Alvin Jones (basketball)

Alvin Jones

Personal information
Born	(1978-09-09) September 9, 1978 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Nationality	American / Luxembourgish
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school	Kathleen (Lakeland, Florida)
College	Georgia Tech (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001: 2nd round, 56th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2001–2009
Position	Power forward / center
Number	0
Career history
2001–2002	Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2003	Śląsk Wrocław
2003–2004	Caja San Fernando
2004	Valencia
2005	Plus Pujol Lleida
2005–2007	RheinEnergie Köln
2007	CSKA Sofia
2008	Kombassan Konya
2008–2009	Minot SkyRockets
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (2001)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Alvin Robert Lamar Jones III (born September 9, 1978) is a Luxembourgish-American former professional basketball player. A 6'11" (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg) center, he attended Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida, and played collegiately at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he set the program's all-time record for shots blocked with 425.

Jones was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 56th overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft. He played one National Basketball Association (NBA) season (2001–02), averaging 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 23 games. His final NBA game was Game 5 of the 2002 Eastern Conference First Round against the Boston Celtics where the 76ers lost the game 87–120. Jones recorded 1 rebound and 1 turnover in 4 minutes of playing time and the 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs 4–1.

In 2006, he played with German team RheinEnergie.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders

External links

• NBA.com: Alvin Jones Player Info
• Alvin Jones NBA statistics, basketball-reference.com