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Dwight Jones
Forward ·Chicago Bulls ·NBA ·#13

Dwight Jones

Age74 BornFeb 27, 1952 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight95 kg CollegeHouston Draft1973 · #9
Career averages
7.9PPG
5.6RPG
1.2APG
781 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

CHI hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
781Games
6,168Career points
12.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 261 games · 1979-80 to 1982-83
Draft1973
1Round
9Overall pick
From Houston
Career highsSingle season
10.6PPG · 1977-78 · HOU
9.3RPG · 1974-75 · ATL
2.0APG · 1974-75 · ATL
14.9PER · 1979-80 · CHI
3.9Win shares · 1974-75 · ATL
Position rank1982-83
#71PPG rank
#47PER rank
#51Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 83 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
1979-80 - 1982-83 · 4 seasons
8.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 1.3 APG
261 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1982-83 - 1982-83 · 1 seasons
4.9 PPG 3.6 RPG 0.7 APG
32 games
Houston Rockets
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 3 seasons
7.9 PPG 5.6 RPG 0.9 APG
184 games
Atlanta Hawks
1973-74 - 1974-75 · 2 seasons
9.2 PPG 7.7 RPG 1.6 APG
149 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1973-74 ATL 74 0 19.6 8.0 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 47.4 0.0 74.4 14.6 2.9
1974-75 ATL 75 0 27.8 10.4 9.3 2.0 0.7 0.7 43.0 0.0 72.1 14.4 3.9
1977-78 HOU 82 0 30.2 10.6 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 44.5 0.0 77.7 12.5 3.1
1978-79 HOU 81 0 15.0 5.7 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 45.8 0.0 72.7 10.9 1.3
1979-80 NBA 74 0 19.6 8.9 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.6 50.8 0.0 72.6 - -
1979-80 CHI 53 0 22.1 10.1 5.6 1.7 0.5 0.7 53.5 0.0 72.1 14.9 2.4
1979-80 HOU 21 0 13.2 6.0 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 42.0 0.0 75.0 11.3 0.3
1980-81 CHI 81 0 19.4 7.6 5.0 1.2 0.5 0.4 48.3 0.0 77.6 13.1 2.9
1981-82 CHI 78 18 26.2 10.0 6.5 1.5 0.6 0.5 53.0 100.0 72.3 13.4 3.6
1982-83 NBA 81 2 14.4 4.6 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 45.5 0.0 64.2 - -
1982-83 CHI 49 2 13.7 4.5 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 44.6 0.0 62.7 9.5 0.1
1982-83 LAL 32 0 15.3 4.9 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 47.0 0.0 66.7 8.8 0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1982 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers season change
Oct 1979 Chicago Bulls Houston Rockets mid season trade From 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jul 1979 Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls season change
Oct 1977 Atlanta Hawks Houston Rockets offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78

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Born on February 27

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About Dwight Jones

Dwight Elmo Jones was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center, he was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1972 Olympic team that lost the controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Jones was ejected from the gold medal game after an altercation with a Soviet player. Later it was revealed that the Soviets intentionally provoked him as they saw him as the leader of the U.S. team and wanted to get him out.