Danny Jones (basketball)

Danny Jones
Personal information
Born	October 24, 1968 (age 55); Aurora, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Boylan Catholic (Rockford, Illinois)
College	Wisconsin (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990: undrafted
Playing career	1990–2000?
Position	Forward
Number	50, 34
Career history
1990–1991	Rockford Lightning
1991–1993	La Crosse Catbirds
1994–1995	Pittsburgh Piranhas
1997–1998	La Crosse Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
	CBA champion (1994); AP Honorable Mention All-American (1989); 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1989, 1990); ;

Danny Jones (born October 24, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Career

He was a standout for the University of Wisconsin ^[1] but was never drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Instead, he played for the Rockford Lightning during the 1990–91 Continental Basketball Association season where he averaged 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 24 games. The following season, he played for the La Crosse Catbirds that won the league championship.

From there, Jones proceeded to the World Basketball League where he suited up for Erie Wave and normed 20.6 points per game.^[2] Initially, out of college, he saw action for the Efes Pilsen team, a beer company in Turkey, and then went to the Philippines to play for Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[3]