Dwight Jones (basketball)

Dwight Jones

Personal information
Born	(1952-02-27) February 27, 1952 Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Wheatley (Houston, Texas)
College	Houston (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1973–1984
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	13
Career history
1973–1976	Atlanta Hawks
1976–1979	Houston Rockets
1979–1983	Chicago Bulls
1983	Los Angeles Lakers
1983–1984	Bic Trieste (Italy)
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,230 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds	4,513 (5.9 rpg)
Assists	911 (1.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team

Dwight Elmo Jones (born February 27, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center, he was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1972 Olympic team that lost the controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Jones was ejected from the Gold Medal game after an altercation with a Soviet player.

Jones attended E.O. Smith Education Center and Wheatley High School.

After playing college basketball at the University of Houston from 1970–73, Jones was selected as the 9th overall pick in 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Jones played for ten seasons in the NBA from 1973 to 1983 with four teams: Atlanta, the Houston Rockets, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6 ft 10 in power forward/center averaged 8.1 points in 766 career regular season games.

His son, Dwight Jones II, played at Houston Baptist University. A 6-3 guard, Jones II was named the Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2005-06 and 2006-07 while also being named an NAIA All-America both seasons.

External links

• Dwight Jones at Basketball-Reference.com
• Career NCAA stats @ thedraftreview.com