Mark Anthony Jones (born April 10, 1961) is a retired American professional

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player. He played

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. Jones played college basketball at St. Bonaventure before being drafted by the

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as the 82nd overall pick in the 4th round of the 1983 NBA draft. He never played for the Knicks and instead played six games in the NBA for the

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during the season.

Biography

Jones played for four seasons at St. Bonaventure University and averaged 15.2

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per game. In 1982 he was named to the All- Eastern Athletic Association first team and the following year he made the second team, with the conference being renamed the

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. Jones is currently the ninth leading scorer in St. Bonaventure history. Jones was drafted by the

as the 82nd overall pick in the 4th round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He was cut from the final roster shortly before the start of the season. Weeks later he signed with the

and he scored 7 points in six games.''This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the

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Jones played the rest of the season in the

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(CBA), appearing in 29 games for the

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. He averaged 10.8 points per game playing for coach

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as the Patroons won the CBA championship.1984-85 CBA Guide and Register, page 236

References

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