Johnny Jones (basketball, born 1943)
Personal information | |
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Born | Washington, D.C. | March 12, 1943
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
NBA draft | 1966: 5th round, 46th overall pick |
Drafted by | Baltimore Bullets |
Playing career | 1965–1977 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 27, 14 |
Career history | |
1965–1967 | Allentown Jets |
1967–1968 | Boston Celtics |
1968–1969 | Kentucky Colonels |
1969–1970 | Allentown Jets |
1970–1974 | Scranton Apollos |
1974–1975 | Allentown Jets |
1975–1976 | Trenton Capitols |
1976–1977 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
John Jones (born March 12, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player.
Jones played for the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles freshman team during the 1963–64 season.[1] He joined the Allentown Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for the 1965–66 season.[1] Jones was selected in the 1966 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets.[1]
Jones played one season (1967–68) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 4.2 points per game and won an NBA Championship ring when the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1968 NBA Finals. He later played for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association. Jones played in the EPBL / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Allentown Jets, Scranton Apollos, Trenton Capitols and Brooklyn Pros / Wilkes-Barre Barons from 1969 to 1977.[2] He won EPBL/EBA championships with the Jets in 1970[3] and Apollos in 1971.[4] Jones was selected to the All-Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) Second Team with the Scranton Apollos in 1972.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
NBA/ABA
[edit]Source[6]
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967–68† | Boston | 51 | 9.3 | .340 | .618 | 2.2 | .5 | 4.2 | |
1968–69 | Kentucky (ABA) | 29 | 15.5 | .380 | .000 | .577 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
Career | 80 | 11.6 | .358 | .000 | .597 | 2.9 | .8 | 5.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968† | Boston | 5 | 2.0 | .500 | – | .8 | .0 | 1.2 |
Reference
[edit]- ^ a b c "Johnny Jones". The Draft Review. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Johnny Jones minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "1969-70 Allentown Jets Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "1970-71 Scranton Apollos Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Johnny Jones minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Johnny Jones NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Allentown Jets players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
- Boston Celtics players
- NBA championship–winning players
- Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- DeMatha Catholic High School alumni
- Kentucky Colonels players
- Milwaukee Bucks expansion draft picks
- Small forwards
- Undrafted NBA players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs