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American basketball player

Edgar Jones
Personal information
Born (1956-06-17) June 17, 1956 (age 68)
Fort Rucker, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolBarringer (Newark, New Jersey)
CollegeNevada (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1979–1995
PositionPower forward / center
Number42, 44
Career history
1979–1980Lehigh Valley Jets
1980–1981New Jersey Nets
1981–1983Detroit Pistons
1983–1984San Antonio Spurs
1984–1986Cleveland Cavaliers
1988–1990Panathinaikos
1990Peñas Huesca
1991–1992Aris
1994–1995Yakima Sun Kings
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,257 (9.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,745 (4.8 rpg)
Blocks455 (1.3 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Edgar Jones (born June 17, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player, who had a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1980 to 1986.

College career

In his sophomore year of college basketball, with the University of Nevada, Reno, Jones led the school to a 15–12 record, the Nevada Wolf Packs first winning season in eight seasons. During his time playing for the Wolf Pack (1975–79), Jones set the school's all-time total points scored record with 1,877 points; a record which stood until broken by the Wolf Pack's Nick Fazekas, on November 18, 2006. Jones' jersey number 32 was officially retired by the University of Nevada, upon his retirement. He was the first Wolf Pack player to be given that honor.

Professional career

After his graduation from college, Jones was drafted in the second round, with the 31st overall pick of the 1979 NBA draft, by the Milwaukee Bucks. During his NBA career, he played for teams such as the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jones also participated in the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest, in Denver.

Jones also played professionally in the Greek Basket League. He played with the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens, from 1988 to 1990. He also played with the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki, in the 1991–92 season. With Aris, he won the Greek Cup title in 1992.

See also

References

  1. "Edgar Jones' star still burns brightly in the mind of longtime Wolf Pack fans". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. Murray, Chris (February 13, 2019). "Nevada basketball to retire number of former star Nick Fazekas". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

External links

1979 NBA draft
First round
Second round
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