 Jimmy Jones
Ht. 6-4
Wt. 190
College - Grambling
ABA Teams: New Orleans (1967-68 to 1969-70), Memphis (1970-71), Utah (1971-72 through 1973-74)
First player drafted and signed by the New Orleans Buccaneers franchise in 1967; Member of ABA All-Rookie Team in 1967-68; 2nd man in ABA history to score over 2,000 points in one season; Led ABA in Free Throw Percentage in 1973-74; 6-Time ABA All-Star; 3-Time Member of ABA All-Pro Team
From Jim O'Brien's 1972-73 Complete Handbook of Pro Basketball:
One of ABA's first real prizes from college ranks . . . Signed with New Orleans Buccaneers in first year, even though he was No. 2 choice of Baltimore Bullets. He figured their top pick, Earl Monroe, would get more playing opportunities . . . "I wanted to build the team around big, high-scoring guards," Bucs/Pros coach McCarthy comments," So I made it clear to Jimmy that he was going to be the man to run our offense." . . . Bullets Coach Gene Shue seemed higher on Jones in later years than he was on Monroe. Tried to get him to reconsider and switch leagues . . . Jones did switch teams after 1970-71 season, finding a contract loophole with mismanaged Memphis team, and signed a lucrative multi-year contract with Utah Stars . . . Great one-on-one player, he has excellent speed and quickness . . . A fine shooter . . . One of the fine assist men in all of pro ball . . . Among all-time ABA leaders in nearly every category
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GP |
Min |
FGM |
FGA |
FG% |
3PM |
3PA |
3P% |
FTM |
FTA |
FT% |
TReb |
AST |
PF |
Pnts |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
| Career ABA Totals |
546 |
20873 |
3982 |
7813 |
.510 |
10 |
40 |
.250 |
2491 |
3158 |
.789 |
2658 |
2786 |
1674 |
10465 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
19.2 |
| ABA Playoff Totals |
71 |
2853 |
602 |
1155 |
.521 |
0 |
7 |
.000 |
336 |
448 |
.750 |
371 |
340 |
244 |
1540 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
21.7 |
| ABA All-Star Totals |
6 |
139 |
21 |
44 |
.477 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
20 |
26 |
.769 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
62 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
10.3 |
