Bill Jones (basketball, born 1966)
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Clarence William "Bill" Jones (born March 18, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. His professional career spanned from 1989 to 2001 and included stops in the National Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association, France, Italy, and Venezuela.
Jones played college ball at the University of Iowa from 1984–85 to 1987–88. He scored 981 career points and helped lead the Hawkeyes to four consecutive berths into the NCAA Tournament. He appeared in 125 games and averaged 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
Although he went undrafted in the NBA draft, Jones would play a total of 37 games in the 1988–89 NBA season with the New Jersey Nets where he averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.
Other professional highlights include being named to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1988–89, the All-CBA Second Team in 1989–90, and the CBA All-Star Game in 1995.
Jones retired from professional basketball after the 2000–01 season. As of March 2012 he owns a bank security company in his home state of Michigan.