Charles Jones (basketball, born 1975)

Charles Jones
Personal information
Born	July 17, 1975; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Ford Central Catholic; (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Rutgers (1993–1995); LIU Brooklyn (1996–1998);
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2010
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	11, 2
Career history
1999	Chicago Bulls
1999	Los Angeles Clippers
2000–2001	BingoSNAI Montecatini
2001–2002	Ionikos Egnatia Bank
2003	Brooklyn Kings
2003	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2003–2004	Libertad de Sunchales
2004–2005	PBC Lukoil Academic
2005	Albany Patroons
2005–2006	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
2006	Long Island Primetime
2006–2008	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
2008	Ciclista Olímpico
2009	BC Levski Sofia
2010	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
Career highlights
	Bulgarian League champion (2005); Bulgarian Cup champion (2009); Liga Nacional de Básquet champion (2006); Liga Nacional de Básquet Allstar (2006, 2007); 2× NCAA scoring champion (1997, 1998); Haggerty Award winner (1997); 2× NEC Player of the Year (1997, 1998); 2× First-team All-NEC (1997, 1998); Second team All-America Adidas Blue Ribbon (1997-1998); Second team NABC (1997-1998);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles Rahmel Jones (born July 17, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the Chicago Bulls (NBA) & Los Angeles Clippers (NBA).

Raised in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Jones was one of two children of Charles and Cathy Jones and graduated from Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in 1993. His brother Lamont Jones is also a basketball player. In 1997, Jones estimated to The New York Times that around 15 of his friends from Bedford-Stuyvesant were killed on the streets.^[1] He played at The Soul in the Hole in Brooklyn.^[2]

Jones attended Rutgers University and Long Island University, before spending two seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls (1998–99) and the Los Angeles Clippers (1999–2000). He would later decline a contracts before signing in Italy. Due to a fracture of his shooting hand, he would continue to play abroad despite never receiving therapy, notable stops in Greece, Bulgaria & Argentina. When League & cup titles in Bulgaria & a league title in Argentina

While playing for Long Island University, he led the league in scoring during the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. In the 1996–97 season he averaged 30.1 points per game, becoming the last player to average at least 30 points in a season until Marcus Keene reached that mark in 2016–17.^[3] During his senior season he ranked among the top ten in NCAA Division I men's basketball in several categories, finishing fifth in assists and ninth in steals while leading his conference in points per game, assists per game, and steals per game. He set several school and conference records for scoring and remains among the most statistically productive players in the program’s history.^[4]

References

^ Berkow, Ira (January 19, 1997). "All the Potential a Faithful Mother Can Foster". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
^ "Original Old School: A New York Tradition". July 2009.
^ Telander, Rick (November 13, 2014). "Asphalt Legends: Pickup basketball in New York City". Sports Illustrated.
^ Telander, Rick (November 24, 1997). "JUSTICE AND MR. JONES THE NCAA SUSPENDED CHARLES JONES FOR THAT MOST HEINOUS CRIME: TOO MUCH SUMMER BALL". Sports Illustrated.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference

[1] Berkow, Ira (January 19, 1997). "All the Potential a Faithful Mother Can Foster". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

[2] "Original Old School: A New York Tradition". July 2009.

[3] Telander, Rick (November 13, 2014). "Asphalt Legends: Pickup basketball in New York City". Sports Illustrated.

[4] Telander, Rick (November 24, 1997). "JUSTICE AND MR. JONES THE NCAA SUSPENDED CHARLES JONES FOR THAT MOST HEINOUS CRIME: TOO MUCH SUMMER BALL". Sports Illustrated.

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