Clarence William Jones (born March 18, 1966) is an American former professional

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player. His professional career spanned from 1989 to 2001, and included stops in the

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, France, Italy, and Venezuela.

College career

Jones played

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at the

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, from 1984–85 to 1987–88. He scored 981 career points, and helped lead the Hawkeyes to four consecutive berths into the NCAA Tournament. He appeared in 125 games, and averaged 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Although he was not selected in the NBA draft, Jones would play a total of 37 games in the 1988–89 NBA season, with the New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. Other professional highlights included being named to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1988–89, the All-CBA Second Team in 1989–90, and the CBA All-Star Game, in 1995. Jones retired from professional basketball after the 2000–01 season. As of March 2012 he owns a bank security company in his home state of Michigan. Since the inception of the team, Jones has served as head coach of the Windsor Express in the NBL of Canada.

References

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