On January 10, the University of Texas basketball team announced sophomore Andrew Jones had been diagnosed with leukemia and had begun treatment.
In the days since the announcement, the Big 12 community has rallied around Jones and the Longhorns to show their support.
LISTEN: Shaka Smart talks Texas' support of Andrew Jones after diagnosis
It began the night of Jan. 10, when Texas pulled out a dramatic 99-98 OT win at home over a ranked TCU squad. The Longhorns held Jones’s jersey up before the game in an awesome show of solidarity.
After a double OT win over No. 16 TCU, Texas carried the jersey of sophomore Andrew Jones, who is battling leukemia. (via @LonghornNetwork) pic.twitter.com/vIa2kNise1
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) January 11, 2018
At Texas’s next game three days later, vs. Oklahoma State, the Cowboys wore special shooting shirts to honor Jones:
The Cowboys will wear these special shooting shirts in honor of Texas guard Andrew Jones. We're behind you all the way, Andrew! #Big12Family #okstate pic.twitter.com/L1JScWCAzk
— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 13, 2018
On Jan. 17, Texas Tech did the same thing, donning Jones’s No. 1:
Stay strong, Andrew. Keep fighting. pic.twitter.com/sRdJZqZ77j
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) January 18, 2018
On Jan. 20, West Virginia expressed a conference-wide solidarity for Jones with “Big 12 Strong” t-shirts:
Earlier this season, Texas sophomore guard Andrew Jones was diagnosed with leukemia.
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) January 20, 2018
Today, the West Virginia Mountaineers showed their support for the Longhorns. pic.twitter.com/oIfNHl1dIb
The Longhorns have also added a patch to their jerseys, which they'll wear for the rest of the season:
Texas will wear these permanent patches on our jerseys as well as these warm ups in honor of @DrewdotCash
— Texas Basketball (@TexasMBB) January 18, 2018
We are behind you #AJ1, always. pic.twitter.com/Xfjlpgh0hh
You can donate to the fund Jones and his family have set up at this link.
Official & family-approved web site has been created for donations to the family of @DrewdotCash to assist with medical & necessary family expenses as permitted within NCAA rules. #TexasFamily #AJ1 https://t.co/lnWqL9YqrM pic.twitter.com/rlEkuMhyNR
— Texas Basketball (@TexasMBB) January 12, 2018
