Charles "Gadget" Jones (born April 3, 1957) is a retired American professional

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player. Although a raw offensive player, he possessed shot-blocking ability.

Basketball career

A 6'9"

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from

Albany State University Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia (USG). Albany State Un ...

, Jones was selected 165th overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

, arriving in

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four years later. He played in 15 seasons with five teams: the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

, the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

, the

Washington Bullets The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

, the

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...

and the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...

. Jones won an

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with the Rockets in 1995, appearing in 19 out of 22

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contests. He retired three seasons later with career averages of 2.5 points, 4.5

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, and 1.6 blocks per game. His biggest scoring output came on January 8, 1986: 17 points against the team who drafted him, the Suns. Four years later, against the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

, Jones blocked a career-best 10 shots, in 49 minutes. Jones played four minutes in his final NBA game on May 3, 1998; Jones, having done so aged 41 years and 30 days, stands as the 11th oldest player in NBA history.

Personal life

Jones' brothers,

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Major Jones Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. Born in McGehee, Arkansas, he attended and played college basketball at Albany State University. He was ...

, all played at Albany State and in the NBA.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

Career stats at Basketball-Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Charles 1957 births Living people African-American basketball players Albany State Golden Rams men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Arkansas Bay State Bombardiers players Centers (basketball) Chicago Bulls players Detroit Pistons players Houston Rockets players Maine Lumberjacks players People from McGehee, Arkansas Philadelphia 76ers players Phoenix Suns draft picks Power forwards (basketball) Tampa Bay Thrillers players Washington Bullets players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople

Basketball career

Personal life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links