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: | 1970–1973 |
Team2: | Dallas / Texas Chaparrals |
Years3: | 1973–1975 |
Team3: | San Antonio Spurs |
Years4: | 1975– |
Team4: | New York Nets |
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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]