NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona sophomore forward Dwayne Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Greater Johnstown) was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's Player of the Week in men's basketball on Monday afternoon.

Jones had a strong pair of games for the Lions in road wins against AMCC opponents Mount Aloysius College and Alfred State College last week.

View the AMCC's release of Jones as its Player of the Week

In Penn State Altoona's 116-93 victory at Mount Aloysius last Wednesday, Jones shot 7-for-8 from the floor and made his lone foul shot to score 15 points, and he also finished with five rebounds, three steals, one assist, and one block. On Saturday, in a 96-64 win at Alfred State, Jones went 9-of-12 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line to score a season-high 23 points. He also secured 13 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season while adding three steals and a pair of assists.

On the week, Jones averaged 19.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game, 3.0 steals per game, and 1.5 assists per game. He shot an impressive 80.0 percent from the floor, going 16-for-20, to go along with a perfect 6-for-6 effort at the charity stripe.

Jones currently leads the AMCC in field goal percentage (65.9) while being second in blocks (40) and blocks per game (2.0), third in offensive rebounds (48), sixth in defensive rebounds (90) and total rebounds (138), and seventh in rebounds per game (6.9). Among all NCAA Division III men's basketball players, he is 39th in the country in blocks and blocks per game.

Penn State Altoona men's basketball is 13-7 overall, including a 9-1 mark in the AMCC. The Lions, who are winners of eight in a row, host conference opponent Pitt-Greensburg in Adler Arena this Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m.