- Wil Jones
infobox NBA Player
name = Wil Jones
nickname =
position = Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 205
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1947|2|27|mf=y
birth_place = McGehee,Arkansas
college = Albany State
draft = 5th round, 12th pick (69th overall)
draft_team =Los Angeles Lakers
draft_year = 1969
career_start = 1969
career_end = 1978
former_teams =Miami Floridians (1969–70)Memphis Pros (1970–72)Memphis Tams (1972–74)Kentucky Colonels (1974–76)Indiana Pacers (1976–77)
Buffalo Braves (1977–78)
awards =
halloffame =Wilbert "Wil" Jones (born
February 27 ,1947 inMcGehee, Arkansas ) is an American former professionalbasketball player.A 6'8" forward from
Albany State University , Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in theAmerican Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians,Memphis Pros ,Memphis Tams andKentucky Colonels and two seasons (1976–1978) in theNational Basketball Association for theIndiana Pacers and Buffalo Braves. He won the 1975 ABA championship with the 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, andMajor Jones all played in the NBA.External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/joneswi02.html Career statistics] at basketball-reference.com
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/WilJones/WJones.html Profile] at Remember the ABA
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