Freshman season (2018–19) Jones made his college debut for Duke on November 6, 2018, chipping in 6 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in a 118–84 win over
Kentucky at the
Champions Classic. On December 20, he led his team to a 69–58 victory over
Texas Tech, collecting 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Jones suffered a shoulder injury on January 14, 2019, during a collision with Frank Howard of
Syracuse. He missed two games with the injury and returned on January 26 versus
Georgia Tech. In his freshman season at Duke, Jones averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game in 36 games for the Blue Devils.
Sophomore season (2019–20) On April 8, 2019, it was announced Jones would return to Duke for the
2019–20 season. He scored 15 points in his sophomore debut, a 68–66 win over
Kansas. Jones had a career-high 31 points in a 74–63 win over
Georgia State on November 15. Jones missed games against
Wofford and
Brown in late December with a mild foot injury. At the conclusion of the regular season, Jones was named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Jones averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore. After the season, Jones declared for the
2020 NBA draft. ==Professional career==