James Jones (born January 1, 1945)
is an American former professional
basketball
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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 ...
.
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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 ]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 ...
/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
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, 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;", 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 ...
, 64 , , - , , 17.7 , , .497 , , - , , .766, , 2.0 , , 1.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 5.9
, -
, 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 ...
, 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
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, 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;", 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 ...
, 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;", 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 ...
, 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
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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