Alvin Jones (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | September 9, 1978
Nationality | American / Luxembourgian |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Kathleen (Lakeland, Florida) |
College | Georgia Tech (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 56th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 2001–2009 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 0 |
Career history | |
2001–2002 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2002–2003 | Śląsk Wrocław |
2003–2004 | Caja San Fernando |
2004 | Valencia |
2005 | Plus Pujol Lleida |
2005–2007 | RheinEnergie Köln |
2007 | CSKA Sofia |
2008 | Kombassan Konya |
2008–2009 | Minot SkyRockets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alvin Robert Lamar Jones III (born September 9, 1978) is a Luxembourgian-American[1] professional basketball player. A 6'11" (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg) center, he attended Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida,[2] and played collegiately at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he set the all-time record for shots blocked with 425.[2]
Jones was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 56th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft. He played one NBA season (2001–02), averaging 1.1 points in 23 games. In 2006, he played with German team RheinEnergie.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Alvin Jones profile, eurobasket.com
- ^ a b Alvin Jones NBA Draft 2001 profile
- ^ RheinEnergie releases Alvin Jones
External links
- NBA.com: Alvin Jones Player Info
- Alvin Jones NBA statistics, basketball-reference.com
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- BC CSKA Sofia players
- Centers (basketball)
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players
- Köln 99ers players
- Liga ACB players
- Luxembourgian men's basketball players
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Śląsk Wrocław basketball players
- Valencia Basket players
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs
- European basketball biography stubs
- Luxembourgian sportspeople stubs