Drugs and mental problems had warped Jones' sense of reality as he approached Watson and the group of students.The students laughed and sneered at Jones as he thought he was still in high school, getting ready to play Watson in a game later in the week. Indiana defeated Penn State 78-75. "He had told me that he had gotten involved in drugs," Watson said. 6-4, 170 | Class of 2016 . He appeared in 33 games for the Hoosiers that year, averaging 3.5 points per game. August 30, 2020 IU played against Penn State last season on the road and When Jones was a member of the Hoosiers, he played against the Nittany Lions twice, totaling 25 minutes combined and scoring four points. "All of the sudden, I look down the hall and here comes Curtis walking down the hall," Watson said.Jones was not himself and he had not been for a while - and Watson could tell. "Maybe, if Curtis had been guided another way, maybe some of that tragedy wouldn't have come about," Watson said.Yet, Jones continued to fall on the wrong side of the line that separates success and failure. Watch 18-year-old Curtis Jones' spectacular winning goal for Liverpool against Everton in the FA Cup from all the angles. He developed schizophrenia and began to spend time in and out of mental hospitals. "But the things that you would hear about Curtis was that he really was a genius when it came to basketball. It was the first high school basketball game to ever be broadcast on television in Michigan.Of course, it was Jones that hit the game-winning shot, giving Northwestern a 63-61 victory. 2-ranked Jayhawks 103-99. "Now, we're looking at it for a release in March to coincide with March's reading month and, also, the NCAA basketball tournament. He could help teams win.Amazingly, Jones even got into a junior college in Idaho in an attempt to try and get grades in order to play for a spot at the University of Michigan. "Photo of Curtis Jones (right) with Detroit Northwestern teammate John Mayberry. He averaged 21.9 minutes a game — double his time with IU — and scored 8.1 points per game. Curtis Jones is a 6-3, 170-pound Shooting Guard from Highland Springs, VA.
"Basketball was the only gift that Jones could share with the world. (Courtesy photo)Fast forward a few years after Jones' game-winning shot against Pershing and Watson was a 21-year-old and getting ready to start his day as a student teacher at Detroit Northwestern High School. "Of all of the players that have fallen through the cracks over the years, none probably fell as far as Jones. Starting the search by Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Curtis Jones Film 21 The heartbreaking story of Detroit’s greatest basketball player.
He appeared in 33 games for the Hoosiers that year, averaging 3.5 points per game. "And that became Jones' thing. "LSD and all of those psychedelic type of drugs. You know, you get a guy who is a genius in one part of his life, man, you need the proper mental health care. Jones will make his return to Bloomington as IU and Penn State will be playing one another at Curtis Jones never played at a major college and he certainly never made it to the pros. "(Thomas), the way he is, he threw Curtis the basketball," Watson recalled. Curtis Jones was the basketball genius who couldn't even spell his own name.Everything about Jones' life is as remarkable as it is tragic, all the way up to his death in 1999 at the age of 50. Published Jun 11, 2019 5:32 pm He went to let his students into his room for health class when he saw a familiar face walking down the hallway. More amazing than Jones' game-winning shot, however, was his stat line for the game: 2 points, 25 assists.That game, in particular, caught the eye of Buddy Moorehouse, the Vice President of Communications for the Michigan Association of Public School Academies. The Daily Rundown is published Monday through Friday and gives you a quick look at the day's top stories.Friday's weekly recap will let you catch up on the most important and most popular stories of the week.Find out what the IDS is saying about IU basketball. "We always went head to head against each other and I could look at the stat sheet and say that I outplayed Curtis because I could score a lot. He was just there to play basketball.Jones was just a basketball player to those that paid any attention to him. Did Curtis get it?
Very few people even bothered to find out that he was illiterate because he was so good at basketball.
"Basketball was the only gift that Jones could share with the world. (Courtesy photo)Fast forward a few years after Jones' game-winning shot against Pershing and Watson was a 21-year-old and getting ready to start his day as a student teacher at Detroit Northwestern High School. "Of all of the players that have fallen through the cracks over the years, none probably fell as far as Jones. Starting the search by Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Curtis Jones Film 21 The heartbreaking story of Detroit’s greatest basketball player.
He appeared in 33 games for the Hoosiers that year, averaging 3.5 points per game. "And that became Jones' thing. "LSD and all of those psychedelic type of drugs. You know, you get a guy who is a genius in one part of his life, man, you need the proper mental health care. Jones will make his return to Bloomington as IU and Penn State will be playing one another at Curtis Jones never played at a major college and he certainly never made it to the pros. "(Thomas), the way he is, he threw Curtis the basketball," Watson recalled. Curtis Jones was the basketball genius who couldn't even spell his own name.Everything about Jones' life is as remarkable as it is tragic, all the way up to his death in 1999 at the age of 50. Published Jun 11, 2019 5:32 pm He went to let his students into his room for health class when he saw a familiar face walking down the hallway. More amazing than Jones' game-winning shot, however, was his stat line for the game: 2 points, 25 assists.That game, in particular, caught the eye of Buddy Moorehouse, the Vice President of Communications for the Michigan Association of Public School Academies. The Daily Rundown is published Monday through Friday and gives you a quick look at the day's top stories.Friday's weekly recap will let you catch up on the most important and most popular stories of the week.Find out what the IDS is saying about IU basketball. "We always went head to head against each other and I could look at the stat sheet and say that I outplayed Curtis because I could score a lot. He was just there to play basketball.Jones was just a basketball player to those that paid any attention to him. Did Curtis get it?
Very few people even bothered to find out that he was illiterate because he was so good at basketball.