Mark Jones (basketball, born 1961)

For the basketball player who played in the NBA during the 2004-05 season, see Mark Jones (basketball, born 1975).

Mark Anthony Jones (born April 10, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played point guard. Jones played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies before being selected by the New York Knicks in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA draft with the 82nd overall pick. He never played for the Knicks and instead played six games in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets during the 1983–84 season.

Mark Jones

Personal information
Born	(1961-04-10) April 10, 1961 (age 64) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	East (Rochester, New York)
College	St. Bonaventure (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 4th round, 82nd overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Position	Point guard
Number	11
Career history
1983	New Jersey Nets
1983–1984	Albany Patroons
Career highlights
CBA champion (1984)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Biography

Jones played for four seasons at St. Bonaventure University and averaged 15.2 points per game. In 1982 he was named to the All-Eastern Athletic Association first team and the following year he made the second team, with the conference being renamed the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1] Jones is currently the ninth leading scorer in St. Bonaventure history.^[2]

Jones was drafted by the New York Knicks as the 82nd overall pick in the 4th round of the 1983 NBA draft. He was cut from the final roster shortly before the start of the 1983–84 season.^[3] Weeks later he signed with the New Jersey Nets and he scored 7 points in six games.^[4] Jones played the rest of the season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), appearing in 29 games for the Albany Patroons. He averaged 10.8 points per game playing for coach Phil Jackson as the Patroons won the CBA championship.^[5]