Jim Chones

Infobox NBA Player
name = Jim Chones

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birthname = James Bernett Chones
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 11
weight_lbs = 230
position = Center/Power forward
league = NBA
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1949|11|30
birth_place = Racine, Wisconsin
highschool =
college = Marquette
draft = 2nd round, 31st pick overall
draft_year = 1973
draft_team = Los Angeles Lakers
career_start = 1972, in ABA
career_end = 1982
former_teams = New York Nets (1972–1973)
Carolina Cougars (1973–1974)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1974–1979)
Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1981)
Washington Bullets (1981–1982}

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James Bernett Chones (born November 30, 1949 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'11" forward/center, Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned All-America honors as a junior in 1972 after averaging 20.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. He left school at the end of that season to pursue a professional career, first in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later in the National Basketball Association. Chones won an NBA Championship as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980, and he retired from basketball in 1982 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 9,821 points and 6,427 rebounds.

Chones currently serves as a recreation league director in Bedford Heights, Ohio. He has also been active in the Cleveland Urban Youth Education Initiative, and he has been writing a collection of short stories based on his life.

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/choneji01.html Career statistics]
* [http://marquette.scout.com/2/545125.html Interview as member of 1979-80 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers]
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=jim_chones Jim Chones statistics at NBA.COM]