Robin Jones (basketball)

Robin Dale Jones (February 2, 1954 – July 16, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.

Robin Jones

Personal information
Born	(1954-02-02)February 2, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	July 16, 2018(2018-07-16) (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Beaumont (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Saint Louis (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975: undrafted
Position	Power forward
Number	34
Career history
1976–1977	Portland Trail Blazers
1977–1978	Houston Rockets
1978–1981	Olympique Antibes
1981–1982	Team Talbot, Guildford
Career highlights
NBA champion (1977)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jones was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He spent two seasons in the NBA, signing as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1976. There he came off the bench, playing in 63 games, to help the team to their first ever league title in 1977. The following season, he moved to the Houston Rockets where he played only 12 games. Jones then spent 5 years playing in Europe before returning to the United States where he worked in marketing for Anheuser-Busch. In 1995, he suffered a stroke and retired from Anheuser-Busch the next year as Illinois director of marketing.^[1]

Jones died on July 16, 2018, in Chicago.^[2]

Career statistics

Legend

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
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source^[3]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1976–77†	Portland	63	16.9	.465	.606	4.7	1.3	.6	.6	5.5
1977–78	Houston	12	5.5	.550	.400	1.2	.2	.1	.1	2.2
Career		75	15.1	.470	.588	4.1	1.1	.5	.5	4.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1977†	Portland	19	5.5	.469	.667	1.2	.5	.2	.2	1.9