Sam Jones (basketball)
Jones playing for the Celtics in 1969
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
June 24, 1933 Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina Central (1951–1954, 1956–1957) |
| NBA draft | 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1957–1969 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 24 |
| Career history | |
| 1957–1969 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 15,411 (17.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,305 (4.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,209 (2.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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Samuel "Sam" Jones (born June 24, 1933) is an American retired professional basketball player at shooting guard and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was known for his quickness and game-winning shots, especially during the NBA Playoffs. He has the second most NBA championships of any player (10), behind his teammate Bill Russell (11). He was also only one of 3 Boston Celtics (along with teammates Bill Russell and K.C. Jones) to be part of the Celtics's 8 consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966.
Jones attended and graduated from North Carolina Central University (then North Carolina College), where he was a four-year letterwinner for Hall of Fame coach John McLendon and coach Floyd Brown. Jones scored 1,745 points, which is still second in school history. He was a three-time All-CIAA league selection. His jersey, no. 41, is retired and hangs in the Eagles' arena.
Jones was 6-foot-4 (1.93 m) and weighed 200 lb (90 kg). Boston Celtics Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach took a trip south to scout North Carolina players who had just won the national championship. Former Wake Forest coach Bones McKinney told Auerbach he could visit Chapel Hill, but the best player in the state was a few miles away. Eventually, in the 1957 NBA draft, the Philadelphia Warriors selected North Carolina's Lennie Rosenbluth with the sixth pick. Boston selected Jones two picks later, even though Auerbach had never seen Jones play.
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