Alvin Jones

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Alvin Jones (ice hockey).
Alvin Jones
Personal information
Born (1978-09-09) September 9, 1978
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school Kathleen (Lakeland, Florida)
College Georgia Tech (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Position Power forward / Center
Number 0
Career history
2001–2002 Philadelphia 76ers
2002-2003 Slask Wroclaw (Poland)
2003-2004 Caja San Fernando (Spain)
2004 Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
2005 Plus Pujol Lleida (Spain)
2005-2007 RheinEnergie Köln (Germany)
2007 CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
2008 Kombassan Konya (Turkey)
2008-2009 Minot SkyRockets (CBA)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2001)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Alvin Robert Lamar Jones III (born September 9, 1978) is a Luxembourgian-American[1] professional basketball player. A 6'11" (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg) center, he attended Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida,[2] and played collegiately at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he set the all-time record for shots blocked with 425.[2]

Jones was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 56th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft. He played one NBA season (2001-02), averaging 1.1 points in 23 games. In 2006 he played with German team RheinEnergie.[3]

See also

References

  1. Alvin Jones profile, eurobasket.com
  2. 1 2 Alvin Jones NBA Draft 2001 profile
  3. RheinEnergie releases Alvin Jones

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