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Jimmy Jones
Personal information
Born	January 1, 1945 (age 79); Tallulah, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	McCall (Tallulah, Louisiana)
College	Grambling State (1963–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
	Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1967–1977
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	15
Career history
1967– 1971	New Orleans Buccaneers / Memphis Pros
1971– 1974	Utah Stars
1974– 1977	Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
	6× ABA All-Star ( 1968– 1971, 1973, 1974); 3× All-ABA First Team ( 1969, 1973, 1974); ABA All-Rookie First Team ( 1968); ABA All-Time Team;
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	11,366 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds	2,930 (4.6 rpg)
Assists	3,069 (4.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James Jones (born January 1, 1945)^[1] is an American former professional basketball player who was a six-time All-Star in the American Basketball Association (ABA), one of only four players to be named an ABA All-Star six times in its nine-year history.

A 6'4" guard born in Tallulah, Louisiana, Jones attended Grambling State University.^[1]

Playing career

Jones was drafted by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Baltimore Bullets in 1967.^[1] Jones was also drafted by the New Orleans Buccaneers in the 1967 ABA Draft.^[1]

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/ Memphis Pros and Utah Stars. 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

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Bold	Denotes career highs

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1967–68	New Orleans (ABA)	78	–	41.7	.467	.222	.709	5.7	2.3	–	–	18.8
1968–69	New Orleans (ABA)	77	–	41.4	.535*	.143	.805	5.7	5.7	–	–	26.6
1969–70	New Orleans (ABA)	70	–	35.9	.497	.000	.810	4.5	4.9	–	–	20.7
1970–71	Memphis (ABA)	80	–	37.6	.486	.571	.778	4.8	6.2	–	–	19.6
1971–72	Utah (ABA)	78	–	37.2	.512	.167	.779	4.2	5.6	–	–	15.5
1972–73	Utah (ABA)	80	–	35.6	.523	.000	.799	4.2	5.6	–	–	16.7
1973–74	Utah (ABA)	83	–	38.1	.550	.000	.884*	4.3	5.2	1.9	0.4	16.8
1974–75	Washington	73	–	19.5	.518	–	.725	5.2	1.9	1.0	0.1	7.1
1975–76	Washington	64	–	17.7	.497	–	.766	2.0	1.9	0.5	0.1	5.9
1976–77	Washington	3	–	11.0	.333	–	.500	1.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	2.0
Career		686	–	34.2	.509	.250	.785	4.3	4.5	1.2	0.2	16.6

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968	New Orleans (ABA)	17	–	46.2	.457	.000	.737	6.9	3.3	–	–	22.1
1969	New Orleans (ABA)	11	–	40.5	.552	.000	.761	5.3	5.4	–	–	30.2
1971	Memphis (ABA)	4	–	32.5	.500	–	.680	6.0	3.8	–	–	16.3
1972	Utah (ABA)	11	–	39.5	.541	–	.714	4.0	6.3	–	–	21.0
1973	Utah (ABA)	10	–	31.6	.492	–	.795	4.1	4.3	–	–	16.3
1974	Utah (ABA)	18	–	41.2	.577	.000	.776	4.8	5.4	1.5	0.3	20.8
1975	Washington	11	–	18.7	.453	–	.909	2.0	1.9	1.5	0.1	6.2
1976	Washington	7	–	23.6	.489	–	.857	2.0	2.4	1.4	0.0	8.9
Career		89	–	36.2	.517	.000	.758	4.6	4.2	1.5	0.2	18.8

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jimmy Jones page at BasketballReference.com Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Career Stats @ basketball-reference.com
Jimmy Jones @ Remember the ABA

[jimmy-1] Jimmy Jones page at BasketballReference.com Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine

[1]

v t e ABA All-Time Team
First team	Marvin Barnes Rick Barry Zelmo Beaty Ron Boone Roger Brown Mack Calvin Darel Carrier Billy Cunningham Louie Dampier Mel Daniels Julius Erving† Donnie Freeman George Gervin Artis Gilmore Connie Hawkins Spencer Haywood Dan Issel Warren Jabali Jimmy Jones Freddie Lewis Maurice Lucas Moses Malone George McGinnis Doug Moe Bob Netolicky Billy Paultz Charlie Scott James Silas David Thompson Willie Wise
Coaches	Bob Bass Al Bianchi Hubie Brown Larry Brown Bobby Leonard† Babe McCarthy Bill Sharman
† Special voting by the panelists selected Julius Erving as the ABA's all-time most valuable player and Bobby Leonard as the ABA's all-time best head coach

v t e 1967 NBA draft
First round	Jimmy Walker Earl Monroe Clem Haskins Sonny Dove Walt Frazier Al Tucker Pat Riley Tom Workman Mel Daniels Dave Lattin Mal Graham Craig Raymond
Second round	Jimmy Jones Steve Sullivan Byron Beck Randolph Mahaffey Phil Jackson Bob Netolicky Bob Rule

Personal information

Born	(1945-01-01) January 1, 1945 (age 79) Tallulah, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	McCall (Tallulah, Louisiana)
College	Grambling State (1963–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1967–1977
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	15
Career history
1967– 1971	New Orleans Buccaneers / Memphis Pros
1971– 1974	Utah Stars
1974– 1977	Washington Bullets

Career highlights and awards
6× ABA All-Star ( 1968– 1971, 1973, 1974) 3× All-ABA First Team ( 1969, 1973, 1974) ABA All-Rookie First Team ( 1968) ABA All-Time Team

Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	11,366 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds	2,930 (4.6 rpg)
Assists	3,069 (4.5 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com