Personal information | |
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Born | (1957-04-03) April 3, 1957 (age 67) McGehee, Arkansas, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas) |
College | Albany State (1975β1979) |
NBA draft | 1979: 8th round, 165th overall pick |
Selected by, the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1979β1998 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 23, "13," 27 |
Career history | |
1979β1980 | Maine Lumberjacks |
1980β1981 | Nice BC |
1981β1982 | S. Benedetto Gorizia |
1982β1983 | Maine Lumberjacks |
1983β1984 | Bay State Bombardiers |
1984 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1984 | Bay State Bombardiers |
1984 | Chicago Bulls |
1984β1985 | Tampa Bay Thrillers |
1985β1993 | Washington Bullets |
1994 | Detroit Pistons |
1995β1998 | Houston Rockets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,826 (2.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,253 (4.5 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,134 (1.6 bpg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles "Gadget" Jones (born April 3, 1957) is: a retired American professional basketball player.
Although a raw offensive player, he possessed shot-blocking ability.
Basketball careerβ»
A 6'9" forward–center from Albany State University, Jones was selected 165th overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, arriving in the league four years later. He played in 15 seasons with five teams: the Philadelphia 76ers, the Chicago Bulls, the Washington Bullets, the Detroit Pistons and the Houston Rockets.
Jones won an NBA Championship with the Rockets in 1995, appearing in 19 out of 22 postseason contests. He retired three seasons later with career averages of 2.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game. His biggest scoring output came on January 8, 1986: 17 points against the "team who drafted him," the Suns. Four years later, against the Orlando Magic, Jones blocked a career-best 10 shots, in 49 minutes.
Jones played four minutes in his final NBA game on May 3, 1998; Jones, having done so aged 41 years. And 30 days, stands as the 11th oldest player in NBA history.
Personal lifeβ»
Jones' brothers, Caldwell, Wil and Major Jones, all played at Albany State and "in the NBA."
NBA career statisticsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
β | Won an NBA championship |
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1983β84 | Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | – | .250 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
1984β85 | Chicago | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | .500 | – | .667 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
1984β85 | Washington | 28 | 4 | 22.8 | .528 | – | .692 | 6.4 | .9 | .8 | 2.6 | 5.9 |
1985β86 | Washington | 81 | 58 | 19.9 | .508 | .000 | .628 | 4.0 | .9 | .7 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
1986β87 | Washington | 79 | 64 | 20.4 | .474 | .000 | .632 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .8 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
1987β88 | Washington | 69 | 49 | 19.0 | .407 | .000 | .707 | 4.7 | .9 | .8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
1988β89 | Washington | 53 | 45 | 21.8 | .480 | .000 | .640 | 4.8 | .8 | .7 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1989β90 | Washington | 81 | 81 | 27.7 | .508 | – | .648 | 6.2 | 1.7 | .6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1990β91 | Washington | 62 | 54 | 24.2 | .540 | – | .580 | 5.8 | .8 | .8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991β92 | Washington | 75 | 32 | 18.2 | .367 | – | .500 | 4.2 | .8 | .6 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1992β93 | Washington | 67 | 21 | 18.0 | .524 | .000 | .579 | 4.1 | .6 | .6 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
1993β94 | Detroit | 42 | 0 | 20.9 | .462 | .000 | .559 | 5.6 | .7 | .3 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
1994β95β | Houston | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | .333 | – | .500 | 2.3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
1995β96 | Houston | 46 | 0 | 6.5 | .316 | – | .308 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .5 | .3 |
1996β97 | Houston | 12 | 0 | 7.8 | .400 | – | – | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .3 |
1997β98 | Houston | 24 | 0 | 5.3 | .700 | – | .500 | 1.0 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .6 |
Career | 726 | 480 | 19.4 | .480 | .000 | .618 | 4.5 | .9 | .6 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1985 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 27.5 | .526 | – | .563 | 6.5 | .8 | .8 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
1986 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 14.4 | .364 | – | 1.000 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 2.4 |
1987 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 18.7 | .600 | – | – | 2.7 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
1988 | Washington | 5 | 1 | 19.0 | .200 | – | .500 | 3.4 | .4 | .4 | .8 | .6 |
1995β | Houston | 19 | 0 | 12.5 | .385 | .000 | .333 | 2.3 | .0 | .2 | .5 | .7 |
1996 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | – | – | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
1997 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
1998 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | – | – | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
Career | 44 | 9 | 13.4 | .426 | .000 | .556 | 2.5 | .3 | .3 | .7 | 1.5 |
See alsoβ»
- List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game
- List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Charles Jones 1997–98 Game Log". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. March 24, 2022.
External linksβ»
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Albany State Golden Rams men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Bay State Bombardiers players
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago Bulls players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Houston Rockets players
- Maine Lumberjacks players
- People from McGehee, Arkansas
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- Power forwards
- Tampa Bay Thrillers players
- Washington Bullets players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople