Edgar Jones (basketball)
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While playing college basketball for the University of Nevada, Reno (1975–79), Edgar Jones set the school's all-time points total record (1,877); a record which stood until broken by the Wolf Pack's Nick Fazekas on November 18, 2006.
After his graduation, Jones was taken in the second round (ninth pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Over his career, he played for teams such as the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Edgar Jones participated in the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest, in Denver.
He also played for the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos from 1988 to 1990 and for Aris BC in the 1991-1992 season. He won the Greek Basketball Cup in 1992.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Alabama
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Lehigh Valley Jets players
- Liga ACB players
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball players
- New Jersey Nets players
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- People from Fort Rucker, Alabama
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Yakima Sun Kings players
