Marquette's Kam Jones wants to spend this season honoring one of his high school coaches.
He's off to a heck of a start.
Jones recorded the third triple-double in Marquette history Tuesday night by posting 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the 15th-ranked Golden Eagles' 76-58 victory over No. 6 Purdue. It was his first game since learning about the death of Terry Tippett, who coached Jones his freshman year at Evangelical Christian in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tippett died Saturday at age 79. He won six Tennessee state championships at three different high schools during a remarkable coaching career that ended in 2018, after Jones' freshman season at Evangelical Christian.
"I wanted to really dedicate this game to him and dedicate the rest of the season to him," Jones said.
