Casey Wonnenberg
After sitting on the bench for almost two basketball seasons, Matt Jones was welcomed back to Frost Arena with a standing ovation on March 2, 2004.
Although the 6-foot-6 junior center/forward continued to suffer from fatigue and had missed 16 straight games, he still impressed the crowd with his performance. In just 18 minutes of playing time, he led the team with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
“He is the best player I’ve ever coached,”said head coach Scott Nagy.
Jones informed Nagy that he would not be healthy enough to compete this year.
“I didn’t feel good enough over the summer to make me even think I could play this year,” Jones said.
Mononucleosis forced him to redshirt in 2002-03, and in 2004, Jones played 16 games despite his weakness. He had many tests and examinations to finally uncover the cause of his exhaustion. At one point, Jones thought he had Lyme disease.
“Losing him has a big effect on our team,” Nagy said. “We don’t have any kids in the jun
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