Jim Chones
Position: Center/Forward
Full Name: James Bernett Chones
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Born: November 30, 1949 in Racine, Wisconsin
Height: 6-11
Weight: 220
High School: aint Catherine's in Racine, Wisconsin
College: Marquette University
Drafted: 2nd Round, 13th Pick - LA Lakers, 1973
Jersey#: 9, 22 (Cleveland)
Played for the Lakers from 1979 to 1981
Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned All-America honors in 1972 after averaging 20.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. He left school at the end of that season to pursue a professional career, first in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later in the NBA. He was a member of the New York Nets (1972?1973), Carolina Cougars (1973-1974), Cleveland Cavaliers, (1974-1979), Los Angeles Lakers (1979-1981), and Washington Bullets (1981-1982). Chones won an NBA Championship with the Lakers in 1980, and he retired from basketball in 1982 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 9,821 points and 6,427 rebounds.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYN | 82 | 2153 | 395 | 769 | .514 | 142 | 240 | .592 | 0 | 1 | - | 586 | 7.1 | 95 | 291 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 932 | 11.4 |
| 1974 | CAR | 83 | 2387 | 535 | 1017 | .526 | 155 | 252 | .615 | 0 | 2 | - | 645 | 7.8 | 118 | 347 | 59 | 206 | 131 | 1225 | 14.8 |
| 1975 | CLE | 72 | 2427 | 446 | 916 | .487 | 152 | 224 | .679 | 0 | 0 | - | 677 | 9.4 | 132 | 247 | 49 | 0 | 120 | 1044 | 14.5 |
| 1976 | CLE | 82 | 2741 | 563 | 1258 | .448 | 172 | 260 | .662 | 0 | 0 | - | 739 | 9.0 | 163 | 241 | 42 | 0 | 93 | 1298 | 15.8 |
| 1977 | CLE | 82 | 2378 | 450 | 972 | .463 | 155 | 212 | .731 | 0 | 0 | - | 688 | 8.4 | 104 | 258 | 32 | 0 | 77 | 1055 | 12.9 |
| 1978 | CLE | 82 | 2906 | 525 | 1113 | .472 | 180 | 250 | .720 | 0 | 0 | - | 844 | 10.3 | 131 | 235 | 52 | 184 | 58 | 1230 | 15.0 |
| 1979 | CLE | 82 | 2850 | 472 | 1073 | .440 | 158 | 215 | .735 | 0 | 0 | - | 842 | 10.3 | 181 | 278 | 47 | 187 | 102 | 1102 | 13.4 |
| 1980 | LAL | 82 | 2394 | 372 | 760 | .489 | 125 | 169 | .740 | 0 | 2 | - | 564 | 6.9 | 151 | 271 | 56 | 175 | 65 | 869 | 10.6 |
| 1981 | LAL | 82 | 2562 | 378 | 751 | .503 | 126 | 193 | .653 | 0 | 4 | - | 657 | 8.0 | 153 | 324 | 39 | 159 | 96 | 882 | 10.8 |
| 1982 | WA1 | 59 | 867 | 74 | 171 | .433 | 36 | 46 | .783 | 0 | 0 | - | 185 | 3.1 | 64 | 114 | 15 | 41 | 32 | 184 | 3.1 |
| CAREER ABA | 165 | 4540 | 930 | 1786 | .521 | 297 | 492 | .604 | 0 | 3 | - | 1231 | 7.5 | 213 | 638 | 59 | 419 | 131 | 2157 | 13.1 | |
| CAREER | 623 | 19125 | 3280 | 7014 | .468 | 1104 | 1569 | .704 | 0 | 6 | - | 5196 | 8.3 | 1079 | 1968 | 332 | 746 | 643 | 7664 | 12.3 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYN | 5 | 74 | 8 | 23 | .348 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 5.4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 |
| 1974 | CAR | 4 | 96 | 21 | 47 | .447 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 6.0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 1976 | CLE | 7 | 242 | 47 | 114 | .412 | 11 | 18 | .611 | 0 | 0 | - | 50 | 7.1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 3 | 99 | 16 | 27 | .593 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | 10.3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 1978 | CLE | 2 | 82 | 13 | 27 | .481 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 7.5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 1980 | LAL | 16 | 439 | 48 | 118 | .407 | 23 | 34 | .676 | 0 | 0 | - | 104 | 6.5 | 28 | 60 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 119 | 7.4 |
| 1981 | LAL | 3 | 67 | 10 | 17 | .588 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 8.0 |
| 1982 | WA1 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 1.2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 |
| CAREER ABA | 9 | 170 | 29 | 70 | .414 | 8 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 51 | 5.7 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7.3 | |
| CAREER | 36 | 959 | 136 | 312 | .436 | 50 | 78 | .641 | 0 | 0 | - | 223 | 6.2 | 47 | 116 | 12 | 36 | 13 | 322 | 8.9 | |
