Dwight Jones (basketball)

Dwight Jones
Personal information
Born (1952-02-27)February 27, 1952
Houston, Texas
Died July 25, 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 64)
The Woodlands, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Wheatley (Houston, Texas)
College Houston (1970–1973)
NBA draft 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career 1973–1984
Position Power forward / Center
Number 13
Career history
1973–1976 Atlanta Hawks
1976–1979 Houston Rockets
1979–1983 Chicago Bulls
1983 Los Angeles Lakers
1983–1984 Bic Trieste
Career NBA statistics
Points 6,230 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds 4,513 (5.9 rpg)
Assists 911 (1.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team

Dwight Elmo Jones (February 27, 1952 – July 25, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center, he was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1972 Olympic team that lost the controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Jones was ejected from the Gold Medal game after an altercation with a Soviet player.

Jones attended E.O. Smith Education Center and Wheatley High School.[1]

After playing college basketball at the University of Houston from 1970–73, Jones was selected as the 9th overall pick in 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Jones played for ten seasons in the NBA from 1973 to 1983 with four teams: Atlanta, the Houston Rockets, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6 ft 10 in power forward/center averaged 8.1 points in 766 career regular season games.

His son, Dwight Jones II, played at Houston Baptist University. A 6-3 guard, Jones II was named the Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2005-06 and 2006-07 while also being named an NAIA All-America both seasons.[2]

Jones died on July 25, 2016.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Distinguished HISD Alumni," Houston Independent School District
  2. ↑ JONES II TAKEN IN NBA DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE DRAFT
  3. ↑ "Houston men's basketball great Dwight Jones passes away; Houston native was 64 years old". yourhoustonnews.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
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