Danny Jones (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1968 Aurora, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boylan Catholic (Rockford, Illinois) |
| College | Wisconsin (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1990–2000? |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 50, 34 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1991 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1991–1993 | La Crosse Catbirds |
| 1994–1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas |
| 1997–1998 | La Crosse Bobcats |
| –2001 | Soles de Jalisco |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Danny Jones (born October 24, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Career[edit]
He was a standout for the University of Wisconsin[1] but was never drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Instead, he played for the Rockford Lightning in the 1990–91 Continental Basketball Association season where he averaged 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 24 games. The following season, he played for the La Crosse Catbirds that won the league championship.
From there, Jones proceeded to the World Basketball League where he suited up for Erie Wave and normed 20.6 points per game.[2] Initially, out of college, he saw action for Efes Pilsen in Turkey, and then went to the Philippines to play for Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association.[3]
He won back-to-back[quantify] Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol (CIMEBA) titles with the Soles de Jalisco.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ At 41: Danny Jones returns to school
- ^ Transactions@Herald-Journal
- ^ Jones battles Demps as Gins take on 7-Up
- ^ Griswold, David (July 20, 2014). "Former Catbirds, Badgers great Jones isn't living in the past". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
External links[edit]
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Forwards (basketball)
- La Crosse Bobcats players
- La Crosse Catbirds players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Pittsburgh Piranhas players
- Rockford Lightning players
- Soles de Jalisco players
- Sportspeople from Aurora, Illinois
- Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players