Wilbert Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

Career

A 6'8"

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born in

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, and played college basketball at Albany State University, he was named a Little All-American by UPI for the 1968–69 season, as the Golden Rams won their third consecutive Southeastern Athletic Conference regular season title. Jones was drafted in the fifth round of the

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by the

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and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft. Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in the

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as a member of the Miami Floridians, Memphis Pros/Tams and

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. After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 Jones was selected by the

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in the ABA Dispersal Draft and played two seasons (1976–1978) in the National Basketball Association for the

and Buffalo Braves. Jones won the 1975 ABA Championship with the 1974–75 Kentucky Colonels, and was named to the 1975 ABA All-Defense Team. In his ABA/NBA career, he tallied 8,482 total points, 5,560 total rebounds and 1,446 total assists. His brothers Caldwell Jones, Charles Jones and Major Jones all played in the NBA.

References

External links

Career statistics
at basketball-reference.com

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