Charles Jones (basketball, born 1975)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 17, 1975 Brooklyn, New York |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Bishop Ford Central Catholic (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College |
Rutgers (1993–1995) LIU Brooklyn (1996–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2010 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 11, 2 |
| Career history | |
| 1999 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2000–2001 | BingoSNAI Montecatini |
| 2001–2002 | Ionikos Egnatia Bank |
| 2003 | Brooklyn Kings |
| 2003 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2003–2004 | Libertad de Sunchales |
| 2004–2005 | PBC Lukoil Academic |
| 2005 | Albany Patroons |
| 2005–2006 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| 2006 | Long Island Primetime |
| 2006–2008 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| 2008 | Ciclista Olímpico |
| 2009 | BC Levski Sofia |
| 2010 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles Rahmel Jones (born July 17, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA.
Raised in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Jones was one of two children of Charles and Cathy Jones and graduated from Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in 1993. In 1997, Jones estimated to The New York Times that around 15 of his friends from Bedford-Stuyvesant were killed on the streets.[1] He played at The Soul in the Hole in Brooklyn. [2]
Jones attended Rutgers University and Long Island University, before spending two seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls (1998–99) and the Los Angeles Clippers (1999–2000). Afterwards, he played overseas, notably in Argentina.
While playing for Long Island University, he led the league in scoring twice (1996-97, 1997-98), and he was the last player to average 30 points or more in a season when he averaged 30.1 points per game in the 1996-97 season. (See List of college basketball scoring leaders) He faced a gun charge due to an incident at his dorm. [3]
References
- ↑ Berkow, Ira (January 19, 1997). "All the Potential a Faithful Mother Can Foster". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.slamonline.com/other-ballers/streetball/original-old-school-a-new-york-tradition/
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/13/sports/college-basketball-jones-ex-liu-star-facing-gun-charge.html