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Matt Jones Tapped for 3-Point Championship

Duke senior captain Matt Jones will compete in the Great Clips Men’s 3-Point Shooting Championship Thursday at Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix. The 29th annual event will air on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET.

Jones has been selected for the eight-man field alongside Bryce Alford (UCLA), Torian Graham (Arizona State), Kris Jenkins (Villanova), Peter Jok (Iowa), Nazareth Mitrou-Long (Iowa State), DeWayne Russell (Grand Canyon) and Derrick Walton, Jr. (Michigan).

The DeSoto, Texas, native finished his Duke career as a .370 shooter from long distance, going 170-of-459 from 2014-17. Over his last three seasons in a Duke uniform, he connected on 38.