Sam Jones
Basketball
Inducted: 1969
- Born in Wilmington, NC, 1933
- Attended Laurinburg Institute and North Carolina College, now North Carolina Central, around a two-year stint in U.S. Army
- Drafted in first round by Boston Celtics in 1957 and starred for the team from 1957-1969
- Helped fabled Celtics win ten NBA titles in twelve-year career
- Scored 15,380 points as a professional, averaging 17.6 points per game
- Averaged 18.9 points in 154 playoff games
- Averaged career best 25.9 points per game in 1965, fourth in league
- Scored 51 points in 1965 game against Detroit
- Named to the All-NBA second team in 1965, 1966, 1967
- Played in five All-Star games
- Coached at North Carolina A&T and Federal City College
- Member of NBA Silver Anniversary Team
- Inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
