Rich Jones (basketball)
American basketball player
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1946-12-27) December 27, 1946 (age 77) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lester (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 1969: 5th round, 58th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1969–1977 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 33 |
| Career history | |
| 1969–1970 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 1970–1973 | Dallas / Texas Chaparrals |
| 1973–1975 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1975–1977 | New York Nets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 7,922 (15.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,759 (7.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,394 (2.7 apg) |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| 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]
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New York Nets 1975–76 ABA champions
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- 12 Terry
- 14 Taylor
- 21 Bassett
- 22 Eakins
- 23 Williamson
- 24 McClain
- 25 Melchionni
- 30 Skinner
- 32 Erving (Playoffs MVP)
- 33 Jones
- 35 Hughes
- Head coach Loughery
- Regular season
- Playoffs
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