Point guard prospect chooses Arizona over Florida

Lamont "Mo Mo" Jones, a 5-foot-11 combination guard from Oak Hill Academy who visited Florida last week, has committed to Arizona, his high school coach, Steve Smith, told Goazcats.com.

"He left a message on my phone and said he did (commit to Arizona)," Smith said.

"I think he's going to be a good player. He's a freshman and he can play both guard spots. That helps as a freshman. If you get stuck in one position, sometimes it’s hard to get minutes as a freshman. The fact that he can play one or two, I think it helps that he can play."

Calls to Smith at Oak Hill from The Sun earlier in the week were not returned.

The recruitment of Jones became a big issue for the Gators after starting point guard Nick Calathes left school early to sign with a professional team in Greece and high school prospects John Wall and Eric Bledsoe signed national letters of intent with Kentucky. Florida also was in the running for Miami-Dade Community College guard Rico Pickett, who opted to sign with Manhattan.

A former USC signee, Jones got a release from his letter of intent when coach Tim Floyd resigned amongst NCAA allegations earlier this month. Previously committed to Louisville and Virginia Tech before signing with USC, Jones listed UF and Arizona as his finalists in the end.