Larry Jones (basketball)

Larry Jones
Personal information
Born (1942-09-22) September 22, 1942
Columbus, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school East (Columbus, Ohio)
College Toledo (1960–1964)
NBA draft 1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career 1964–1974
Position Guard / Forward
Number 12, 32, 23, 22
Career history
1964–1965 Philadelphia 76ers
19671970 Denver Rockets (ABA)
19701972 The Floridians (ABA)
1972 Utah Stars (ABA)
1972–1973 Dallas Chaparrals (ABA)
1973–1974 Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 10,505 (19.1 ppg)
Rebounds 2,725 (4.9 rpg)
Assists 2,030 (3.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Larry Jones (born September 22, 1942) is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA and ABA, from 1964 to 1974.

A 6'3" guard from the University of Toledo, Jones started and ended his career with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, who drafted him in 1964. However, Jones would have his best years in the rival ABA, playing for the Denver Rockets, The Floridians, the Dallas Chaparrals, and the Utah Stars from 1967 to 1973. A high-scoring jump shooter, he averaged at least 22 points per game during each of his first four seasons in the league, and during one stretch with the Rockets in 1968, he scored at least 30 points in 23 consecutive games. He was also named to four ABA All-Star teams, and he was the first president of the ABA Player's Association. Upon retiring from professional basketball in 1974, Jones had tallied 10,505 combined NBA/ABA career points. Larry is now a substitute teacher in Columbus City Schools.

Stats

Season Team GP MPG RPG APG PPG
1964–65 76ers 23 15.6 2.5 1.7 5.7
1967–68 Rockets 76 40.6 7.9 3.6 22.9
1968–69 Rockets 75 40.6 6.6 3.4 28.4
1969–70 Rockets 75 40.4 5.2 5.7 24.9
1970–71 Floridians 76 43.0 5.4 4.6 24.3
1971–72 Floridians 66 34.2 4.7 3.2 17.6
1972–73 Chaparrals/Stars 80 21.3 3.0 2.6 8.7
1973–74 76ers 72 26.1 2.6 3.2 10.0
Career 8 Seasons 551 34.4 4.9 3.7 19.1


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