Edgar Jones (born June 17, 1956) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player who had a career the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) from 1980 to 1986.
Career
In his sophomore year playing
college basketball
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for the
University of Nevada, Reno
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, Jones led the school to a 15 - 12 win, the
Nevada Wolf Packs first win in eight seasons. During his time playing for the Wolf Pack (1975–79), Jones set the school's all-time points total record (1,877); a record which stood until broken by the Wolf Pack's
Nick Fazekas
Nicholas Ryan Fazekas (born June 17, 1985) is an American-born Japanese professional basketball player for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League in Japan.
Early career
Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colorado where h ...
on November 18, 2006. Jones' jersey number 32 was officially retired by the University of Nevada upon his retirement, he was the first Wolf Pack player to be given this honor.
After his graduation, Jones was taken in the second round (ninth pick) of the
1979 NBA Draft by the
Milwaukee Bucks
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. Over his career, he played for teams such as the
San Antonio Spurs
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and the
Cleveland Cavaliers. Edgar Jones participated in the 1984
Slam Dunk Contest
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, in Denver.
He also played for the Greek basketball club
Panathinaikos from 1988 to 1990 and for
Aris BC in the 1991-1992 season. He won the
Greek Basketball Cup in 1992.
See also
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References
External links
nba.com historical playerfilethedraftreview.com
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1956 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Aris B.C. players
Basketball players from Alabama
CB Peñas Huesca players
Centers (basketball)
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Detroit Pistons players
Lehigh Valley Jets players
Liga ACB players
Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball players
New Jersey Nets players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
People from Fort Rucker, Alabama
Power forwards (basketball)
San Antonio Spurs players
Yakima Sun Kings players