Askia Jones facts for kids
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1971 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American / Venezuelan |
| High school | Marshall (San Antonio, Texas) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kansas State (1990–1994) |
| NBA Draft | 1994 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 1994–2010 |
| Career history | |
| 1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1994–1995 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1995 | Illiabum Clube |
| 1995 | Aspac Jakarta |
| 1995–1997 | Rio Claro Basquete |
| 1996–2001 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| 1997 | Polluelos de Aibonito |
| 1997–1998 | Apollon Limassol |
| 1998–1999 | Flamengo |
| 1999–2000 | Joventut Badalona |
| 2001 | Los Barrios |
| 2001–2002 | Shell Turbo Chargers |
| 2002–2004 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2005–2009 | Gaiteros del Zulia |
| 2010 | Guaros de Lara |
Askia Rahman Jones (born December 3, 1971) is an American-Venezuelan former professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard, Jones was not drafted by a National Basketball Association team, but did play in eleven games for the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 4.1 points a game and held a prominent career playing basketball in nine different countries. Today, the former player lives with his Fiancé Emma Gonzalez, a Florida native who is of Cuban-Puerto descent and a healthcare executive for a large healthcare system.
Basketball career
A Kansas State University graduate born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jones left college as the third-leading scorer in its history. He finished his four-year college career averaging 14.8 points a game.
His scoring prowess was demonstrated on March 24, 1994, when he scored sixty-two points in only twenty-eight minutes against Fresno State in the 1994 NIT quarterfinals, the second-highest postseason scoring total in college basketball history. The fourteen three-point field goals scored by Jones in that game are a postseason record.
He is also the last Division I men's player to date to have a sixty-point regulation game; the only other players since then to score sixty points, Eddie House in 2000 and Ben Woodside in 2008, respectively required two and three overtimes.
The son of former National Basketball Association player Wali Jones, Jones, after brief spell with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1994–95, took his game to Venezuela, Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines, Portugal, Cyprus and Spain, in a professional career spanning almost two decades.
He eventually received Venezuelan citizenship and played with Venezuela national basketball team in the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, winning the bronze medal.
See also
In Spanish: Askia Jones para niños
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 12 or more 3-point field goals in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game
