Wil Jones (basketball)

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Wil Jones

Personal information
Born	(1947-02-27) February 27, 1947 (age 74) McGehee, Arkansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas)
College	Albany State (1966–1969)
NBA draft	1969 / Round: 5 / Pick: 69th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1969–1978
Position	Power forward
Number	14, 11, 22, 24
Career history
1969–1970	Miami Floridians
1970–1974	Memphis Pros / Tams
1974–1976	Kentucky Colonels
1976–1977	Indiana Pacers
1977–1978	Buffalo Braves
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion (1975) ABA All-Star (1972) ABA All-Defensive First Team (1975)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	8,482 (11.7 ppg)
Rebounds	5,560 (7.7 rpg)
Assists	1,446 (2.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Wilbert Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

Career[]

A 6'8" forward born in McGehee, Arkansas and from Albany State University, Jones was drafted in the fifth round of the 1969 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft.

Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians, Memphis Pros/Tams and Kentucky Colonels.

After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 Jones was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the ABA Dispersal Draft and played two seasons (1976–1978) in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers and Buffalo Braves.

Jones won the 1975 ABA Championship with the 1974–75 Kentucky Colonels and was named to the 1975 ABA All-Defense Team. In his ABA/NBA career, he tallied 8,482 total points, 5,560 total rebounds and 1,446 total assists.

His brothers Caldwell Jones, Charles Jones and Major Jones all played in the NBA.

External links[]

• Career statistics at basketball-reference.com
• Profile at Remember the ABA