Edgar Jones (basketball)

Infobox NBA Player
name = Edgar Jones
nickname =


image_size =
league =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10
weight_lbs= 225
team =
position = Power forward/Center
birth_date = birth date and age|1956|6|17
birth_place = Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA
college = University of Nevada, Reno
nationality = USA
draft = 9
draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks
draft_year = 1979
former_teams =
Lehigh Valley Jets (1979–1980)

New Jersey Nets (1980–1981)

Detroit Pistons (1981–1983)

San Antonio Spurs (1983–1984)

San Antonio Spurs (1984–1985)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1984–1985)

Cleveland Cavaliers (1985–1986)

Panathinaikos (1988-1990)

Huesca(1990-1991)

Aris BC (1991-1992)

Yakima Sun Kings (1994-1995)

career_start = 1975
career_end = 1995
awards =

Edgar Jones (born June 17 1956, in Fort Rucker, Alabama) is a retired American professional basketball player who had a career the NBA from 1980 to 1986.

While playing college basketball for the University of Nevada, Reno (1975–79), Edgar Jones set the school's all-time points total record (1,877); a record which stood until broken by the Wolf Pack's Nick Fazekas on November 18, 2006.

After his graduation, Jones was taken in the second round (ninth pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Over his career, he played for teams such as the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Edgar Jones participated in the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest, in Denver.

He also played for the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos from 1988 to 1990 and for Aris BC in the 1991-1992 season.

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=edgar_jones nba.com historical playerfile]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesed01.html Statistics page for Jones]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=1304&idioma=3 Career]
* [http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1498&Itemid=5 thedraftreview.com]