Rich Jones (basketball) explained

Rich Jones
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:27 December 1946
Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
High School:Lester (Memphis, Tennessee)
College:
Draft Year:1969
Draft Round:5
Draft Pick:58
Draft Team:Phoenix Suns
Career Start:1969
Career End:1977
Career Number:33
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:1969–1970
Team1:Pallacanestro Varese
Years2:19701973
Team2:Dallas / Texas Chaparrals
Years3:19731975
Team3:San Antonio Spurs
Years4:1975
Team4:New York Nets
Highlights:
Stats League:ABA and NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:7,922 (15.6 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:3,759 (7.4 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:1,394 (2.7 apg)
Bbr:jonesri01

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1976 ABA Finals Game 6 Denver Nuggets at New York Nets Thursday May 13, 1976. YouTube.