That’s the news. Colby Jones has played his final game for Xavier. With the NBA beckoning and life being as short as it is, it’s hard to fault a young man who has the chance to make generational money. The hole Colby leaves at Xavier, though, will not be easy to fill.
For his career Jones averaged 12.3/6.2/3.6 on 49.4% shooting and 34% behind the arc. Those numbers don’t really encapsulate what Jones brought to the team. When the team needed a star, he was a star, when they need a stat stuffer, he filled the box score, when they need someone to bring the ball up, make the pass, grab a rebound, or get a bucket, Colby was the man on the scene.