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Rich Jones
Personal information
Born (1946-12-27) December 27, 1946 (age 77)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
High school Lester (Memphis, Tennessee)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College
  • Illinois (1965–1967)
  • Memphis (1968–1969)
NBA Draft 1969 / Round: 5 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career 1969–1977
Career history
1969–1970 Pallacanestro Varese
1970–1973 Dallas / Texas Chaparrals
1973–1975 San Antonio Spurs
1975–1977 New York Nets
Career highlights and awards
  • European Champions Cup winner (1969-1970)
  • ABA champion (1976)
  • 2× ABA All-Star (1973, 1974)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (1964)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points 7,922 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds 3,759 (7.4 rpg)
Assists 1,394 (2.7 apg)

Richard Wesley "House" Jones (born December 27, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis, Jones played parts of seven seasons (1970–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals, the San Antonio Spurs, and the New York Nets. He won an ABA Championship with the Nets in 1976 and appeared in two ABA All-Star Games.

Jones also played one season for the Nets in the National Basketball Association after the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. In his ABA/NBA career, he averaged 15.6 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game.

The final score of Game 6 of 1976 ABA Finals was 112–106 with the Nets winning the ABA Championship over the Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2, in New York at the Nassau Coliseum. With 4 seconds left in the game, Jones, number 33 for the Nets that season, scored the last basket making him the last player to score points in the ABA.

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