Askia Rahman Jones (born December 3, 1971) is an American-Venezuelan former professional

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player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard, Jones was not drafted by a

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team, but did play in 11 games for the

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, averaging 4.1 points a game and held a prominent career playing basketball in nine different countries. Today the former player lives with his Fiancé Emma Gonzalez, a Florida native who is of Cuban - Puerto descent and a healthcare executive for a large healthcare system.

Basketball career

A Kansas State University graduate born in

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, Jones left college as the third-leading scorer in its history. He finished his four-year college career averaging 14.8 points a game. His scoring prowess was demonstrated on March 24, 1994, when he scored 62 points in only 28 minutes against

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in the 1994 NIT quarterfinals, the second-highest postseason scoring total in college basketball history.ESPN's Top March Performances
/ref> The 14

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s scored by Jones in that game are a postseason record.NIT historical facts
/ref> He is also the last Division I men's player to date to have a 60-point regulation game; the only other players since then to score 60 points,

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in 2000 and Ben Woodside in 2008, respectively required two and three overtimes. The son of former

player

Wali Jones Walter Jones (born February 14, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard. Early life Born in Philadelphia, Jones played at Overbrook High School, the same school that had ...

, Jones, after brief spell with the

in 1994–95, took his game to

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, the

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and

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, in a professional career spanning almost two decades. He eventually received Venezuelan citizenship and played with

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in the

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, winning the bronze medal.

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@ basketballreference.com 1971 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from Philadelphia Flamengo basketball players Gaiteros del Zulia players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Joventut Badalona players Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players Liga ACB players Minnesota Timberwolves players Rockford Lightning players Shooting guards Trotamundos B.B.C. players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Shell Turbo Chargers players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub

Basketball career

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