Making the transition from high school to college as a normal student is a major life transition. Doing it as a student-athlete is even more so. Jaden Jones made the jump into the Big Ten in the middle of a global pandemic last January as a mid-year enrollee at Rutgers. So it made sense that head coach Steve Pikiell was careful in how Jones was integrated into the team. He played 11 total minutes over four games, scoring 3 points and dishing out 3 assists.
With last year’s experience behind him, Jones was able to hit the ground running with his development in the offseason.