Kenyon Jones
Center, Basketball Player
1977 – 2005
Who was Kenyon Jones?
Kenyon Jones was an American basketball player. He played four seasons in Greece's top league, HEBA A1.
Jones, a 6'10 center from Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia, signed with coach Todd Bozeman at the University of California, Berkeley. Jones played three seasons for the Golden Bears, averaging 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a junior in the 1997–98 season.
Jones then transferred to the University of San Francisco for his senior season. There he averaged 16.5 points and was named West Coast Conference player of the year.
After graduation, Jones played four seasons in the Greek top league, for Panionios B.C., Panathinaikos B.C. and Maroussi B.C., and for the Russian club BC Dynamo Moscow during the 2003-04 season. He also was part of the Macedonia national basketball team. Jones was invited to the Denver Nuggets summer league in 2005, but did not make the team.
Jones died on August 18, 2005 in his home in Atlanta, Georgia. Eurobasket.com reported that he died of a heart attack.
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- Born
- Oct 12, 1977
Augusta - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Aug 18, 2005
Atlanta
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on July 23, 2013
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