Sahara Jones has been named San Antonio Player of the Year.

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1of14Veterans Memorial's Sahara Jones for the Express-News' 2018-19 All-Area girls basketball team. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / Staff photographer


San Antonio Veterans Memorial's Sahara Jones (23) pushes the ball against Flour Bluff's Kennedy Curtis (04) during their Region IV-5A semifinal game on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The Patriots defeated the Hornets, 35-31, to advance to the regional final game.Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

Player of the year
Sahara Jones
School, position: San Antonio Veterans Memorial, guard/forward
Height, class: 6-1, senior
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College: Texas A&M

Honors: Earned All-State honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Jones was also named the UIL state Class 5A all-tournament team. She was also named District 26-5A's MVP.
Highlights: Averaged 23.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals. Jones combined for 33 points in the Patriots' two state-tournament games. She had a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) in Veterans Memorial's 45-44 victory against Mansfield Timberview in the state semifinals.

Congrats Sahara