Dwight Elmo Jones is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. A 6'10" forward/center, he was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1972 Olympic

1972 Summer Olympics

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 team that lost the controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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. Jones was ejected from the Gold Medal game after an altercation with a Soviet player.

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

Wheatley High School (Houston)

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After playing college basketball at the University of Houston

University of Houston

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 from 1970–73, Jones was selected as the 9th overall pick in 1973 NBA Draft

1973 NBA Draft

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 by the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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. Jones played for ten seasons in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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 from 1973 to 1983 with four teams: Atlanta, the Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

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, the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

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, and the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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. The 6 ft 10 in power forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

/center

Center (basketball)

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 averaged 8.1 points in 766 career regular season games.

His son, Dwight Jones II, played at Houston Baptist University

Houston Baptist University

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. A 6-3 guard, Jones II was named the Red River Athletic Conference

Red River Athletic Conference

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 Player of the Year in 2005-06 and 2006-07 while also being named an NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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 All-America both seasons.

External links

• Career NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
• Career NCAA stats @ thedraftreview.com