Edgar Jones (basketball)


Edgar Jones is a retired American professional basketball player who had a career the National Basketball Association from 1980 to 1986.

Career

In his sophomore year playing college basketball for the University of Nevada, Reno, Jones led the school to a 15 - 12 win, the Nevada Wolf Packs first win in eight seasons. During his time playing for the Wolf Pack, Jones set the school's all-time points total record ; a record which stood until broken by the Wolf Pack's Nick Fazekas on November 18, 2006. Jones' jersey number 32 was officially retired by the University of Nevada upon his retirement, he was the first Wolf Pack player to be given this honor.
After his graduation, Jones was taken in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Over his career, he played for teams such as the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Edgar Jones participated in the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest, in Denver.
He also played for the Greek basketball club Panathinaikos from 1988 to 1990 and for Aris BC in the 1991-1992 season. He won the Greek Basketball Cup in 1992.