Wali Jones

Wali Jones

Personal information
Born	(1942-02-14) February 14, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Villanova (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1964–1976
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	24, 23, 12, 11, 9
Career history
1964–1965	Baltimore Bullets
1965–1971	Philadelphia 76ers
1971–1973	Milwaukee Bucks
1974–1975	Utah Stars (ABA)
1975–1976	Detroit Pistons
1976	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1967) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1965) Third-team All-American – UPI (1964) 2× Robert V. Geasey Trophy (1963–1964)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	6,672 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,471 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	2,099 (3.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Walter "Wali" Jones (born February 14, 1942) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jones played at Overbrook High School, the same school that had produced Wilt Chamberlain a few years earlier. He played college ball for coach Jack Kraft at Villanova University.

In his first NBA season, Jones played for the Baltimore Bullets and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. The next season, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he would play for the next six years.

Jones and Hal Greer were the starting guards on the 1966-67 76ers team that also featured Chamberlain, Chet Walker, Lucious Jackson and Billy Cunningham. That team went 68-13 during the regular season, then easily won three playoff series in dethroning the eight-time defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. Jones made the 76ers' starting lineup after Larry Costello tore his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967.

Later, Jones played for the Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Stars.

Jones' son Askia is the third-leading scorer in Kansas State University basketball history and played briefly in the NBA himself, with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

External links

• Wali Jones NBA statistics, basketballreference.com