WSU men reportedly land former 4-star guard from Big 12

The WSU Cougars picked up a commitment from TCU transfer R.J. Jones, The Athletic’s Tobias Bass reported Tuesday.

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Jones, a 6-foot-2 guard, is a former four-star recruit. He was the 98th-ranked overall prospect and the No. 1 recruit out of Utah in the class of 2023.

Jones originally committed to Kansas State and spent one season with the Wildcats before transferring to TCU.

After redshirting in his first year at TCU, Jones averaged 2.6 points and 6.2 minutes per contest over nine games while shooting 40% from the field and 35.3% from 3-point range for the Horned Frogs this season. Jones matched a career high with 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting in a non-conference game against Florida A&M on Dec. 21, 2025.

As a freshman at Kansas State during the 2023-24 season, Jones appeared in 28 of 34 games for the Wildcats. He averaged 2.4 points and 9.0 minutes while shooting 29.4% from the field and 27.3% from beyond the arc.

Jones is originally from Denton, Texas. He won a Class 6A state title at John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas, as a junior, averaging 19.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals.

He transferred to Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, for his senior season where he averaged 11.2 points, 5.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals.

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