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Alabama lands in top-six for Alabama native, FIU transfer Denver Jones

FIU transfer Denver Jones released his top-six schools on Thursday. The native of New Market, Alabama included the Tide as a finalist.

Florida International guard transfer Denver Jones released his top-six schools on Thursday. The schools that made the cut were Alabama, Auburn, DePaul, Florida State, LSU, and Oklahoma.

Jones spent two seasons playing for the Panthers. As a sophomore, Jones averaged 20.1 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and 2.0 assists per game. He also shot an efficient 47.8% from the field and 37.1% from distance.

The Tide’s backcourt has one scholarship player scheduled to return next season. That is rising senior Mark Sears. Jaden Bradley and Nimari Burnett are transferring while Jahvon Quinerly has declared for the NBA Draft. Quinerly could elect to return as he maintained his college eligibility.

Jones’ addition would go a long way given the departures this offseason. He is a proven scorer that can score at all three levels.

It is fairly safe to say that the Tide’s biggest competition is in-state rival Auburn. Jones is scheduled to begin an official visit with the Tigers on Thursday. He has had an in-home visit with Alabama, but it is unclear whether or not he will make a trip to Tuscaloosa at this time.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow news surrounding the Alabama basketball program.

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Auburn could be a potential landing spot for Denver Jones

The Huntsville native averaged 20.1 points per game for FIU this season.

With Auburn’s season coming to an end at the hands of the Houston Cougars in Birmingham on Saturday night, the recruiting efforts for the Tigers will only ramp up.

[autotag]Denver Jones[/autotag], a 6-foot-4 shooting guard at Florida International University, entered the transfer portal Monday, and Auburn is among the teams who have reached out to him.

In a tweet from On3 recruiting expert Joe Tipton, Jones listed the schools that have expressed interest. Other than Auburn, the list included many big-name programs including Arkansas, Missouri, Memphis, Miami, Georgia, Florida State and LSU.

Jones averaged 20.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Panthers this season. He shot 47.8% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range.

Jones is a native of New Market, Alabama. He played for Garden City Community College before heading to Miami to play with FIU.

It will likely be a big transfer portal year for Auburn as the Tigers only have one signee at this point: [autotag]Aden Holloway[/autotag], a four-star point guard and the No. 27 player in the 2023 recruiting class according to 247 Sports.

Guard play was one of the Tigers’ many inconsistencies in 2023 and landing Jones would go a long way toward helping the position get back on track. There could potentially be a lot of roster turnover this offseason, so there will be room for fresh talent.

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