Askia Rahman Jones is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard

Shooting guard

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, Jones was never drafted

NBA Draft

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 by a National Basketball Association

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 team, but did manage to play in 11 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

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.

Basketball career

A Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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 graduate, Jones left college as the third-leading scorer in its history. His scoring prowess was demonstrated on March 24, 1994, when he scored 62 points against Fresno State University in the 1994 NIT quarterfinals

1994 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Siena 92, Kansas State 79...

, the second-highest postseason scoring total in college basketball history. The 14 three-point field goal

Three-point field goal

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s scored by Jones in that game are a postseason record.

The son of former National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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 player Wali Jones

Wali Jones

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, Jones, after brief spell with the Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

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 in 1994–95, took his game to Venezuela

Venezuela

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, Indonesia

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, the Philippines

Philippines

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, Portugal

Portugal

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, Cyprus

Cyprus

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 and Spain

Spain

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, in a professional career spanning almost two decades.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 12 or more 3-point field goals in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game

External links

• Basketpedya career data
• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com