Nationality American Role Basketball player Career end 1978 Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Height 2.03 m | Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Weight 93 kg Siblings Caldwell Jones Name Wil Jones Career start 1969 | |
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Born February 27, 1947 (age 77)
McGehee, Arkansas ( 1947-02-27 ) High school Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas) College Albany State (1966–1969) NBA draft 1969 / Round: 5 / Pick: 69th overall | ||
Education Albany State University | ||
Wilbert "Wil" Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.
Career
A 6'8" forward born in McGehee, Arkansas and from Albany State University, 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, Memphis 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.