| Wil Jones | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1947 |
| Birth Place: | McGehee, Arkansas, U.S. |
| High School: | Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas) |
| College: | Albany State (1966–1969) |
| Draft Year: | 1969 |
| Draft Round: | 5 |
| Draft Pick: | 69 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career Start: | 1969 |
| Career End: | 1978 |
| Career Number: | 14, 11, 22, 24 |
| Career Position: | Power forward |
| Years1: | 1969–1970 |
| Team1: | Miami Floridians |
| Years2: | 1970–1974 |
| Team2: | Memphis Pros / Tams |
| Years3: | 1974–1976 |
| Team3: | Kentucky Colonels |
| Team4: | Indiana Pacers |
| Team5: | Buffalo Braves |
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| Stats League: | ABA and NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 8,482 (11.7 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 5,560 (7.7 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 1,446 (2.0 apg) |
Wilbert Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'8" forward born in McGehee, Arkansas, and played college basketball at Albany State University,[1] he was named a Little All-American by UPI for the 1968–69 season, as the Golden Rams won their third consecutive Southeastern Athletic Conference regular season title.[2] Jones was drafted in the fifth round of the 1969 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft.[3]
Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians, Memphis Pros/Tams and Kentucky Colonels.
After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 Jones was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the ABA dispersal draft[4] and played two seasons (1976–1978) in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers and Buffalo Braves.
Jones won the 1975 ABA Championship with the 1974–75 Kentucky Colonels,[5] and was named to the 1975 ABA All-Defense Team.[6] In his ABA/NBA career, he tallied 8,482 total points, 5,560 total rebounds and 1,446 total assists.
His brothers Caldwell Jones, Charles Jones and Major Jones all played in the NBA.