For the currently active professional basketball player named Bobby Jones, see Bobby Jones (Washington Huskies). Bobby Ray Jones, Jr. ...

Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones (born December 18, 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... “NBA” redirects here. ...

Jones was known for his outstanding defensive play, earning him eleven All-Defensive team selections, including eight 8 on the First Team, a feat only matched by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Gary Payton. A defensive guru and thinking man's basketball player. A good leaper, Bobby used good foot-work and shrewd on-court anticipation to get strategic defensive positioning. Jones often was a step ahead of his opponent which gave him the upper hand and caused the offensive player to be off-balance. He began his career with the Denver Nuggets of the ABA in 1974, where he played until 1978, the last two years already in the NBA. He joined the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, where he played until 1986. In his career, he averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds per game. He was a career 56% shooter from the field. For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is most remembered for leading the Chicago Bulls together with Michael Jordan to six championships and being one of the best all-around players... This article is about the basketball player. ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... For the league that began in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000-). The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged, in part, with the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... “NBA” redirects here. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1985-86 NBA Season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

He was a member of the 1983 NBA Champion Sixers team with Hall-of-Famers Julius Erving and Moses Malone. A Philadelphia Inquirer article on Jones at the time paraphrased the famous John Havlicek call by Johnny Most stating, "Bobby Jones stole the ball. It was grand larceny. Bobby Jones stole the ball and robbed the Milwaukee Bucks of a game, turning an almost-sure upset into a 111-109 overtime victory for the 76ers."[1] The 1982-83 NBA Season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ... This is a list of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame. ... Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a former American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. ... Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23, 1955 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player who also played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as on the NBAs Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Bullets. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... John J. Havlicek (born April 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons. ... John M. Most (June 15, 1923 – January 3, 1993) was an American sports announcer, known primarily as the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association basketball team from 1953 to 1990. ...

During his career, Jones played in one ABA All-Star Game and four NBA All-Star Games. He led the ABA in field goal percentage twice, and led the NBA in field goal percentage during the 1977-78 season. In 1983, Jones was selected as the very first NBA Sixth Man of the Year. The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... The NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award is the award given by the National Basketball Association to the leagues most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute (sixth man). ...

Jones was also a member of the USA men's basketball team which lost a controversial decision to the USSR in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In 2003, Jones cofounded a Charlotte, North Carolina-based religiously affiliated non-profit, 2xsalt, that supports underprivileged youth through sports, along with Bart Kofoed and basketball hall of famer David Thompson. Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... Bart Kofoed (born March 24, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American former professional basketball player. ... David ONeil Thompson (born July 13, 1954 in Shelby, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball star who played for the Denver Nuggets of both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics. ...

Jones attended South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte.

See also

Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ...

External links

• basketball-reference.com statistics
• 2xsalt.org