Jonathan Ned

Height:
6-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brentwood, Calif.
High School:
Heritage High School
Prev Team:
Eastern Florida College

Final Bio (PDF)

2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Did not see action during the 2021-22 season due to a combination of illness and injury.
• Forced to stay in Athens when the team traveled to the Roman Legends Classic at the Prudential Center due to an illness.
• Did not dress out for the last 23 outings – since George Mason – after suffering a foot in practice.
• Took part in the Bulldogs’ pre-game “Senior Day” festivities against Tennessee.

2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Averaged 1.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game while logging 6.6 minutes of action in 14 contests during the season.
• Recorded season-best efforts of seven points, four rebounds, one block and 20 minutes played vs. North Georgia.
• Converted on 3-of-5 shots from the field, including his only 3-point attempt, en route to his seven points versus the Nighthawks.
• Active defensively, with a pair of steals in six minutes in the Bulldogs’ victory over Jacksonville.
• Also logged double-digit PT against Northeastern, with three points, one board and an assist in 11 minutes.
• Played in seven SEC outings, logging 4.6 minutes per game in those contests.
• Knocked down both of his 3-point attempts against Florida in Athens en route to producing his league-best outputs for points (six), rebounds (two) and minutes (10) against the Gators.

EFSC Career Highlights:
• Coached by Jeremy Shulman at Eastern Florida State College.
• Rated as the No. 15 junior college recruit in the nation by 247Sports.com, as well as listed at No. 49 by jucorecruiting.com.
• Started 28 of 63 games played with the Titans and scored 612 points, a 9.7 ppg average.
• Recorded 28 double-figure scoring games and five double-digit rebound performances, efforts which led to three double-doubles.
• Posted career highs of 25 points against Hartford Community College as a freshman and 17 rebounds versus TLAP Prep as a sophomore.

2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Helped the Titans post a 22-11 overall record and a 9-3 mark in Mid-Florida Conference play.
• Earned second-team All-Mid-Florida Conference honors.
• Started 19 of 27 games played and averaged 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 26.9 minutes of PT per game.
• Notched 11 double-figure scoring outputs, headlined by a season-high 21 points against Daytona State on Feb. 15, and three double-digit rebound counts.
• Posted a pair of double-double performances – 16 points and 17 boards versus TLAP Prep on Nov. 6 and 13 points and 10 boards against Bevill State on Nov. 30.

2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Played in all 36 games, with nine starts.
• Averaged 9.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while seeing 14.9 minutes per outing.
• Extremely productive in his court time, averaging what would be 26.3 points per 40 minutes.
• Posted 17 double-figure scoring outputs, including a trio of 20-point performances, and a two double-digit rebound counts.
• Helped Eastern Florida State to a 28-8 overall finish, a second straight Mid-Florida Conference title and a trip the “Elite Eight” round of the NJCAA National Championship Tournament.
• After receiving an at-large bid to the NJCAA Tourney, No. 10 seed EFSC knocked off Allegany (Md.) and No. 7 seed Seward County (Kansas) before falling to No. 2 seed South Plains (Texas) in the “Elite Eight” Round.
• Opened his career with a 23-point outburst – on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor – against East Georgia State College on Nov. 2.
• Poured in a season-high 25 points versus Hartford Community College on Nov. 15.
• Followed that with a season-most 12 rebounds against Harcum College in the Titans’ next outing on Nov. 16.
• Notched a double-double with 12 points to go along with his dozen boards versus Harcum.
• Wrapped up his freshman campaign with a pair of double-digit outputs against Seward County (12 points) and South Plains (11 points) in the “Sweet 16” and “Elite Eight” rounds of the NJCAA Tournament, respectively.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Pat Cruickshank at Heritage High School.
• Finished his career ranked No. 2 among all-time scoring leaders for the Patriots, with 1,331 points.
• Helped Heritage set a school record with 71 wins during his career, including a combined 56-8 mark during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns.
• Named Most Valuable Player of the Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) as both a junior and a senior.
• Tabbed first-team All-Bay Area in both 2017 and 2018.
• As a senior, averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while leading the Patriots to a 29-3 record.
• Scored a school-record 681 points during his senior season.
• His senior year, Heritage went undefeated in league play while winning the BVAL Championship, captured the North Coast Section Division I Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NorCal Tournament.
• Exploded for 37 points in a 100-98, double-overtime victory over Dublin High in the semifinals of the 2018 North Coast Section Division I tournament. Scored the game’s decisive points on a pair of free throws with 7.4 seconds left in the second extra period.
• Scored 27 points in a 71-66 win over Clayton Valley Charter School in the championship game of the North Coast Section D-I championship game in Heritage’s first trip to the section final.
• As a junior, averaged 17.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and helped Heritage finish 27-5 overall.
• In 2017, the Patriots won the BVAL title, advanced to the semifinals of the North Coast Section and reached the semifinals of the NorCal Tournament.

Personal:
• Born May 12, 2000, Jonathan is the son of James and Josephine Ned and is majoring in Communications.
• Recipient of the Thomas and Sara Cooney Men’s Basketball Scholarship for 2020-21 and 2021-22.