Utah State guard Rylan Jones has reportedly entered the NCAA switch portal. Marco Garcia, Related Press
Utah State’s Rylan Jones may find yourself at a 3rd college in his collegiate profession.
Each Verbal Commits and The Athletic’s Tobias Bass reported Wednesday that the previous Olympus Excessive star will enter the switch portal.
Jones began his school profession at Utah, earlier than transferring to Utah State, the place’s he performed the previous two years in the past.
The 6-foot, 178-pound guard has loads of expertise throughout his school profession: he’s began 75 video games between the Aggies and Utes applications over the previous 4 seasons.
Jones missed a lot of the 2022-23 season due to concussions — he by no means performed once more after taking successful within the Aggies’ sport in opposition to Boise State on Jan. 7.
Jones began 10 video games and performed in 13 for the Aggies this previous season, averaging 4.2 factors, 3.3 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 0.8 steals in practically 20 minutes per contest.
In his first season at Utah State, he averaged 6.5 factors, 4.5 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per contest whereas taking pictures a career-best 43.5% from the sphere.
Jones began 43 video games and performed in 45 throughout his two seasons at Utah. He averaged 7.6 factors, 4.3 assists and a couple of.5 rebounds for the Utes over his two years there, whereas changing 83.3% of his free throws.
Jones is the fourth Utah State guard to enter the switch portal this offseason.
Steven Ashworth, the group’s main scorer final yr, has already signed with Creighton, whereas fellow starters Max Shulga and Sean Bairstow each entered the switch portal on the identical day.
This all got here after head coach Ryan Odom left for a similar place at VCU earlier this offseason and Utah State changed him with Danny Sprinkle, who led Montana State to the NCAA Event the previous two seasons.
Jones left Utah after Larry Krystkowiak was let go following the 2020-21 season and changed by then-Utah State coach Craig Smith.
Jones, who performed his freshman highschool season at Logan Excessive, was a four-star recruit popping out of Olympus. He was named the Deseret Information’ Mr. Basketball in 2018 and 2019.