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Walter Jones (born February 14, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard.

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Wali Jones

Personal information
Born	(1942-02-14) February 14, 1942 (age 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Villanova (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1964–1976
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	24, 23, 12, 11, 9
Career history
1964–1965	Baltimore Bullets
1965–1971	Philadelphia 76ers
1971–1973	Milwaukee Bucks
1974–1975	Utah Stars
1975–1976	Detroit Pistons
1976	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1967) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1965) Third-team All-American – UPI (1964) 2× Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1963, 1964)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	6,672 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,471 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	2,099 (3.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Born in Philadelphia, Jones played at Overbrook High School, the same school that had produced Wilt Chamberlain a few years earlier. He played college ball for coach Jack Kraft at Villanova University where he would earn Philadelphia's BIG-5 Player of the Year honors 2x in a row for 1963 and 1964 and become a 3rd-Team All-American as a senior.

In his first NBA season, Jones played for the Baltimore Bullets and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. The next season, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he would play for the next six years.

Jones and Hal Greer were the starting guards on the title-winning 1966–67 76ers team that also featured Chamberlain, Chet Walker, Lucious Jackson, Billy Cunningham and included fellow Villanova alum - Bill Melchionni. Jones made the 76ers' starting lineup after Larry Costello tore his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967.

During the 1968 playoffs, before the start of the Eastern Division finals series against the Boston Celtics, news broke of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Several 76ers, including Jones and Chamberlain, were vocally opposed to playing the game; however, they were outvoted by the rest of the team.[1][2]

Later, Jones played for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks. In Milwaukee, Jones became involved in a contract dispute which saw him suspended, placed on waivers, and ultimately released. The Bucks alleged that Jones was involved in cocaine usage, even hiring private detectives to investigate, while Jones staunchly denied the accusations. Ultimately, Jones reached a contract settlement with the Bucks and was released.[3]

Jones then joined the Utah Stars before retiring after a final stint with the Sixers in 1976.

Jones' son Askia[4] is the third-leading scorer in Kansas State University basketball history and played briefly in the NBA himself, with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Career statistics

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
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1964–65	Baltimore	77	-	16.2	.375	-	.728	1.8	2.6	-	-	5.3
1965–66	Philadelphia	80*	-	27.5	.370	-	.744	2.1	3.4	-	-	9.0
1966–67†	Philadelphia	81*	-	27.8	.431	-	.838	3.3	3.7	-	-	13.2
1967–68	Philadelphia	77	-	26.7	.397	-	.787	2.8	3.2	-	-	12.8
1968–69	Philadelphia	81	-	28.9	.430	-	.809	3.1	3.6	-	-	13.2
1969–70	Philadelphia	78	-	22.3	.430	-	.841	2.2	3.5	-	-	11.8
1970–71	Philadelphia	41	-	23.5	.402	-	.782	1.6	3.1	-	-	10.1
1971–72	Milwaukee	48	-	21.5	.407	-	.822	1.6	2.9	-	-	7.5
1972–73	Milwaukee	27	-	15.5	.407	-	.889	1.1	2.1	-	-	5.0
1975–76	Detroit	1	-	19.0	.364	-	.000	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	8.0
1975–76	Philadelphia	16	-	9.8	.500	-	.692	0.6	1.9	0.3	0.0	2.9
Career		607	-	23.8	.409	-	.800	2.3	3.2	0.4	0.0	10.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1964–65	Baltimore	10	-	16.2	.460	-	.750	2.0	1.8	-	-	7.3
1965–66	Philadelphia	5	-	31.2	.325	-	.682	3.0	3.6	-	-	13.0
1966–67†	Philadelphia	15*	-	31.7	.447	-	.776	2.8	4.1	-	-	17.5
1967–68	Philadelphia	13	-	29.8	.358	-	.789	2.4	3.0	-	-	14.1
1968–69	Philadelphia	5	-	20.6	.267	-	.800	3.2	1.8	-	-	6.4
1969–70	Philadelphia	5	-	32.0	.523	-	.786	2.2	4.8	-	-	15.8
1970–71	Philadelphia	7	-	16.4	.365	-	.769	1.7	1.6	-	-	6.9
1971–72	Milwaukee	9	-	22.2	.439	-	.857	2.0	2.2	-	-	10.0
1975–76	Philadelphia	1	-	2.0	.000	-	.000	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		70	-	25.2	.406	-	.777	2.4	2.9	0.0	0.0	11.9

ABA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Utah	71	-	18.9	.405	.240	.823	1.1	2.1	0.6	0.0	7.5
Career		71	-	18.9	.405	.240	.823	1.1	2.1	0.6	0.0	7.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Utah	5	-	9.2	.381	.000	1.000	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.0	4.4
Career		5	-	9.2	.381	.000	1.000	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.0	4.4

Notes

External links

• Wali Jones NBA statistics, basketballreference.com

На других языках

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- [en] Wali Jones

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[es] Wali Jones

Walter "Wali" Jones (Filadelfia, Pensilvania, 14 de febrero de 1942) es un antiguo baloncestista de la NBA. Es el padre del también baloncestista Askia Jones.[2]

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[ru] Джонс, Уоли

Уолтер «Уоли» Джонс (англ. Walter "Wali" Jones; родился 14 февраля 1942 года, Филадельфия, Пенсильвания) — американский профессиональный баскетболист.

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