Myles Jones

{{Infobox lacrosse player

|All-Star Game MVP (2017)

|image= Myles Jones (cropped).jpg

|image_size=

|position=Midfielder (Field), Transition (Box)

|height_ft=6

|height_in=5

|weight_lb=260

|mll_draft=1st overall

|mll_draft_year=2016

|mll_draft_team=Atlanta Blaze

|nll_team=

|pll_team=Atlas Lacrosse Club

|former_mll_teams=Atlanta Blaze
Chesapeake Bayhawks

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1993|3|15|mf=y}}|birth_place=Rockville Centre, New York

|nationality={{USA}}|website=[https://www.15myles.com/]

|career_highlights=PLL:

3x All-Star (2019, 2021, 2022)
1x All-Pro (2021)

MLL:

2x All-Star (2017-2018)
1x All-Star Game MVP (2017)|former_pll_teams=Chaos Lacrosse Club
Redwoods Lacrosse Club|shoots=Right|former_nll_teams=New York Riptide|ncaa_team=Duke|class=2016|career_start=2016|nll_draft_year=2016|nll_draft=37th overall|nll_draft_team=New England Black Wolves}}

Myles Jones (born March 15, 1993), is an American professional lacrosse player with Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. He attended Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York, completed a post-graduate year at Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut and played collegiate lacrosse at Duke University.{{Cite news|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=205701290|title=Myles Jones Bio|work=goduke.com|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}

His signature move is the bull dodge.TorchPro. (2022, February 16). Myles Jones: Rapid Fire Q&A - TorchPro. https://torchpro.com/content/myles-jones-rapid-fire-qa/Foy, T. (2014, May 22). How Would You Defend Myles Jones? Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved November 5, 2023, from https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/how-would-you-defend-myles-jones-/28767Premier Lacrosse League. (2019, July 17). Breaking down the MYLES JONES BULL DODGE | Soul & Science Ep. 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXg5zh8VHAM

MLL career

Jones was selected 1st overall in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Atlanta Blaze.{{Cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/articles/atlanta-blaze-select-dukes-myles-jones-no1-overall-in-2016-mll-collegiate-draft|title=Atlanta Blaze Select Duke's Myles Jones No.1 Overall in 2 {{!}} Major League Lacrosse|last=Lacrosse|first=Major League|website=Major League Lacrosse|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}} After just 2 games with Atlanta, he was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks along with Atlanta's 2017 2nd round college draft pick for midfielder Matt Mackrides and Chesapeake's 2017 1st round college draft pick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebayhawks.com/articles/chesapeake-bayhawks-announce-trade-for-myles-jones|title=Chesapeake Bayhawks Announce Trade for Myles Jones {{!}} Chesapeake Bayhawks|last=Bayhawks|first=Chesapeake|website=Chesapeake Bayhawks|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/articles/myles-jones-wins-all-star-game-for-team-stripes|title=Myles Jones Wins All-Star Game for Team Stripes {{!}} Major League Lacrosse|last=Lacrosse|first=Major League|website=Major League Lacrosse|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}}

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 Premier Lacrosse League.{{Cite web|url=https://insidelacrosse.com//article/premier-lacrosse-league-announces-140-plus-player-list/53201|title=Premier Lacrosse League Announces 140-Plus Player List|website=insidelacrosse.com|access-date=2018-12-07}} Jones was selected to play in the 2019 PLL All-Star Game for Team Baptiste.

On February 29, 2020, Jones was traded from Chaos to Redwoods in exchange for Sergio Salcido and a second round pick in the 2020 PLL College Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PremierLacrosse/status/1233778912066297856|title=TRADE ALERT Chaos has traded @MylesJones_15 to the Redwoods for @SergioSalcido48 and a 2nd Round College Draft Pickpic.twitter.com/Kjdgl8TZot|last=League|first=Premier Lacrosse|date=2020-02-29|website=@PremierLacrosse|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}

After a poor start to the 2023 season which saw Jones scratched from the lineup, Jones was traded on August 7, 2023 to Atlas Lacrosse Club in exchange for Romar Dennis.{{Cite web |last=PLL |date=2023-08-08 |title=TRADE: Atlas LC and Redwoods LC agree to deal Romar Dennis for Myles Jones |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/trade-atlas-lc-and-redwoods-lc-agree-to-deal-romar-dennis-for-myles-jones |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}}

NLL career

Jones was a fourth round pick of the New England Black Wolves 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 New York Riptide, 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 National Lacrosse League, making his NLL debut five days later.{{Cite web|url=https://newyorkriptide.com/riptide-sign-long-island-native-and-two-time-national-champion-myles-jones/|title=Riptide Sign Long Island Native And Two-Time National Champion Myles Jones {{!}} New York Riptide|website=newyorkriptide.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://newyorkriptide.com/the-perfect-storm-brought-myles-jones-home-to-the-riptide/|title=The Perfect Storm Brought Myles Jones Home To The Riptide {{!}} New York Riptide|website=newyorkriptide.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-24}}

