K.C. Jones
School:
Height:
6-1
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
San Francisco, CA
High School:
Commerce High School
- NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1956
- All-American Recognition: 1956 (Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, UP1, Associated Press 2nd Team)
- Third-leading scorer for 1955 NCAA Tournament champion (28-1 record) and second-leading scorer for undefeated 1956 champion (29-0)
- Named to 1955 All-NCAA Tournament team
- Averaged 13.6 points in five NCAA Tournament games in 1955
- Ineligible to play in 1956 NCAA Tournament because he was playing his fifth season of college basketball
- Member of 1956 U.S. Olympic team (10.9 ppg)
- Selected by the Boston Celtics in second round of 1956 NBA draft
- Selected by the Los Angeles Rams in 30th round of 1955 NFL draft
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | 44 | 128 | .344 | 46 | 64 | .719 | 94 | 3.9 | 134 | 5.6 | ||||
23 | 63 | 159 | .396 | 79 | 149 | .544 | 94 | 3.9 | 205 | 8.9 | ||||
1 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 8.0 | ||||
29 | 105 | 293 | .358 | 97 | 144 | .674 | 148 | 5.1 | 307 | 10.6 | ||||
25 | 76 | 208 | .365 | 93 | 142 | .655 | 130 | 5.2 | 245 | 9.8 | ||||
Totals | 102 | 291 | 800 | .364 | 319 | 501 | .637 | 130 | 5.2 | 901 | 8.8 |
- NOTE: Missed majority of 1953-54 season after undergoing an appendectomy.