{"id":376137,"date":"2018-05-02T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T16:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/?p=376137"},"modified":"2018-05-04T10:23:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:23:45","slug":"welcome-myreon-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/welcome-myreon-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, Myreon Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Myreon Jones, a 6-3 guard from Birmingham, AL, who prepped at Lincoln Academy in Suwannee, GA, has committed to Penn State and is set to enroll in the fall.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimbWithUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimbWithUs<\/a> &#x1f535;&#x26aa; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0V1LwqnuOk\">pic.twitter.com\/0V1LwqnuOk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MJ (@MyreonJones21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyreonJones21\/status\/991702217508913152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s a GREAT day to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NittanyLion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NittanyLion<\/a>!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimbWithUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimbWithUs<\/a> &#x1f535;&#x26aa;&#x1f535;&#x26aa; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KUrgo_PSU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KUrgo_psu<\/a> &#x1f525;&#x1f525;&#x1f525;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Chambers (@Coach_Chambers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Coach_Chambers\/status\/991702401945137153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jones is an interesting story. He is ranked the No. 81 player in the country by 247 (which makes him one of Coach Chambers&#8217; highest-ranked recruits), but somewhat lower by other services. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roarlionsroar.com\/penn-state-basketball\/2018\/05\/4059\/penn-state-basketball-2018-guard-myreon-jones-commits\">See Roar Lions Roar for good background.<\/a>) He committed to Memphis in the spring but was released from that commitment when Memphis whacked Tubby.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jerry Meyer (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jerrymeyer247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jerrymeyer247<\/a>) said Memphis&#8217; latest commitment, Myreon Jones, has five-star potential and that if he was re-ranking today, Jones would be in his Top 50.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Martin (@JohnMartin929) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMartin929\/status\/970728686281527296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meyer was so high on Jones that 247 briefly had him ranked a 5-star prospect.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">not a mistake<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jerry Meyer (@jerrymeyer247) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jerrymeyer247\/status\/853284913839312897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Jones is an outstanding student, <a href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.al.com\/news\/article\/-3938043763488355550\/myreon-jones-states-top-ranked-2018-basketball-recruit-leaves-huffman\/\">registering a 4-plus GPA at Huffman High in Alabama before transferring to Lincoln Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Intriguing prospect, to say the least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myreon Jones, a 6-3 guard from Birmingham, AL, who prepped at Lincoln Academy in Suwannee, GA, has committed to Penn State and is set to enroll in the fall. #ClimbWithUs &#x1f535;&#x26aa; pic.twitter.com\/0V1LwqnuOk \u2014 MJ (@MyreonJones21) May 2, 2018 It\u2019s a GREAT day to be a #NittanyLion!!!! 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