Charles "Gadget" Jones (born April 3, 1957) is an American retired professional
basketball
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player.
Although a raw offensive player, he possessed
shot-blocking ability.
Basketball career
A 6'9"
forward
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–
center
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from
Albany State University
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, Jones was selected 165th overall in the
1979 NBA draft
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by the
Phoenix Suns
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, arriving in
the league
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four years later. He played in 15 seasons with five teams: the
Philadelphia 76ers
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, the
Chicago Bulls
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, the
Washington Bullets
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, the
Detroit Pistons
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and the
Houston Rockets
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.
Jones played in the
Continental Basketball Association
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(CBA) for the
Maine Lumberjacks
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during the 1979–80 and 1982–83 seasons,
Bay State Bombardiers
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during the 1983–84 season and the
Tampa Bay Thrillers
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during the 1984–85 season.
He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1984, All-Defensive First Team in 1983 and 1984, and All-Defensive Second Team in 1985.
[
Jones won an ]NBA Championship
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with the Rockets in 1995, appearing in 19 out of 22 postseason contests. He retired three seasons later with career averages of 2.5 points, 4.5 rebounds
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, and 1.6 blocks per game. His biggest scoring output came on January 8, 1986: 17 points against the team who drafted him, the Suns. Four years later, against the Orlando Magic
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, Jones blocked a career-best 10 shots, in 49 minutes.
Jones played four minutes in his final NBA game on May 3, 1998; Jones, having done so aged 41 years and 30 days, stands as the 11th oldest player in NBA history.
Personal life
Jones' brothers, Caldwell
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Great Britain
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, Wil and Major Jones
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He was drafte ...
, all played at Albany State and in the NBA.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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See also
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References
External links
Career stats at Basketball-Reference
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1957 births
Living people
Albany State Golden Rams men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Arkansas
Bay State Bombardiers players
Centers (basketball)
Chicago Bulls players
Detroit Pistons players
Houston Rockets players
Maine Lumberjacks players
People from McGehee, Arkansas
Philadelphia 76ers players
Phoenix Suns draft picks
Power forwards
Tampa Bay Thrillers players
Washington Bullets players
21st-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century American sportsmen