Collis Jones

{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Collis Jones | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 203 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|7|3}} | birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | high_school = St. John's College HS<br />(Washington, D.C.) | college = Notre Dame (1968–1971) | draft_year = 1971 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 17 | draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks | career_start = 1971 | career_end = 1975 | career_position = Small forward / power forward | career_number = 43, 42, 22, 13 | years1 = 1971–1973 | team1 = Dallas Chaparrals | years2 = 1973–1974 | team2 = Kentucky Colonels | years3 = 1974–1975 | team3 = Memphis Sounds | highlights = }}

'''J. Collis Jones''' (born July 3, 1949) is an American former college and professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the University of Notre Dame, where he scored 1,367 points for an average of 16.1 points per game. He led the 1969–70 and 1970–71 squads in rebounding with averages of 12.4 and 13.1 rebounds per game, respectively. He was selected in the first round of the 1971 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and also in the 1971 American Basketball Association (ABA) player draft by the Dallas Chaparrals.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027044114/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JONESCO01 DatabaseBasketball.com Collis Jones page]}}</ref> He played exclusively in the ABA, including for the Kentucky Colonels and Memphis Sounds.

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