Denver Jones
Denver Jones is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Garden City Broncbusters, FIU Panthers and Auburn Tigers.
Jones grew up in New Market, Alabama. An unranked recruit coming out of high school, he committed to play college basketball at Garden [City Community College] in Garden City, Kansas.
College career
In his one season at Garden City, Jones averaged 19.1 points per game on 40 percent three-point shooting.
FIU
Jones committed to play for the FIU Panthers. In 2021-22, he appeared in 31 games with seven starts, and averaged 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. On January 7, 2023, Jones notched 29 points and four assists in an upset win over 2022–23 [UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]. On March 4, he put up a career-high 30 points against 2022–23 [Rice Owls men's basketball team|Rice]. During the 2022-23 season, Jones made 27 starts where he averaged 20.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, earning first-team all-Conference USA honors. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Auburn
Jones transferred to play for the Auburn Tigers. In 2023-24, he averaged 9.1 points per game while shooting 41.8 percent from three. On February 11, 2025, Jones scored 21 points, while knocking down five threes in a win over 2024–25 [Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team|Vanderbilt]. On February 15, 2025, he dropped 16 points in a win over rival 2024–25 [Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team|Alabama]. For his performance during the 2024-25 season, Jones was named a semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award.