Dwight Jones (basketball)
Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Bic Trieste | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 6,230 (8.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,513 (5.9 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 911 (1.2 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Dwight Elmo Jones (February 27, 1952 – July 25, 2016) was an American professional
controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Jones was ejected from the gold medal game after an altercation with a Soviet player. Later it was revealed that the Soviets intentionally provoked him as they saw him as the leader of the U.S. team and wanted to get him out.[1][2]
Jones attended
E.O. Smith Education Center and Wheatley High School.[3]
After playing college basketball at the
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.[4]
Jones died on July 25, 2016.[5]
References
- ^ Gallagher, Taps (2012-08-01). "3 Seconds From Gold: 'Stolen Glory' Recalls Epic 1972 Olympic Basketball Final". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "50 stunning Olympic moments: No1 – USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Sean Ingle". the Guardian. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived May 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," Houston Independent School District
- ^ JONES II TAKEN IN NBA DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE DRAFT[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Houston men's basketball great Dwight Jones passes away; Houston native was 64 years old". yourhoustonnews.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career NCAA stats @ thedraftreview.com
