Outlook
Enters final season as a Rocket and is expected to take a larger leadership role on squad...Takes it to the basket strong and is someone who can ignite a fast break...One of top defensive players in the conference who has ability to be a lock-down defender...Has ranked in MAC’s Top 10 in steals each year as a Rocket and is fourth on UT’s career steal list.
2007-08
Started all 30 games and ranked eighth nationally with 2.60 steals per game...Ranked second on team in points (12.1 ppg), rebounds (5.0 rpg), assists (2.3 apg), free throws (94) and free-throw attempts (146)...Scored in double digits in 18 of 30 games and tallied double-digit points in a career-high seven straight games from 2/13-3/12...Sank career-high 16-of-19 free-throw attempts en route to a career-high 26 points in 90-83 (OT) win at Central Michigan (3/9)...His 16 free throws are tied for the third most in a game in school history...Registered a steal in all but two games, including a school-record tying seven thefts in 59-56 victory over Kent State (2/2)...Notched six steals on three occasions in wins over Missouri State (11/10), Drexel (12/8) and Oakland (12/29)...Scored 23 points and grabbed six boards in 77-70 loss to Vanderbilt (11/13)...Tallied only two career double-doubles with 14 pts.-10 reb. at Western Michigan (1/19) and 20 pts.-10 reb. vs. Buffalo (1/26)...Also produced 20-point effort in 76-70 setback at Dayton (11/21).
2006-07
Played in all 32 games...Selected to Academic All-MAC Team...Ranked fifth on team with 6.1 points per game...Ranked second on squad with 57 steals and third in MAC with 1.78 thefts per game...Shot team-high 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from three-point range after going 1-for-18 as a freshman...Scored season-high 16 points and tied season high with nine boards vs. Bowling Green (2/3)...Tallied 13 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two blocked shots in MAC Quarterfinal win over Eastern Michigan (3/8)...Notched 12 points (including six of UT’s last eight points in regulation and first basket in overtime) and tallied four steals in 79-75 (OT) win at Western Michigan (2/25)...Tallied 11 points and five steals in 77-57 win over Central Michigan (3/4)...Registered two other double-digit outings with 13 points vs. Northern Illinois (1/21) and 12 points at Vanderbilt (12/2)...Scored eight points and grabbed four steals vs. UNC Wilmington (12/16)...Notched four steals in UT’s 68-56 win over Eastern Michigan (2/13).
2005-06
Saw action in all 31 contests...Ranked second on team and seventh in MAC with 1.55 steals per game...Tied for fifth in MAC with 1.61 spg in conference games only...Registered season-high five steals twice vs. Eastern Michigan (1/26) and Oakland (12/28) to tie for most by a Rocket...Also grabbed four steals at Miami (1/18), Western Michigan (2/1) and Central Michigan (2/4)...Recorded season highs in points (11), rebounds (7) and minutes (28) in 65-63 loss at Detroit (2/18)... Tallied 10 points vs. SMU (11/27) to go along with five rebounds in 15 minutes in return to his hometown (Dallas, TX)...Sank two game-winning free throws with 3.9 seconds remaining en route to scoring 10 points in UT’s 67-66 win at Northern Illinois (1/24)...Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in Rockets’ 60-44 win over Kent State (2/7)...Tallied 10 points and collected three steals in UT’s 77-52 victory over Bowling Green (3/6) in MAC Tournament first-round game.
High School - Hillcrest H.S.
As a senior ? Earned second-team all-state and first-team all-district honors as well as team’s Offensive Player of the Year honors...Averaged 21 points, five rebounds and three assists per game...Rated by TexasBasketball.com as the 13th-best player in the state of Texas.
As a junior ? Averaged 15 points, three rebounds and two assists per game and made 71 three-point field goals en route to receiving Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year honors...Also received first-team all-district laurels.
Personal
Full name: Jonathan Demetrius Amos...Age: 21 (born Feb. 16, 1987 in Chicago, IL)...Son of Angel Amos...Has one sister, Raven (16)...Majoring in recreation and leisure studies.
Amos’ Career Highs
Points: 26 at Central Michigan (3/9/08)Rebounds: 10 (2 times, last vs. Buffalo (1/26/08)Assists: 5 (2 times, last vs. Eastern Michigan (3/4/08)Blocks: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (3/8/07)Steals: 7 vs. Kent State (2/2/08)Field Goals: 10 vs. Vanderbilt (11/13/07)Free Throws: 16 at Central Michigan (3/9/08)3-Pt. FGs: 2 (4 times, last at Western Michigan (1/19/08)Minutes: 41 at Central Michigan (3/9/08)
Up Close With Jonathan Amos
Nickname: “Mos.”
Favorite Food: Fried chicken.
Favorite All-Time Movie: “Love & Basketball.”
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Mavericks.
My Basketball Hero Growing Up Was: Michael Jordan.
Favorite Sport to Watch: Basketball.
The Best Thing About the New Savage Arena will be: The locker room.
Favorite Class: Psychology.
Favorite Spot on Campus: Student Union.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Jamaica.
If I could play another sport, it would be: Football.
Other than Toledo ? what team do you use in the NCAA Basketball video game? Texas.
Best Halloween Costume you had growing up: Little Giants.
Song you use to pump yourself up before a game: “I Whoop Yo Head Boy” by 50 Cent.
My Cell Phone Ring is: “My Leather So Soft.”
The Reason I Chose My Uniform Number is: It’s been my number since high school.
Age When You Started Playing Basketball: 13 years old.
If I could invite anyone, dead or alive, to dinner, it would be: Martin Luther King.
Favorite Arena You Have Played on the Road: Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center.
My Greatest Sports Moment is: Hitting the game-winning free throws to beat Northern Illinois my freshman year.
One word to describe myself is: Outgoing.
