Myles Jones (born March 15, 1993), is an American professional

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player with

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of the

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. He attended Walt Whitman High School in

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, completed a post-graduate year at

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and played collegiate lacrosse at

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. His signature move is the bull dodge.

MLL career

Jones was selected 1st overall in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse draft by the

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. After just 2 games with Atlanta, he was traded to the

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along with Atlanta's 2017 2nd round college draft pick for midfielder Matt Mackrides and Chesapeake's 2017 1st round college draft pick. In 2017, Jones was selected to the MLL All Star Game and was named the All Star Game MVP after scoring 4 goals and an assist, including the game winning goal.

PLL career

In October 2018, it was announced that Jones was one of over 140 players who had signed contracts agreeing to play in the newly formed

. Jones was selected to play in the 2019 PLL All-Star Game for Team Baptiste. On February 29, 2020, Jones was traded from

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in exchange for Sergio Salcido and a second round pick in the 2020 PLL College Draft. After a poor start to the 2023 season which saw Jones scratched from the lineup, Jones was traded on August 7, 2023 to

in exchange for Romar Dennis.

NLL career

Jones was a fourth round pick of the

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in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft, however he never played for the team, citing unfamiliarity with the indoor game. On September 13, 2019, his rights were traded to the expansion

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, along with Ryan Fournier and the 24th overall pick in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft, in exchange for Jordan Dunston. On January 20, 2020, Jones agreed to a protected practice player contract with the Riptide of the

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, making his NLL debut five days later.

Awards and achievements

College

2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 43rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Sixteen teams we ...

Winner (

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) *

2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Eighteen teams c ...

Winner (

) * 2014 USILA Second Team All-American * 2015 USILA First Team All-American * 2015 Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award * 2016 USILA First Team All-American * 2016 Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award

Professional

* 2019 PLL All-Star

Statistics

PLL

Reference:

MLL

NLL

NCAA

Endorsements

On August 10, 2016, it was announced that Jones had signed a multi-year endorsement deal with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Myles Living people American lacrosse players Lacrosse players from New York (state) 1993 births Major League Lacrosse players Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse players Lacrosse midfielders Premier Lacrosse League players Chesapeake Bayhawks players Sportspeople from Rockville Centre, New York New York Riptide National Lacrosse League players Atlanta Blaze players 21st-century African-American sportspeople