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RISE Above: Adam Jones

By Jon Mahoney
ESPN RISE Magazine

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan is the ultimate in luxury. The lobby resembles the Roman Colosseum with its marble pillars, and the cheapest rooms go for $600 a night. Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) senior forward Adam Jones stayed there in August while visiting Connecticut's Fairfield University -- where he had committed earlier in the summer -- and watching teammate Austin Rivers play in the Boost Mobile Elite 24 in the Bronx. Life is good for Adam now. Two years ago, it was anything bu ...

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