WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor freshman standout Perry Jones is staying in school.
Long expected to be the Bears’ first one-and-done player, Jones instead Monday said he was returning to Baylor for his sophomore season.
The 6-foot-11 forward was the Bears’ highest-rated recruit and played up to the expectations. He averaged 13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds while starting 30 games, a Baylor freshman record.
Jones will miss the first five games next season as part of an NCAA suspension for accepting improper benefits before he enrolled at Baylor.
An NCAA reinstatement committee last month upheld an earlier ruling that declared him ineligible for Baylor’s Big 12 tournament opener that the team lost to Oklahoma, ending the season for the Bears (18-13).
