island in the first round (3/3) ... Season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line, pulled down five rebounds, one blocked shot and one assist at Dayton (2/27) ... In that game, scored the tying and game-winning baskets ... 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and 3-of-5 from the line, seven rebounds, one block and two steals at Duquesne (2/20) ... 16 points and a career-high 21 rebounds against Hampton in first round of Hardwood Classic (12/29) ... Tied Cassell Coliseum record for most rebounds in a game ... 14 points, five rebounds and three steals at Virginia (12/20) ... 12 points and 10 rebounds, two blocks and two steals against George Washington (1/9) ... 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and one steals against then-No. 3 ranked Georgia (11/27) ... Nine points and 10 rebounds and three assists against La Salle (2/24).
1998-99: Worked her way into the starting lineup midway through the season ... Started 15 games and was one of only four Hokies to play in all 31 games ... Averaged a team-fifth 7.3 points per game ... Also averaged 4.0 rebounds per game ... Averaged 9.9 points per game in conference play ... Shot an impressive 60.4 percent from the field, a Tech freshman record ... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team ... Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week twice during the season ... Scored in double figures 11 times ... Tallied a career-best 22 points off the bench against Fordham ... Also led all scorers with 21 points at Rhode Island ... Contributed 17 points and six rebounds versus Akron in the first round of the Diamond Club Classic ... Added 14 assists and 26 steals in her first season ... Scored nine points and added four rebounds versus second-ranked Tennessee in the NCAA East Regional ... Also added two steals against the Volunteers ... Ranked the 43rd-best incoming freshman prior to the season by Athlon.
High School: Played center for Coach Pat Deegan at national power James Madison High School ... Helped the Warhawks to two Virginia Class 3A state runner-up spots ... JMHS was ranked as high as 12th nationally in the USA Today poll ... Served as team captain as both a junior and senior ... Ended her career with over 1,600 points ... Averaged 16.6 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior ... Twice earned all-region and all-state honors ... Was named two-time most valuable player of the Liberty District ... Averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds per outing as a junior ... Tabbed as one of the top players in Virginia by USA Today.
Odds and Ends: Nicole Michelle Jones ... Born 4/8/80 in Fairfax, Va. ... Righthanded ... Daughter of George and Cynthia Jones ... Enrolled in university studies.
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Stepped up her scoring and rebounding performances at the end of last season ... Brings outstanding rebounding skills to the Tech middle ... Creative player inside who finds ways to score ... Runs the floor well in transition and possesses excellent touch around the basket ... Her strength and intensity make the Hokies' strong post game even better ... Selected to the 1999 Virginia Lottery-Hokie Hardwood Classic all-tournament team.
