Major Jones

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Major Jones

No. 11, 35
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	July 9, 1953 (1953-07-09) (age 58)
Place of birth	McGehee, Arkansas
Nationality	American
High school	Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Albany State (1972–1976)
NBA Draft	1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	1976–1985
Career history
1976–1977	Allentown Jets (CBA)
1978–1979	Fresno Stars (WBA)
1979–1984	Houston Rockets
1984–1985	Detroit Pistons
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,643 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,323 (3.5 rpg)
Assists	215 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953, in McGehee, Arkansas) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He attended and played collegiately at Albany State University.

He was drafted by the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1974 by the San Diego Conquistadors, and in 1976 by the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers.

Jones' brothers Wil (born 1947), Caldwell (born 1950) and Charles (born 1957) all played at Albany State and in the NBA.

External links

• NBA statistics @ BasketballReference.com

Persondata
Name	Jones, Major
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Short description
Date of birth	July 9, 1953
Place of birth	McGehee, Arkansas
Date of death
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