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Larry Jones (basketball)

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Larry Jones (basketball)

Larry Richard Jones (September 22, 1941 – August 16, 2025) was an American professional basketball player. He most notably played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), where he was the first player to reach 5,000 career points. He also had shorter stints in the rival National Basketball Association (NBA).

Infobox

1965
→Wilkes-Barre Barons
1972
Utah Stars
1975
Munich Eagles
1984
Columbus Minks
Born
(1941-09-22)September 22, 1941Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died
August 16, 2025(2025-08-16) (aged 83)
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
High school
East (Columbus, Ohio)
College
Toledo (1960–1964)
NBA draft
1964: 3rd round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by
Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career
1964–1976
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
Number
12, 32, 23, 22
Coaching career
1976–1984
1964–1965
Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1967
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1967–1970
Denver Rockets
1970–1972
Floridians
1972–1973
Dallas Chaparrals
1973–1974
Philadelphia 76ers
1975–1976
Wilkes-Barre Barons
1976–1978
Detroit Pistons (assistant)
1978–1979
Las Vegas Dealers
1982–1983
Franklin (Ohio)
Points
10,505 (19.1 ppg)
Rebounds
2,725 (4.9 rpg)
Assists
2,030 (3.7 apg)

Tables

· Career statistics › NBA/ABA › Regular season
1964–65
1964–65
Year
1964–65
Team
Philadelphia
GP
23
MPG
15.6
FG%
307
FT%
712
RPG
2.5
APG
1.7
PPG
5.7
1967–68
1967–68
Year
1967–68
Team
Denver (ABA)
GP
76
MPG
40.6
FG%
427
3P%
190
FT%
776
RPG
7.9
APG
3.6
PPG
22.9
1968–69
1968–69
Year
1968–69
Team
Denver (ABA)
GP
75
MPG
40.6
FG%
465
3P%
240
FT%
778
RPG
6.6
APG
3.4
PPG
28.4
1969–70
1969–70
Year
1969–70
Team
Denver (ABA)
GP
75
MPG
40.4
FG%
434
3P%
248
FT%
791
RPG
5.2
APG
5.7
PPG
24.9
1970–71
1970–71
Year
1970–71
Team
Florida (ABA)
GP
84
MPG
43.0
FG%
467
3P%
363
FT%
802
RPG
5.4
APG
4.6
PPG
24.3
1971–72
1971–72
Year
1971–72
Team
Florida (ABA)
GP
66
MPG
34.2
FG%
531
3P%
300
FT%
804
RPG
4.7
APG
3.2
PPG
17.6
1972–73
1972–73
Year
1972–73
Team
Utah (ABA)
GP
27
MPG
16.6
FG%
438
3P%
364
FT%
817
RPG
2.3
APG
1.6
PPG
6.2
1972–73
1972–73
Year
1972–73
Team
Dallas (ABA)
GP
53
MPG
23.7
FG%
468
3P%
261
FT%
832
RPG
3.4
APG
3.1
PPG
10.0
1973–74
1973–74
Year
1973–74
Team
Philadelphia
GP
72
GS
60
MPG
26.1
FG%
423
FT%
838
RPG
2.6
APG
3.2
SPG
1.2
BPG
3
PPG
10.0
Career (NBA)
Career (NBA)
Year
Career (NBA)
Team
95
GP
60
GS
23.5
MPG
400
3P%
815
FT%
2.5
RPG
2.8
APG
1.2
SPG
3
BPG
9.0
Career (ABA)
Career (ABA)
Year
Career (ABA)
Team
456
GS
36.7
MPG
459
FG%
277
3P%
791
FT%
5.4
RPG
3.9
BPG
21.2
Career (overall)
Career (overall)
Year
Career (overall)
Team
551
GP
60
GS
34.4
MPG
453
FG%
277
3P%
793
FT%
4.9
RPG
3.7
APG
1.2
SPG
3
BPG
19.1
All-Star (ABA)
All-Star (ABA)
Year
All-Star (ABA)
Team
4
GP
2
GS
26.8
MPG
524
FG%
333
3P%
731
FT%
6.5
RPG
4.3
BPG
16.0
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1964–65
Philadelphia
23
15.6
307
712
2.5
1.7
5.7
1967–68
Denver (ABA)
76
40.6
427
190
776
7.9
3.6
22.9
1968–69
Denver (ABA)
75
40.6
465
240
778
6.6
3.4
28.4
1969–70
Denver (ABA)
75
40.4
434
248
791
5.2
5.7
24.9
1970–71
Florida (ABA)
84
43.0
467
363
802
5.4
4.6
24.3
1971–72
Florida (ABA)
66
34.2
531
300
804
4.7
3.2
17.6
1972–73
Utah (ABA)
27
16.6
438
364
817
2.3
1.6
6.2
1972–73
Dallas (ABA)
53
23.7
468
261
832
3.4
3.1
10.0
1973–74
Philadelphia
72
60
26.1
423
838
2.6
3.2
1.2
3
10.0
Career (NBA)
95
60
23.5
400
815
2.5
2.8
1.2
3
9.0
Career (ABA)
456
36.7
459
277
791
5.4
3.9
21.2
Career (overall)
551
60
34.4
453
277
793
4.9
3.7
1.2
3
19.1
All-Star (ABA)
4
2
26.8
524
333
731
6.5
4.3
16.0
· Career statistics › NBA/ABA › Playoffs
1965
1965
Year
1965
Team
Philadelphia
GP
5
MPG
5.0
FG%
417
FT%
636
RPG
8
APG
4
PPG
3.4
1968
1968
Year
1968
Team
Denver (ABA)
GP
1
MPG
41.0
FG%
600
3P%
–
FT%
625
RPG
4.0
APG
4.0
PPG
29.0
1969
1969
Year
1969
Team
Denver (ABA)
GP
7
MPG
40.3
FG%
358
3P%
375
FT%
724
RPG
7.7
APG
4.6
PPG
22.0
1970
1970
Year
1970
Team
Denver (ABA)
GP
12
MPG
44.6
FG%
546
3P%
250
FT%
871
RPG
5.3
APG
6.3
PPG
26.6
1971
1971
Year
1971
Team
Florida (ABA)
GP
6
MPG
36.0
FG%
395
3P%
250
FT%
917
RPG
4.2
APG
6.2
PPG
17.2
1972
1972
Year
1972
Team
Florida (ABA)
GP
4
MPG
28.8
FG%
342
3P%
000
FT%
824
RPG
3.3
APG
2.3
PPG
10.0
Career (ABA)
Career (ABA)
Year
Career (ABA)
Team
30
GP
39.6
MPG
454
FG%
270
3P%
819
FT%
5.3
RPG
5.3
APG
21.5
Career (overall)
Career (overall)
Year
Career (overall)
Team
35
GP
34.7
MPG
453
FG%
270
3P%
811
FT%
4.7
RPG
4.6
APG
18.9
Year
Team
GP
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
PPG
1965
Philadelphia
5
5.0
417
636
8
4
3.4
1968
Denver (ABA)
1
41.0
600
–
625
4.0
4.0
29.0
1969
Denver (ABA)
7
40.3
358
375
724
7.7
4.6
22.0
1970
Denver (ABA)
12
44.6
546
250
871
5.3
6.3
26.6
1971
Florida (ABA)
6
36.0
395
250
917
4.2
6.2
17.2
1972
Florida (ABA)
4
28.8
342
000
824
3.3
2.3
10.0
Career (ABA)
30
39.6
454
270
819
5.3
5.3
21.5
Career (overall)
35
34.7
453
270
811
4.7
4.6
18.9

