Basketball Rich Jones

Rich Jones

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	Illinois (1965–1967) Memphis (1968–1969)
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
European Champions Cup winner (1969-1970) ABA champion (1976) 2× ABA All-Star (1973, 1974) Second-team Parade All-American (1964)
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

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.