Boston College men's basketball guard Kanye Jones entered the transfer portal Monday night.
Jones, a former three-star recruit from Orlando, appeared in 30 games as a freshman. He averaged 9.7 minutes and 1.8 points per game as a reserve guard. In the process, he shot 26.4% from the field, including 24.4% from deep.
As ACC play wore on, however, Jones—and fellow freshman Gianni Thompson—were given a chance to contribute, partly due to injuries to Brevin Galloway, then TJ Bickerstaff and even DeMarr Langford Jr. In fact, Jones played 10 or more minutes in six league matchups.
Jones never seemed to figure things out defensively, and he struggled to take care of the ball (0.7 turnovers per game). But he did make an impact on the offensive end at times.
After scoring 12 points against Dartmouth in the season opener, his next notable performance came at Notre Dame when the shorthanded Eagles nearly pulled off the upset. Jones had five points on 2-of-3 shooting to go along with two rebounds in 17 minutes of action. He even drilled a 3-pointer to keep BC alive in the extra frame.
Before making that shot, though, he was 6-of-31 on attempts from beyond the arc. Jones ended the season 10-of-41 from downtown. And 56.9% of his shots from the field came from beyond the 3-point line.
Perhaps his most impressive outing was his eight-point showing in BC's win over Florida State on Feb. 21.
He didn't turn the ball over and shot 3-of-6 from the floor while sinking a pair of 3-pointers in 22 minutes of play.
Jones was an off-ball shooting guard this season, but his speed up the floor was eye catching. Makai Ashton-Langford mentioned in the fall that he saw parallels in their games.
BC will be bringing in four highly-touted recruits this offseason, including guards Chas Kelley and DJ Hand.
Jones is looking elsewhere before their arrival.
