There is absolutely no way you've watched or heard about a New Orleans Pelicans game and not seen a Herb Jones highlight. The man is a straight-up beast on the court!
Jones was drafted in the second round by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 35th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He rose up draft boards with his 2021 SEC Player of the Year season and hasn't stopped improving now that he's in the NBA.
Former Alabama basketball players Herb Jones and John Petty signed with an agency on Monday evening, about six weeks away from the NBA Draft. Both are now apart of Priority Sports Management.
The four sports were bolstered by powerful pairs of record-breaking teammates, each sport boasted the SEC Player of the Year and a teammate that helped take the Tide to the top of the conference.
After one of the best seasons in Alabama men's basketball history, senior Herb Jones has announced he will enter into the upcoming NBA Draft. Jones joins fellow senior John Petty in the NBA Draft pool, due to the pandemic seniors had the option to return to universities for an additional year.
Alabama senior forward Herb Jones made an ever-narrowing list for a national honor. Jones was named one of four finalists for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year. The senior from Greensboro, AL has already won SEC Player of the Year and SEC Defensive Player of the Year and leads the nation's No. 2 ranked defense according to Kenpomeroy.
The top seeded Alabama Crimson Tide has struggled this season starting quickly in early tip-offs this season. That was not the case today as the Tide boat-raced the Mississippi State Bulldogs 85-48 in the opening game of today's SEC quarterfinals.