Edgar Jones Basketball player

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. He won the Greek Basketball Cup in 1992.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 17, 1956
Birth place
Fort Rucker
Height (meters)2.0828
Weight (Kilograms)102.06

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Basketball player

Career start1979
career end1995
college
Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
draft team
Milwaukee Bucks
draft year1979
position
Power forward (basketball)
Center (basketball)

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