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[COLOR=#000000][B][I]First weekly honor for Jones, second for UK[/I][/B][B][FONT=Arial Narrow][/FONT][/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]LEXINGTON, KY – [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]UK sophomore Terrence Jones was named the SEC Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]Jones, a 6-8 forward from Portland, Ore., tallied 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.0 steals leading the Wildcats to wins over St. John’s and fifth-ranked North Carolina. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]Jones scored a season-high 26 points while tying his season marks with nine rebounds and four blocked shots against St. John’s. He tied or set career marks with four steals, 11 free-throws made and 16 free throws attempted. Jones scored 14 first-half points in win over North Carolina and finished the game with three blocks. He has made a 3-pointer in every game he’s attempted one this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]The award is Jones’ first this season, and the second for UK. Anthony Davis was named Freshman of the Week earlier this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]Kentucky returns to action [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]on Saturday, traveling to Bloomington, Ind. for the annual border rivalry game with Indiana. Scheduled for a 5:15 p.m. ET tip, the game can be seen live on ESPN.[/FONT][/COLOR]
