Centre Daily Times | 07/16/2006 | Jones motivated to ‘get things done’ on hardwood:
“The first stage of rebuilding, which Penn State hopes it has already passed, is adding players.
“The second step? Adding players who complement the ones in place.
“Take the Penn State frontcourt. With athletic slasher Geary Claxton already on the wing, the Nittany Lions added muscle and attitude to the low block last season with Jamelle Cornley.
“The best complement to both players, both of whom go about 6-foot-5? Someone long, athletic, willing to do the dirty work in the paint but just as able to get out on the break. Someone about 6-9, 220 pounds. Someone willing to help improve a program where wins aren’t guaranteed.
“Someone like Andrew Jones.
“Imperative in Penn State’s ongoing rebuilding project is a certified big man, and Jones, one of two incoming Nittany Lion freshmen, is spending the summer working to fit that bill.
” ‘I felt like Penn State has the potential to be one of the best basketball clubs in the Big Ten; we just gotta get more players,’ Jones said. ‘The only way you’re gonna do that is if somebody takes the initiative to try to get things done.’ …”