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Jimmy Jones
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Personal information
Born (1945-01-01) January 1, 1945 (age 79)
Tallulah, Louisiana, U.S.
High school McCall (Tallulah, Louisiana)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College Grambling State (1963–1967)
NBA Draft 1967 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Pro career 1967–1977
Career history
1967–1971 New Orleans Buccaneers / Memphis Pros
1971–1974 Utah Stars
1974–1977 Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • 6× ABA All-Star (1968–1971, 1973, 1974)
  • 3× All-ABA First Team (1969, 1973, 1974)
  • ABA All-Rookie First Team (1968)
  • ABA All-Time Team
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points 11,366 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds 2,930 (4.6 rpg)
Assists 3,069 (4.5 apg)

James Jones (born January 1, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player who was a six-time All-Star in the American Basketball Association (ABA), one of only four players to be named an ABA All-Star six times in its nine-year history.

A 6'4" guard born in Tallulah, Louisiana, Jones attended Grambling State University.

Playing career

Jones was drafted by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Baltimore Bullets in 1967. Jones was also drafted by the New Orleans Buccaneers in the 1967 ABA Draft.

Since he was not a number one draft choice in the NBA, he began his professional career in the rival ABA where he was a number one draft choice, playing seven seasons for the New Orleans Buccaneers/Memphis Pros and Utah Stars. Jones was one of the ABA's best players, averaging 19.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds during his seven years in that league. Jones finally joined the Bullets franchise in 1974, appearing in three seasons before retiring in 1977.

ABA and NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Bold Denotes career highs

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1967–68 New Orleans (ABA) 78 – 41.7 .467 .222 .709 5.7 2.3 – – 18.8
1968–69 New Orleans (ABA) 77 – 41.4 .535* .143 .805 5.7 5.7 – – 26.6
1969–70 New Orleans (ABA) 70 – 35.9 .497 .000 .810 4.5 4.9 – – 20.7
1970–71 Memphis (ABA) 80 – 37.6 .486 .571 .778 4.8 5.9 – – 19.6
1971–72 Utah (ABA) 78 – 37.2 .512 .167 .779 4.8 6.2 – – 15.5
1972–73 Utah (ABA) 80 – 35.6 .523 .000 .799 4.2 5.6 – – 16.7
1973–74 Utah (ABA) 83 – 38.1 .550 .000 .884* 4.3 5.2 1.9 0.4 16.8
1974–75 Washington 73 – 19.5 .518 – .725 5.2 1.9 1.0 0.1 7.1
1975–76 Washington 64 – 17.7 .497 – .766 2.0 1.9 0.5 0.1 5.9
1976–77 Washington 3 – 11.0 .333 – .500 1.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 2.0
Career 686 – 34.2 .509 .250 .785 4.3 4.5 1.2 0.2 16.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968 New Orleans (ABA) 17 – 46.2 .457 .000 .737 6.9 3.3 – – 22.1
1969 New Orleans (ABA) 11 – 40.5 .552 .000 .761 5.3 5.4 – – 30.2
1971 Memphis (ABA) 4 – 32.5 .500 – .680 6.0 3.8 – – 16.3
1972 Utah (ABA) 11 – 39.5 .541 – .714 4.0 6.3 – – 21.0
1973 Utah (ABA) 10 – 31.6 .492 – .795 4.1 4.3 – – 16.3
1974 Utah (ABA) 18 – 41.2 .577 .000 .776 4.8 5.4 1.5 0.3 20.8
1975 Washington 11 – 18.7 .453 – .909 2.0 1.9 1.5 0.1 6.2
1976 Washington 7 – 23.6 .489 – .857 2.0 2.4 1.4 0.0 8.9
Career 89 – 36.2 .517 .000 .758 4.6 4.2 1.5 0.2 18.8

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