Tampa - University of South Florida junior guard Dominique Jones earned his second BIG EAST Player of the Week honor after scoring 46 points to lead USF to a 109-105 overtime victory over Providence on Jan. 23.

Jones ended his night two points short of tying the BIG EAST single-game record, which is held by Eric Murdock of Providence, who scored 48 points against Pitt exactly 19 years to the day of Jones' performance on Jan. 23, 1991.

Jones did set the USF record for points in a game, previously held by Charlie Bradley, who knocked down 42 against Florida State Dec. 10, 1982.

In two games this week, Jones averaged 33.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 41.5 minutes per game. He shot 54.8 percent (23-42) from the field and 81.8 percent (18-22) at the free throw line.

In 45 minutes against Providence, Jones was two assists shy of a triple-double, scoring 46, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing eight assists. He shot 65.2 percent from the field, hitting 15-23 of his shots. He was 14-18 at the line for a 77.8 percent clip. Jones hit 9-of-10 shots in the second half, with his only miss being a three-point shot with three minutes left to play in the period.

At Cincinnati, Jones scored 21 points, hitting 8-of-19 from the field, and grabbed six rebounds in 38 minutes.

Jones is averaging 28.5 points per game over his last six contests and has scored 30 points or more in nine games with the Bulls: three times as a rookie, four games his sophomore season and now twice as a junior.

In his three-year career at USF, Jones has earned two Player of the Week honors, four Rookie of the Week awards and has been on the Weekly Honor Roll three times. Jones is a two-time BIG EAST Honorable Mention player and was selected to the Preseason BIG EAST Honorable Mention team.

Jones and the Bulls will be back in action Thursday at home against Seton Hall. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Quote of the Day: "There is no traffic on the extra mile." Chief Nelson

Managing your Basketball High School Years: 

Our Basketball Shooting Form Teaching/Training is set up to transition from elementary/middle school Shooting Form to Pro, at age 13. There are exceptions to the age for taller players (they may start younger).  

The Transition is to the Pro Form. The players 2 step off the 3R's Shooting Form is moved up to the top of the forehead. The remaining trained/learned steps are incorporated. A high School player will learn/train, for the Shooting Form that is the most Effective Shooting Form, of any level, including the Pro level. 

If a High School player has not taught/trained with the 3R's Shooting Form, he is at best, a high school shooter. The typical American player, considered a shooter (high school) is dedicated to putting in the time, putting up the shots. This is good BUT, it is not enough, and it will be corrosive without the Correct Information. 

A high school player should teach/train on the Shooting Form in the 9Th grade pre-season, if he/she misses that they should teach/train in the off-season. Players make the mistake of choosing to play instead of Learning/Training.  

The players fail to consider all those games that they play and miss the opportunity to showcase the most valuable skill a player can offer a high school, a college and a pro-team, the skill of Shooting the basketball. Why? Because they have not taken the appropriate time to Learn/Train instead they have bought the hype of playing for pay. 

Take the time to Learn/Train the Shooting Form and you will have the skill most coveted in basketball. Consider that the further you go in your High School years, you will still have time to Learn/Train but the sooner you start the more time you will have to Learn/Train and to showcase the skill. 

A college scout who sees a player hustling and in great shape but, with an average to below average shooting form that will not transition to the next level will have no interest on that player.  A player with Pro Shooting Form skills, with the rest of his skills and conditioning at average or even below High School level will draw the interest of most college scouts. Think about that! 

Quote of the Day: Marvin Harvey authored the phrase "Teaching/Training," it reflects his longstanding process of Teaching the players all about the Shooting Form and everything else he Teaches about the game of basketball. It is part of the Training, not just a workout but a lesson.

There's nothing like a little fatherly pressure to get the attention of Ole Miss point guard Chris Warren.

"His dad (Charles) was here from Florida and when his dad is here, I think Chris concentrates a little better," Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said after Warren led a balanced attack in an 84-56 victory over Central Florida on Tuesday night. "At least, it looked like it to me."

Terrico White had 21 points for the 14th-ranked Rebels (12-2), while Warren had 14 and broke the 1,000-point mark in his 60th game.

"I don't think I play as well when my family comes up to watch in person," said Warren, who missed most of last season after an injury required knee surgery. "But the coaches seem to think I play better when my dad is here, so whatever they say is fine with me."

The Rebels raced to an 8-0 lead and the margin quickly swelled to 19-4 with 15:54 left in the first half. By halftime, Ole Miss led 46-34 and UCF (8-6) never got closer than 18 points again.

"We're struggling shooting a little bit but you have to give credit to Ole Miss tonight. I thought they were very aggressive early in the game and got us back on our heels and uncomfortable," UCF coach Kirk Speraw said. "They just came out of the box and shot lights out."

Eniel Polynice had 16 points, five assists and three rebounds while Murphy Holloway added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Rebels, who shot 30 of 59 from the field (51 percent), including 11 of 28 from 3-point range.

Warren's 1,000th point came on a free throw with 12:44 left that gave the Rebels a 60-35 lead. The junior guard did not realize he had broken the mark until seeing it on the jumbotron after the free throw.

"I really didn't know I was close until just before the game today," Warren said. "My main focus was to get us off to a good start and we did that."

A.J. Rompza had 16 points for UCF, while Marcus Jordan added 13. The Golden Knights were 0 of 11 from 3-point range and shot 21 of 62 (34 percent) overall.

Quote of the Day: "Experience is nothing without knowledge. The more knowledge you have, the less fear." General Robert Tate...you can't learn to fly a plane with just one flying lesson...

Every Shot you take in the game of basketball should be a Free Throw (Shot)

The Free Throw is a great opportunity to do more than make a basket and get one point for the shooter's team. At HSTA, we teach you the opportunities that being on the free throw line gives the shooter beyond the one point.

We also incorporate the free throw into all of our shooting teachings, with the same principles; we keep it simple and make it successful, beyond getting a point.

We know, based on proven studies and practice, that you do not need to complicate the free throw shot with yoga like movements or ritual gimmicks, thereby missing the other opportunities available from the shot.

Quote of the day: “I sought with pride what only humility could help me find.” Saint Augustine. HSTA, Marvin Harvey, Tampa "Shooting Lab"

Posted on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at 9:23 p.m.

By Times Correspondent