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Dwight Jones (basketball)

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Dwight Jones
Jones with the Houston Cougars in the 1971–72 season
Personal information
Born(1952-02-27)February 27, 1952
Houston, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 64)
The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolWheatley (Houston, Texas)
CollegeHouston (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1973–1984
PositionPower forward / center
Number13
Career history
1973–1976Atlanta Hawks
1976–1979Houston Rockets
1979–1983Chicago Bulls
1983Los Angeles Lakers
1983–1984Bic Trieste
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,230 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds4,513 (5.9 rpg)
Assists911 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team

Dwight Elmo Jones (February 27, 1952 – July 25, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center, he was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1972 Olympic team that lost the controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Jones was ejected from the gold medal game after an altercation with a Soviet player. Later it was revealed that the Soviets intentionally provoked him as they saw him as the leader of the U.S. team and wanted to get him out.[1][2]

Jones attended E.O. Smith Education Center and Wheatley High School.[3]

After playing college basketball at the University of Houston from 1970 to 1973, Jones was selected as the 9th overall pick in 1973 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Jones played for ten seasons in the NBA from 1973 to 1983 with four teams: Atlanta, the Houston Rockets, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6 ft 10 in power forward/center averaged 8.1 points in 766 career regular season games.

His son, Dwight Jones II, played at Houston Baptist University. A 6'3" guard, Jones II was named the Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2005–06 and 2006–07 while also being named an NAIA All-America both seasons.[4]

Jones died on July 25, 2016.[5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Source[6]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1973–74 Atlanta 74 19.6 .474 .744 6.1 1.2 .4 .9 8.0
1974–75 Atlanta 75 27.8 .430 .721 9.3 2.0 .7 .7 10.4
1975–76 Atlanta 66 26.7 .463 .744 7.9 1.3 .8 .9 10.1
1976–77 Houston 74 16.7 .494 .802 3.8 .6 .5 .3 5.9
1977–78 Houston 82 30.2 .445 .777 7.8 1.3 .9 .5 10.6
1978–79 Houston 81 15.0 .458 .727 4.0 .7 .4 .3 5.7
1979–80 Houston 21 13.2 .420 – .750 3.4 .5 .2 .2 6.0
1979–80 Chicago 53 0 22.1 .535 – .721 5.6 1.7 .5 .7 10.1
1980–81 Chicago 81 9 19.4 .483 – .776 5.0 1.2 .5 .4 7.6
1981–82 Chicago 78 18 26.2 .530 1.000 .723 6.5 1.5 .6 .5 10.0
1982–83 Chicago 49 2 13.7 .446 – .627 4.0 .8 .4 .3 4.5
1982–83 L.A. Lakers 32 0 15.3 .470 .000 .667 3.6 .7 .4 .3 4.9
Career 766 29 21.5 .471 .500 .740 5.9 1.2 .6 .5 8.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977 Houston 12 20.5 .444 .783 4.3 1.3 .7 .3 6.2
1979 Houston 2 16.5 .538 1.000 6.0 1.5 .5 2.0 10.0
1981 Chicago 6 36.2 .475 – 1.000 9.8 1.8 .8 .5 12.5
1983 L.A. Lakers 7 8.4 .313 – .400 1.7 .0 .1 .0 1.7
Career 27 20.6 .451 – .843 5.0 1.1 .6 .4 6.7

References

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  1. ^ Gallagher, Taps (August 1, 2012). "3 Seconds From Gold: 'Stolen Glory' Recalls Epic 1972 Olympic Basketball Final". HuffPost. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "50 stunning Olympic moments: No1 – USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Sean Ingle". the Guardian. November 16, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived May 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," Houston Independent School District
  4. ^ JONES II TAKEN IN NBA DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE DRAFT[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Houston men's basketball great Dwight Jones passes away; Houston native was 64 years old". yourhoustonnews.com. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Dwight Jones NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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