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Wil Jones (basketball, born 1947)

American basketball player (born 1947)

Summary

American basketball player (born 1947)

Field	Value
name	Wil Jones
height_ft	6
height_in	8
weight_lb	205
birth_date
birth_place	McGehee, Arkansas, U.S.
high_school	Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas)
college	Albany State (1966–1969)
draft_year	1969
draft_round	5
draft_pick	69
draft_team	Los Angeles Lakers
career_start	1969
career_end	1978
career_number	14, 11, 22, 24
career_position	Power forward
years1	1969–1970
team1	Miami Floridians
years2	1970–1974
team2	Memphis Pros / Tams
years3	1974–1976
team3	Kentucky Colonels
years4
team4	Indiana Pacers
years5
team5	Buffalo Braves
stats_league	ABA and NBA
stat1label	Points
stat1value	8,482 (11.7 ppg)
stat2label	Rebounds
stat2value	5,560 (7.7 rpg)
stat3label	Assists
stat3value	1,446 (2.0 apg)

ABA champion (1975)
ABA All-Star (1972)
ABA All-Defensive First Team (1975) Wilbert Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Albany State Golden Rams.

Career

A 6'8" forward born in McGehee, Arkansas, and played college basketball at Albany State University, he was named a Little All-American by UPI for the 1968–69 season, as the Golden Rams won their third consecutive Southeastern Athletic Conference regular season title. Jones was drafted in the fifth round of the 1969 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft.

Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians, Memphis Pros/Tams and Kentucky Colonels.

After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 Jones was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the ABA dispersal draft and played two seasons (1976–1978) in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers and Buffalo Braves.

Jones won the 1975 ABA Championship with the 1974–75 Kentucky 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 and Major Jones all played in the NBA.

References

{{cite basketball-reference
(March 22, 1969). "Jones First UPI All-College Pick Since Monroe". [[Pittsburgh Courier]].
O'Brien, Jim. (May 16, 1969). "Miami Talking About Jones Boy". [[The Miami News]].
. (August 6, 1976). ["Pacers Draft Wilbert Jones And Are Seeking Steve Green"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102836475/pacers-draft-wilbert-jones-and-are/). *[[Palladium-Item]]*.
"1974–75 Kentucky Colonels Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
"1974–75 ABA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com.

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