Bill Jones (basketball, born 1966)
Clarence William Jones (born March 18, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] His professional career spanned from 1989 to 2001, and included stops in the National Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association, France, Italy, and Venezuela.
| Windsor Express | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBL Canada |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1966 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southwestern (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Iowa (1984–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1988–2001 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 20 |
| Coaching career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1989 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1989 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1989–1990 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1990–1992 | Montpellier Paillade |
| 1992–1993 | BCM Gravelines |
| 1993–1994 | Paris Racing |
| 1994–1995 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1995–1998 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 1998–1999 | Serapide Pozzuoli |
| 1999 | Napoli |
| 1999–2000 | Basket Rimini Crabs |
| 2000–2001 | Gaiteros del Zulia |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2005 | Detroit Wheels |
| 2007–2009 | Detroit Panthers |
| 2011–present | Windsor Express |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
College career
Jones played college basketball at the University of Iowa, from 1984–85 to 1987–88.[2] He scored 981 career points, and helped lead the Hawkeyes to four consecutive berths into the NCAA Tournament.[2][3] He appeared in 125 games, and averaged 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[2]
Professional career
Although he was not selected in the NBA draft, Jones would play a total of 37 games in the 1988–89 NBA season, with the New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.
Other professional highlights included being named to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1988–89, the All-CBA Second Team in 1989–90, and the CBA All-Star Game, in 1995.[4][5]
Jones retired from professional basketball after the 2000–01 season.[6] As of March 2012 he owns a bank security company in his home state of Michigan.[7]
References
- "Bill Jones NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- "Bill Jones college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- "Iowa Hawkeyes year-by-year results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- Hasty, Roy (January 24, 1995). "CBA All-Star Game". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- "All-CBA Teams". Basketball List By Pro Team. Columbia City Collectibles. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- "Bill Jones basketball profile". LatinBasket. Eurobasket Inc. 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- Page, Eric (March 9, 2012). "Coming home again: Success on court has led to success in life for '86–87 Hawkeyes". Iowa Now. University of Iowa. Retrieved September 4, 2014.