The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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62 ■ THE WOLFPACKER BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2018-19 T e n Q u e s t i o n s W i t h S a c h a K i l l e y a - J o n e s Who would you like to see in concert that you haven't seen yet? Kanye West. Who is your favorite NBA player? LeBron James. Who is your favorite NBA team? Whoever I will be lucky enough to hopefully play for one day. Did you play close attention to your rankings in high school? I think everybody does. What is the toughest road venue you have played in? The SEC Tournament was a hostile environment. When you were playing traveling team basketball in high school, what was your favorite city to visit? Vegas, that was the most fun even though we couldn't do anything. If you could try a different college sport what would it be? Football. What's a long-term promise you have made to your family? To take care of them. Would you wear your NC State jersey in a social setting? For sure. What is your go-to restaurant for a date? Wendy's and get the 4 for $4. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN Analysis: Killeya-Jones will sit out this season per NCAA transfer rules after arriving from Kentucky over the summer. Career Highlights: Played in 34 of Kentucky's 37 games last year and notched a season-high nine points in a win over Harvard … Nearly had a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds against No. 4 Kansas … Had eight points and six rebounds in a NCAA Tournament win over Davidson … Scored a career-high 12 points during his freshman season in a win over Ten- nessee Martin … Was a McDonald's All-American in 2016 after having 13 games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds as a senior at Virginia Episcopal in Lynchburg, Va. … Was ranked by Rivals.com as a five-star player and the No. 24 overall prospect in the 2016 class. Personal: Son of Ley Killeya-Jones and Reggie Jones … Enjoys dual-citizenship with Great Britain due to his British-born mother … Has a brother … Birthday is Aug. 10. STATISTICS Year G-GS MPG PPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2016-17* 15-0 6.4 2.7 2.1 0.1 58.6 — 40.0 2017-18* 34-0 13.7 3.3 2.9 0.2 58.4 0.0 56.4 * at Kentucky SACHA KILLEYA-JONES 1 Jr. • Chapel Hill, N.C. • 6-11 • 220 F