References

  1. Freshmen were inelegible until 1972
  2. His NBA points were included in the tally
  3. National Basketball Retired Players Association
    https://www.legendsofbasketball.com/alumni/larry-jones/
  4. Legacy
    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/larry-jones-obituary?id=59264948
  5. "Nobody wanted Jones who made Toledo a smash"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/8370107/
  6. "One senior on All MAC Team"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/100274303/
  7. "College basketball"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/106391851/
  8. "Toledo captain is suspended"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/83303111/
  9. "Paternity suit against cage star dropped"
    https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR19640314-01.1.16
  10. "All-America honors to Wichita cage ace"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/17834065/
  11. "Philadelphia"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60506603/
  12. The Denver Post
    http://www.denverpost.com/2011/01/24/larry-jones-former-denver-rocket-guard/
  13. Stats Crew
    https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-joneslar001
  14. "Bullets cut squad, option two rookies"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/28304351/
  15. "Larry repays fans for honoring him"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43103124/
  16. SI.com
    https://www.si.com/vault/1969/04/21/610390/a-roundup-of-the-sports-information-of-the-week
  17. "Denver star tops 5,000-point mark"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/3315744/
  18. "MVP Spencer, absolute marvel"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/44709421/
  19. Beyond Loose Balls: The short wild life of the American Basketball Association
    https://books.google.com/books?id=G_FAzZA07tUC&pg=PA200
  20. "Floridians' Doyle backing up his words"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/129543758/
  21. SI.com
    https://www.si.com/vault/1971/10/25/613503/east
  22. Sun-Sentinel
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030934/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-06-28/sports/8802080312_1_bagels-miami-floridians-team-player
  23. "Finley buys Memphis as Pittsburgh franchise folds"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43814953/
  24. "Stars got "unbelievable deal""
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147810295/
  25. "Larry Jones has 10,020 points"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11096933/
  26. SI.com
    https://www.si.com/vault/1973/12/10/618468/no-phooling-philly-is-phabulous
  27. "Sixers cut former ABA star Jones"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/17184516/
  28. NYTimes.com
    https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/20/archives/europe-basketball-holds-first-draft-new-european-league-holds.html
  29. L'Équipe basket hebdomadaire
    http://basketpassion.pagesperso-orange.fr/basket%20hebdo/l'Equipe%20basket%20hebdo%20N%2031.pdf#page=8
  30. "Dick Vitale hires two helpers"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/98577961/
  31. SI.com
    https://www.si.com/vault/1979/02/12/823358/taking-a-gamble-on-the-future-the-western-basketball-association-has-franchises-stretching-from-tucson-to-las-vegas-to-montana-its-a-last-chance-for-some-and-the-only-chance-for-other-nba-hopefuls--coaches-as-well-as-players
  32. "Columbus loses ABA pioneer Larry Jones, who starred for East High and Toledo Rockets"
    https://eu.dispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/08/19/columbus-mourns-aba-pioneer-larry-jones-who-starred-for-east-high/85723082007/
  33. "Cronets hope weights pay big dividends"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/129025883/
  34. NYTimes.com
    https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/28/sports/sports-of-the-times-new-league-for-women.html
  35. "WABA names All-Stars"
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/109741887/
  36. The Columbus Dispatch
    https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/08/19/columbus-mourns-aba-pioneer-larry-jones-who-starred-for-east-high/85723082007/
  37. ohiobasketballhalloffame.com
    https://ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/2011/larry-jones.html
  38. Legacy
    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/twala-jones-obituary?id=21157447
  39. Basketball Reference
    https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesla01.html
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