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Rich Jones
Personal information
Born (1946-12-27) December 27, 1946 (age 77)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolLester (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 1969: 5th round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1969–1977
Position Power forward / center
Number33
Career history
1969–1970 Pallacanestro Varese
19701973 Dallas / Texas Chaparrals
19731975 San Antonio Spurs
19751977 New York Nets
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points7,922 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds3,759 (7.4 rpg)
Assists1,394 (2.7 apg)
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Wesley "House" Jones (born December 27, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis, Jones played parts of seven seasons (1970–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals, the San Antonio Spurs, and the New York Nets. He won an ABA Championship with the Nets in 1976 and appeared in two ABA All-Star Games.

Jones also played one season for the Nets in the National Basketball Association after the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. In his ABA/NBA career, he averaged 15.6 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game.

The final score of Game 6 of 1976 ABA Finals was 112–106 with the Nets winning the ABA Championship over the Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2, in New York at the Nassau Coliseum. With 4 seconds left in the game, Jones, number 33 for the Nets that season, scored the last basket making him the last player to score points in the ABA. [1]

References

  1. ^ "1976 ABA Finals Game 6 Denver Nuggets at New York Nets Thursday May 13, 1976". YouTube.

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