ATLANTA – A pair of Jones College players will be on the national stage this weekend.
 
Jay Tyler and Dylan Rowe will be competing in the annual All-American JUCO Showcase Men's Basketball Invitational in Atlanta. 
 
It's the nation's top invite-only JUCO event since 2010 and over 300 college coaches will be in attendance. The All-American JUCO Showcase Invitational will feature some of the nation's best junior college players who are rising or returning sophomores or full qualifiers in junior college.
 
Tyler is a 6-foot-1 sophomore guard from Glen Allan and prepped at Cordova High School. Tyler played in 30 games as a freshman and averaged 3.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in just over 10 minutes a game. He added 35 assists and 13 steals and had a season-high 12 points twice.
 
Rowe is a 6-foot-3 freshman guard from Madison Central. He was a 2024-25 Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen and First Team All-State selection. He averaged 16.8 points, 8.2 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game in helping the Jaguars advance to the MHSAA 7A title game last season.
 
Thousands of scholarships have been earned and numerous future NBA players have participated in this event, including Chris Duarte, Gary Payton II, Duop Reath, Kadeem Allen, Jonathan Mogbo and many more.
 
Players will check in on July 11 with games taking place July 12-13. Morrow High School Gymnasium is the host facility for the showcase.