THIS YEAR: Justin Jones finally had a chance to focus this past offseason exclusively on basketball, and he enters his senior year in contention for the starting point guard position ... Played three seasons of football with the Cougars before joining the basketball program a year ago once his football eligibility was finished ... Spent the offseason developing his game to suit his outstanding quickness and strength at the point guard position ... Brings an added dimension with game-breaking speed and quickness that will allow the Cougars to push the tempo offensively.
2011-12 (junior): After four years away from the sport, joined the basketball team less than a month after completing a 12-game football season, playing in 22 of the Cougars' final 23 games of the year ... Scored 28 points with 15 rebounds and 13 assists while averaging 7.3 minutes per game ... Scored a season-high six points in 15 minutes of action in the GSAC Tournament semifinals against eventual NAIA national champion Concordia.
AZUSA PACIFIC (Football): Played three seasons of football at Azusa Pacific, completing his football eligibility during the Cougars' 2011 playoff run through the NAIA quarterfinals.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played his 2008 freshman season for head coach Dannie Walker at Sacramento City (Calif.) Community College ... Played special teams and wide receiver for the Panthers and returned three kickoffs a combined 50 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played two years of varsity basketball for head coach Phil Gates at Capital Christian in Sacramento, Calif. ... Averaged 19.2 points as a 2008 senior, twice scoring a career-high 33 points in a game ... Also played two years of varsity football for head coach Carl Zierhut, earning two-time All-CIF Sac Joaquin recognition as a wide receiver ... Registered 1,598 receiving yards and 15 TDs in a two-year career in which the Cougars went 17-5 on the gridiron ... Had a career-high 80-yard TD catch as a 2006 junior.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 30, 1989 in Sacramento, Calif. ... Parents are Grant and Tiffany Faulk ... Has one sister (Brea) ... Majoring in applied exercise science ... Wants to become a basketball coach after graduation.
