Mark Jones (basketball, born 1961) explained

Mark Jones
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:10 April 1961
Birth Place:Rochester, New York
Nationality:American
High School:East (Rochester, New York)
College:St. Bonaventure (1979–1983)
Draft Year:1983
Draft Round:4
Draft Pick:82
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Number:11
Career Position:Point guard
Team1:New Jersey Nets
Years2:1983–1984
Team2:Albany Patroons
Highlights:
  • CBA champion (1984)
Bbr:jonesma02

Mark Anthony Jones (born April 10, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played point guard. Jones played college basketball at St. Bonaventure before being drafted by the New York Knicks as the 82nd overall pick in the 4th round of the 1983 NBA draft. He never played for the Knicks and instead played six games in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets during the season.

Biography

Jones played for four seasons at St. Bonaventure University and averaged 15.2 points per game. In 1982 he was named to the All-Eastern Athletic Association first team and the following year he made the second team, with the conference being renamed the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1] Jones is currently the ninth leading scorer in St. Bonaventure history.[2]

Jones was drafted by the New York Knicks as the 82nd overall pick in the 4th round of the 1983 NBA draft. He was cut from the final roster shortly before the start of the season.[3] Weeks later he signed with the New Jersey Nets and he scored 7 points in six games.[4] Jones played the rest of the season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), appearing in 29 games for the Albany Patroons. He averaged 10.8 points per game playing for coach Phil Jackson as the Patroons won the CBA championship.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlantic Ten Conference. November 23, 2013.
  2. Web site: Men's basketball Legends Celebration to be held Oct. 15. 3 September 2005. November 23, 2013.
  3. Web site: Mark Jones Transactions. November 23, 2013.
  4. This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the Spanish Wikipedia
  5. 1984-85 CBA Guide and Register, page 236