Rich Jones (basketball)
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Richard Wesley "House" Jones (born December 27, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee
) is a retired American
professional basketball
player.
A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis
, Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) 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 professional career, he averaged 15.6 points per game
and 7.4 rebounds per game.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
) is a retired American
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
, Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in the American Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...
as a member of the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals
Dallas Chaparrals
The Dallas Chaparrals were a charter member of the American Basketball Association, later becoming the San Antonio Spurs and joining the NBA.The team suffered from poor attendance and general disinterest in Dallas...
, the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
, 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
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
after the ABA-NBA merger
ABA-NBA merger
The ABA–NBA merger was the merger of the American Basketball Association with the National Basketball Association, which after multiple attempts over several years finally occurred in 1976.- Origins of ABA-NBA competition :...
in 1976. In his professional career, he averaged 15.6 points per game
Points per game
Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by number of games. The terminology is often used in...
and 7.4 rebounds per game.