Alvin Jones (basketball player)
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| Full name | Alvin Robert Lamar Jones III | |
| birthday | September 9, 1978 (41 years 358 days) | |
| place of birth | Luxembourg , Luxembourg | |
| size | 211 cm | |
| Weight | 120 kg | |
| position | Power Forward / Center | |
| High school | Kathleen HS, Lakeland, FL | |
| college | Georgia Tech | |
| NBA draft | 2001 , 2nd round, 56th pick , Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Jersey number | 0 | |
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2001–2002 Philadelphia 76ers 2002–2003 Śląsk Wrocław 2003–2004 Caja San Fernando Sevilla 2004 Pamesa Valencia 2005 Plus Pujol Lleida 2005–2007 RheinEnergie Köln 2007 ZSKA Sofia 2008 Kombassan Konyaspor 2008–2009 Minot SkyRockets
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| 2005-2007 |
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Alvin Robert Lamar Jones III (born September 9, 1978 in Luxemburg , Luxemburg ) is a former American- Luxemburgish basketball player .
The son of Josiane, a Luxembourgish teacher, and the American basketball player Alvin Jones Jr. moved with his parents and sister to the United States in 1981 and was coached by his father in 1997 for the state high school championship . His father resigned as a coach when he won the championship and henceforth focused on his career as a school psychologist.
From 1997 to 2001, Alvin Jones III attended the Georgia Institute of Technology . He came in 124 games on 1312 points and 1075 rebounds. In the blocked shots category , which has only been documented in college basketball since 1985, he set a record with 425 and is still in the top 15 today (as of 2017). Jones was named a senior on the Atlantic Coast Conference's All-ACC First Team in his senior year .
He was selected in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft in a total of 56th place by the Philadelphia 76ers . In the 2001/02 NBA season he completed 23 games in the regular season , scoring 26 points, 36 rebounds, 3 assists and 9 blocks in 124 minutes. In two postseason games, he rebounded in five minutes.
After his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he played in Europe, including briefly with RheinEnergie Cologne in the basketball league . He played for the Luxembourg national team in qualifying for the EuroBasket in 2005 and 2007 .
See also
Web links
- Alvin Jones - FIBA On: FIBA website; Mies, Switzerland, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017 (in English).
- Alvin Jones - ESPN On: ESPN website; Los Angeles, CA, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017 (in English).
- Alvin Jones - NBA On: NBA website; New York, NY, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017 (in English).
- Alvin Jones - Real GM On: RealGM website; 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017 (in English).
- Alvin Jones - Basketball Reference At: Basketball Reference — Web site; Philadelphia, PA, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017 (in English).
- Alvin Jones - Sports Reference At: Sports Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018 (in English).
- Alvin Jones - Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto At: Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto — website; Barcelona, 2001-2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018 (in Spanish).
Individual evidence
- ^ Mary J. Loftus: Coach Turns Focus to Helping Students. From: The Ledger (The New York Times Company); Lakeland, FL, August 18, 1997 (pages A1 and A8, in English); quoted in: News Google — Website, Montain View, CA. Retrieved February 13, 2018 (in English).
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| SURNAME | Jones, Alvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Alvin Robert Lamar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Luxembourgish basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg , Luxembourg |