James Jones (born January 1, 1945)
is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player who was a six-time All-Star in the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

(ABA). A 6'4" guard born in

Tallulah, Louisiana Tallulah is a city in and the parish seat of Madison Parish, Louisiana, Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The 2010 population was 7,335, a decrease of 1,854, or 20.2 percent, from the 9,189 recorded at the 2000 United Sta ...

, Jones attended

Grambling State University Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage ...

Playing career

Jones was drafted by the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

's (NBA) Baltimore Bullets in 1967. Jones was also drafted by the

New Orleans Buccaneers The New Orleans Buccaneers were a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana the franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where it became the Pros, Tams and Sounds for four years before a ...

in the

1967 ABA Draft Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

. Since he was not a number one draft choice in the NBA, he began his professional career in the rival ABA where he was a number one draft choice, playing seven seasons for the

Memphis Pros Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memphis ...

and

Utah Stars The Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround. History prior to moving to ...

. Jones was one of the ABA's best players, averaging 19.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds during his seven years in that league. Jones finally joined the Bullets franchise in 1974, appearing in three seasons before retiring in 1977.

ABA and NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left; , , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans (ABA) , 78 , , - , , 41.7 , , .467 , , .222 , , .709 , , 5.7 , , 2.3 , , - , , - , , 18.8 , - , style="text-align:left" , , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans (ABA) , 77 , , - , , 41.4 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", .535* , , .143 , , .805 , , 5.7 , , 5.7 , , - , , - , , 26.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans (ABA) , 70 , , - , , 35.9 , , .497 , , .000 , , .810 , , 4.5 , , 4.9 , , - , , - , , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Memphis (ABA) , 80 , , - , , 37.6 , , .486 , , .571 , , .778 , , 4.8 , , 6.2 , , - , , - , , 19.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Utah (ABA) , 78 , , - , , 37.2 , , .512 , , .167 , , .779 , , 4.2 , , 5.6 , , - , , - , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Utah (ABA) , 80 , , - , , 35.6 , , .523 , , .000 , , .799 , , 4.2 , , 5.6 , , - , , - , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Utah (ABA) , 83 , , - , , 38.1 , , .550 , , .000 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", .884* , , 4.3 , , 5.2 , , 1.9 , , 0.4 , , 16.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, 73 , , - , , 19.5 , , .518 , , - , , .725 , , 5.2 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 64 , , - , , 17.7 , , .497 , , - , , .766, , 2.0 , , 1.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , - , , 11.0 , , .333 , , - , , .500 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 686 , , - , , 34.2 , , .509 , , .250 , , .785 , , 4.3 , , 4.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 16.6

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;",

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

, style="text-align:left;", New Orleans (ABA) , 17 , , - , , 46.2 , , .457 , , .000 , , .737 , , 6.9 , , 3.3 , , - , , - , , 22.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, style="text-align:left;", New Orleans (ABA) , 11 , , - , , 40.5 , , .552 , , .000 , , .761 , , 5.3 , , 5.4 , , - , , - , , 30.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

, style="text-align:left;", Memphis (ABA) , 4 , , - , , 32.5 , , .500 , , - , , .680 , , 6.0 , , 3.8 , , - , , - , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, style="text-align:left;", Utah (ABA) , 11 , , - , , 39.5 , , .541 , , - , , .714 , , 4.0 , , 6.3 , , - , , - , , 21.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

, style="text-align:left;", Utah (ABA) , 10 , , - , , 31.6 , , .492 , , - , , .795 , , 4.1 , , 4.3 , , - , , - , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, style="text-align:left;", Utah (ABA) , 18 , , - , , 41.2 , , .577 , , .000 , , .776 , , 4.8 , , 5.4 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 20.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 11 , , - , , 18.7 , , .453 , , - , , .909 , , 2.0 , , 1.9 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 7 , , - , , 23.6 , , .489 , , - , , .857, , 2.0 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.0 , , 8.9 , - , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 89 , , - , , 36.2 , , .517 , , .000 , , .758 , , 4.6 , , 4.2 , , 1.5 , , 0.2 , , 18.8

References

External links

Career Stats
@ basketball-reference.com

@ Remember the ABA {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jimmy 1945 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) draft picks Basketball players from Louisiana Grambling State Tigers men's basketball players Memphis Pros players New Orleans Buccaneers draft picks New Orleans Buccaneers players People from Tallulah, Louisiana Shooting guards Small forwards Utah Stars players Washington Bullets players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople