Rich Jones (basketball)

Rich Jones
Personal information
Born (1946-12-27) December 27, 1946
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Lester (Memphis, Tennessee)
College Illinois (1965–1967)
Memphis (1968–1969)
NBA draft 1969 / Round: 5 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career 1969–1977
Position Power forward / Center
Number 33
Career history
1969–1970 Pallacanestro Varese
19701973 Dallas / Texas Chaparrals (ABA)
19731975 San Antonio Spurs (ABA)
19751977 New York Nets (ABA / NBA)
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points 7,922 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds 3,759 (7.4 rpg)
Assists 1,394 (2.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Wesley "House" Jones (born December 27, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis, Jones played parts of seven seasons (1970–1976) 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.

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