Sam Jones

Samuel Jones is a retired American professional basketball player at shooting guard and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was known for his quickness and game-winning shots, especially during the NBA Playoffs. He has the most NBA championships as a player next to Bill Russell . Jones graduated from North Carolina Central University after a spectacular career there. He scored 1,770 points playing for Hall of Fame coach John McLendon. He was a 4-year letter winner and was a 3-time All-Conference team. Jones spent all of his twelve seasons in the NBA with the Boston...
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quick facts

Birthdate:	June 24, 1933
Birthplace:	Wilmington, North Carolina
Age:	78
All Positions Played:	Point guard, Shooting guard
Education:	North Carolina Central University

Season statistics for Sam Jones

Boston Celtics - 1968-69 NBA season

fg%: 0.45

3p%: N/A

ft%: 0.783

fga: 1103

3pa: 0

fta: 189

orb: N/A

drb: N/A

ftm: 148

3pm: 0

fgm: 496

stl: N/A

reb: 265

blk: N/A

pts: 1140

pf: 121

ast: 182

to: 0

games: 70

avg reb: 3.8

avg blk: N/A

avg pts: 16.3

avg pf: 1.7

avg ast: 2.6

avg to: N/A

avg stl: N/A

Boston Celtics - 1967-68 NBA season

fg%: 0.461

3p%: N/A

ft%: 0.827

fga: 1348

3pa: N/A

fta: 376

orb: N/A

drb: N/A

ftm: 311

3pm: N/A

fgm: 621

stl: N/A

reb: 357

blk: N/A

pts: 1553

pf: 181

ast: 216

to: 0

games: 73

avg reb: 4.9

avg blk: N/A

avg pts: 21.3

avg pf: 2.5

avg ast: 3

avg to: N/A

avg stl: N/A

Boston Celtics - 1966-67 NBA season

fg%: 0.454

3p%: N/A

ft%: 0.857

fga: 1406

3pa: N/A

fta: 371

orb: N/A

drb: N/A

ftm: 318

3pm: N/A

fgm: 638

stl: N/A

reb: 338

blk: N/A

pts: 1594

pf: 191

ast: 217

to: N/A

games: 72

avg reb: 4.7

avg blk: N/A

avg pts: 22.1

avg pf: 2.7

avg ast: 3

avg to: N/A

avg stl: N/A

Education

North Carolina Central University

Location:Durham

Founded:1910

Colors:Grey, Maroon

Mascot:Eagle

North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels. North Carolina Central University was founded by...
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Hometown of Sam Jones

Wilmington, North Carolina

Population:56,378

Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan...
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