Shout out to Rashamel Jones

[Son of Robert]

Read this morning that he is on Calhoun's staff at St. Joe. Good to see Calhoun raising people up, making things happen for his former players. Rash was always solid and is a Connecticut native if I remember right.

 

[crazyUCfan23]

Read this morning that he is on Calhoun's staff at St. Joe. Good to see Calhoun raising people up, making things happen for his former players. Rash was always solid and is a Connecticut native if I remember right.

He was originally from NY, but went to Trinity Catholic (before it became the shitshow it currently is)

 

[superjohn]

Read this morning that he is on Calhoun's staff at St. Joe. Good to see Calhoun raising people up, making things happen for his former players. Rash was always solid and is a Connecticut native if I remember right.

Rash is from righr across the border in Port Chester and went to Trinity Catholic in Stamford.

 

[uconndoit]

I remember getting him and Ricky Moore was a big deal - my early years of fandom.

 

[Vuce]

I think his recruitment came down to us and UMass (when Calipari was there). I was checking a recruiting hotline like every hour to see if he committed. Was thrilled when chose the good guys!

 

[Mr. French]

I think his recruitment came down to us and UMass (when Calipari was there). I was checking a recruiting hotline like every hour to see if he committed. Was thrilled when chose the good guys!

Some things never change.

 

[Waquoit]

Last I saw, he was still holding that game ball.

 

[dennismenace]

Great character and toughness. Ultimate team player. Should be great working with college players.

 

[FlakeyFoont]

Loved Rash. Loved JC. But it got to the point that whenever Rash missed a shot he got the JC insta-hook and seemed to be on the bench before the rebound occurred. He became a head case who was afraid to shoot. Sophomore year: one 3PA per 7 minutes played. Senior: 1 per 36 minutes played.

 

[Vancat]

I used to sing "Rashamel Jonessssss" to this

 

[Penfield]

When I was like 12 years old I played NBA Jam against Rashamel Jones at the student Union. It was a thrill

 

[RoderickSpode]

I remember getting him and Ricky Moore was a big deal - my early years of fandom.

Yes. And Randell Jackson was the one that got away that year.

 

[8893]

Great character and toughness. Ultimate team player. Should be great working with college players.

Loved Rash. Loved JC. But it got to the point that whenever Rash missed a shot he got the JC insta-hook and seemed to be on the bench before the rebound occurred. He became a head case who was afraid to shoot. Sophomore year: one 3PA per 7 minutes played. Senior: 1 per 36 minutes played.

IIRC the story goes that JC sat Rash and Ricky down separately after Khalid committed and JC told them each that there was a new lead guard on the team and only one of Rash and Ricky would be starting, and only as the second guard and primary defender. Ricky said something to the effect of "Too bad for Rash, but I'm starting," and the rest, as they say, is history.

I used to sing "Rashamel Jonessssss" to this

Me too. I still have the 45 of the original record. Side B is "Sister Mary Elephant."

 

[prankster]

My favorite thing about Rash Jones career at UConn, and perhaps the most fair thing that happened in his career, is when the ball was in his hands at 00:00, 77 - 74.

 

[tcf15]

I think his recruitment came down to us and UMass (when Calipari was there). I was checking a recruiting hotline like every hour to see if he committed. Was thrilled when chose the good guys!

BUILDING THE UCONN MEN
There is a trait shared by all highly prized recruits: They can look into the eye of a coach and know exactly what he's peddling. So it was for Jones, the Connecticut high school player of the year in 1995. "My last schools were UMass and UConn," Jones said. "It was a very close decision. There was something about [then-UMass coach John] Calipari that I just wasn't feeling. You know? When he talked to me it was like . . . I'll just say I've got a good ear about picking up whether people are really being honest with me, being sincere about what they're telling me."