Lamont Jones of Iona won the Haggerty Award in 2013, presented to the All Met Division I men’s player of the year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. He was given the honor at the 80th annual NIT/MBWA Haggerty Awards dinner at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY on April 15, 2013.

Lamont Jones enjoyed a truly outstanding senior season, leading the high-scoring Iona Gaels to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, and earned the 2013 Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award by a vote of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers.  

Jones, a 6-0, 196-pound senior guard from Harlem, NY, poured in 22.6 points per game, leading all area players and third in the nation. He recorded 32 double digit scoring games in 34 tries, including 23 with 20 or more points, six with 30 or more points, and his second 40-point effort of his career. A sparkling outside shooter, he shot 44% from the floor, including knocking down 56 treys, and was absolutely deadly from the line, shooting 88.8%, tops in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and 10th in the country, while leading the nation in free throws made (249). An excellent all-around player, Jones also averaged a team-high 3.4 assists per game, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per contest.

This also marked his third straight year in the NCAA Tournament, leading the Gaels to an at-large bid last year after transferring from the University of Arizona, where he was part of the 2011 Elite Eight team. This season, he has been honored as the MAAC Player of the Year and named to the NABC District 1 First Team.

In his standout career, Jones finished with 1851 career points. In his two years at Iona, he was particularly impressive, as in 67 games he averaged 19.2 ppg, leading Iona to a 45-22 mark, one MAAC regular season title and one MAAC Tournament title and the two tickets to the Big Dance. Jones is the 2nd straight Iona player to garner the Haggerty Award, following Scott Machado last season. Overall, he is the fifth Gael to win the Award, joining Warren Isaac (1965), Jeff Ruland (1980), and Gary Springer (1981).

 After declaring for the 2013 NBA draft, Jones started his professional career in Japan and now currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany.