Caldwell Jones
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
August 4, 1950 McGehee, Arkansas |
| Died | September 21, 2014 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas) |
| College | Albany State (1969–1973) |
| NBA draft | 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1973–1990 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 3, 11, 27 |
| Career history | |
| 1973–1975 | San Diego Conquistadors (ABA) |
| 1975 | San Diego Sails (ABA) |
| 1975 | Kentucky Colonels (ABA) |
| 1975–1976 | Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) |
| 1976–1982 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1982–1984 | Houston Rockets |
| 1984–1985 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1985–1989 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1989–1990 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 10,241 (7.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 10,685 (8.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 2,297 (1.8 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Caldwell "Pops" Jones (August 4, 1950 – September 21, 2014) was an American professional basketball player.
Jones was drafted from Albany State College (Georgia) by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 14th pick in the 1973 NBA draft. He played three seasons in the American Basketball Association and 14 seasons in the NBA, most extensively with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jones led the ABA in blocked shots in the 1973–74 season, and played in the 1975 ABA All-Star Game. He shares (with Julius Keye) the ABA's all-time record for blocked shots in a game with 12.
Jones' brothers, Charles, Wil and Major all played at Albany State and in the NBA.
The most prominent of four brothers who played in the NBA, Caldwell Jones was best known as the least flamboyant member of the high-powered Philadelphia 76ers teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Playing alongside Julius Erving and company, Jones didn't need to score much with Philadelphia, so he concentrated on rebounding, shotblocking, and defense. A lanky yet strong 6-foot-11 pivotman, his hustle, board work, and defense kept him in professional basketball for 17 years.
Playing in his final season at age 39, he was the fifth-oldest NBA player ever to have suited up at the time. He finished with 10,068 points (in the NBA and the American Basketball Association), but it had taken him 1,227 games to rack them up. No other player who scored 10,000 points had ever needed more than 1,200 games to do so.
"Everybody likes to look at the glorified part of the game, like scoring points", Jones told USA Today in 1990. "But there is a lot more to the game. I look at myself like an offensive lineman. Someone has to open the holes for the 1,000-yard rushers." "What do I think of Caldwell Jones? When he retires, I think they should have a farewell tour for him", Larry Brown, Jones's coach with the San Antonio Spurs, told USA Today.
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