Awards and achievements

= College =

2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Duke)
2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Duke)
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:{{Cite web|title=Premier Lacrosse League Stats|url=https://stats.premierlacrosseleague.com/players/Myles-Jones-000278|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Premier Lacrosse League Stats|language=en}}{{MLLCareerStats|player_name=Myles Jones|season1_playoff_penalty_minutes=0.5|season2_penalties=2|season2_ground_balls=7|season2_shots=30|season2_assists=5|season2_2pt_goals=2|season2_goals=6|season2_games_played=6|season2_team=Redwoods LC|season2_year=2020|season1_playoff_faceoffs_att=0|season1_playoff_faceoffs_won=0|season1_faceoffs_att=0|season1_faceoffs_won=0|season1_ground_balls=9|season1_playoff_penalties=1|season1_year=2019|season1_playoff_ground_balls=4|season1_playoff_shots=8|season1_playoff_assists=1|season1_playoff_2pt_goals=0|season1_playoff_goals=2|season1_playoff_games_played=2|season1_penalty_minutes=0|season1_penalties=0|season1_shots=43|season1_assists=10|season1_2pt_goals=1|season1_goals=7|season1_games_played=10|season1_team=Chaos LC|season2_penalty_minutes=1.5|season3_games_played=9|season3_playoff_penalties=1|season3_playoff_ground_balls=1|season3_playoff_shots=4|season3_playoff_games_played=1|season3_goals=14|season3_ground_balls=14|season3_shots=39|season3_2pt_goals=1|season3_assists=17|season3_team=Redwoods LC|season3_year=2021|season3_playoff_penalty_minutes=0.5|season4_year=2022|season4_team=Redwoods LC|season4_games_played=10|season4_goals=12|season4_2pt_goals=3|season4_assists=7|season4_shots=55|season4_ground_balls=5|season4_penalties=2|season4_penalty_minutes=1|season4_playoff_games_played=1|season4_playoff_goals=1|season4_playoff_shots=4|season4_playoff_ground_balls=3|season5_year=2023|season5_team=Redwoods LC|season5_team_link=Redwoods Lacrosse Club|season5_games_played=5|season5_goals=3|season5_shots=20|season5_ground_balls=3|season5_penalties=1|season5_penalty_minutes=1|season3_team_link=Redwoods Lacrosse Club|season4_team_link=Redwoods Lacrosse Club|season6_year=2023|season6_team=Atlas LC|season6_team_link=Atlas Lacrosse Club|season6_games_played=3|season6_goals=3|season6_assists=4|season6_shots=12|season6_ground_balls=3|season6_playoff_games_played=1|season6_playoff_goals=1|season6_playoff_assists=1|season6_playoff_shots=7}}

= MLL =

{{MLLCareerStats|player_name=Myles Jones|season1_year=2016|season1_team_link=Atlanta Blaze|season1_games_played=2|season1_goals=2|season1_assists=1|season1_shots=9|season1_ground_balls=3|season2_year=2016|season2_team_link=Chesapeake Bayhawks|season2_games_played=7|season2_goals=15|season2_2pt_goals=4|season2_assists=12|season2_shots=52|season2_ground_balls=4|season3_year=2017|season3_team_link=Chesapeake Bayhawks|season3_games_played=14|season3_goals=23|season3_2pt_goals=2|season3_assists=14|season3_shots=87|season3_ground_balls=14|season4_year=2018|season4_team_link=Chesapeake Bayhawks|season4_goals=22|season4_2pt_goals=1|season4_assists=15|season4_shots=100|season4_ground_balls=7|season4_penalty_minutes=2|season4_playoff_games_played=1|season4_playoff_goals=2|season4_playoff_assists=1|season4_playoff_shots=7|season4_playoff_ground_balls=1|season4_games_played=14}}

= NLL =

{{NLLCareerStats|player_name=Myles Jones|season1_year=2020|season1_team=New York Riptide|season1_games_played=5|season1_goals=0|season1_assists=0|season1_loose_balls=21|season1_penalty_minutes=0}}

= NCAA =

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Team

!GP

!Pts

2013

|Duke

|18

|16

|21

2014

|Duke

|20

|37

|26

|63

2015

|Duke

|18

|40

|37

|77

2016

|Duke

|19

|33

|37

|70

colspan="2" |College Totals

|75

|126

|105

|231

Endorsements

On August 10, 2016, it was announced that Jones had signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Adidas.{{Cite news|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/myles-jones-signs-with-adidas-lacrosse/36031|title=Myles Jones Signs with Adidas Lacrosse|access-date=2018-06-26}}

{{Succession box

| title = McLaughlin Award

| years = 2015

| before = Tom Schreiber

| after = Incumbent

}}

{{Succession box

| title = McLaughlin Award

| years = 2016

| before = Incumbent

| after = Trevor Baptiste

}}