Bobby Jones
Basketball
Inducted: 1989
- Born in Charlotte, NC, 1951
- Played basketball at University of North Carolina from 1972–1974
- Second-team All-ACCin 1973; first-team in 1974
- Second-team AP All-American in 1974
- Mobile 6-ft.-9-in. forward/center
- Averaged 13.7 points and 8.9 rebounds in 92 college contests
- Member of 1972 silver medal–winning U.S. Olympic team
- Played for the ABA’s Denver in 1975–1976, leading the ABA in field goal percentage
- Named to ABA All-rookie team in 1975
- Second-team All-ABA in 1976
- Traded to Philadelphia in 1979, playing until retirement in 1986
- Key player for 1983 NBA champs
- Won Sixth Man Award in 1982–1983
- Led NBA in field goal percentage in 1978
- Only player to lead ABA and NBA in FG%
- Considered best defensive forward in pro history
- First-team all-defensive team from 1977–1984; second-team in 1985
- Averaged 14.9 points per game in 167 ABA games, 11.5 points in 774 NBA games
- Played in the ABA All-Star Game in 1976; NBA All-Star Game in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
- Averaged 11.6 points per game in 125 NBA playoff games
- Coach at Charlotte Christian Academy
