OGDEN, Utah, May 11, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Weber State‘s Dillon Jones and BYU‘s Jaxon Robinson are among the 78 players invited to the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, which gets underway Sunday in Chicago.
Jones, a 6-foot-6, 235-pound forward, had a stellar four-year career at Weber State, earning Big Sky Conference MVP honors his senior season and finishing as a three-time All-Big Sky and All-District honoree.
Jones led the Big Sky in points (20.8), rebounds (10.1) and assists (5.2) per game in 2023-24, becoming the first player ever to lead the conference in all three statistical categories. He’s also the only player in any conference last season to accomplish that feat.
Jones also became only the second player since the 1992-93 season to post at least 600 points, 300 rebounds, 150 assists and 50 steals in a season, according to Sports Reference.
It’s that versatility that has the Columbia, South Carolina, native projected as a late first-round or early second-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on June 26-27 in New York.
“I think I can be a player that plays a lot of different positions,” said Jones, who’s been in Boca Raton, Florida, preparing for the draft.
“I’ve just been working hard, getting prepared to go there and do what I’ve done,” he said.
Jones said he prides himself in “being a multifaceted player, just being able to do whatever someone really needs me to do.”
His versatility is evident in the Weber State record books. Jones ranks in the top 10 in WSU history in 13 statistical categories, ranking as the Wildcats’ all-time leader in steals, second in assists and free throws, third in rebounding and fifth in points.
He also finished his career as the only player in Big Sky history with at least 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals.
Robinson, a 6-7 guard, won the Big 12 Conference Sixth Man Award and earned an honorable mention on the all-conference team in 2023-24 as a senior at BYU.
Robinson came off the bench in 33 of 39 games last season, averaging 14.2 points per game while shooting 42.6% from the floor, 35.4% from 3-point range and 90.8% from the free throw line.
The Ada, Oklahoma, native also led BYU with 81 3-pointers made last season. He’s projected as a second-round pick.
