Shelton Jones

This article is about the basketball player. For the baseball player, see Sheldon Jones.

Shelton Jones

Personal information
Born	(1966-04-04) April 4, 1966 Copiague, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Amityville Memorial (Amityville, New York)
College	St. John's (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 2nd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1988–2004
Position	Small forward
Number	31
Career history
1988	San Antonio Spurs
1988	Golden State Warriors
1988–1989	Tulsa Fast Breakers
1989	Philadelphia 76ers
1990–1991	Atletico Madrid
1991	Treasure Coast Tropics
1992–1993	Rapid City Thrillers
1993	Pallacanestro Venezia
1993–1994	Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
1994	Rapid City Thrillers
1994–1995	Hapoel Holon
1995–1996	Florida Beachdogs
1996	Hapoel Holon
1996–1997	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1997	Leones de Ponce
1997	Long Island Surf
1998	Panteras de Miranda
1998	Ourense Baloncesto
1998	Long Island Surf
1999	Tampa Bay Windjammers
1999–2000	Connecticut Pride
2000	Florida Sea Dragons
2000–2001	JL Bourg-en-Bresse
2001	Los Minas Leneros
2001	Juarez Gallos de Pelea
2003–2004	Great Lakes Storm
Career highlights and awards
Italian League All-Star (1993) CBA Most Valuable Player (1996) Second-team All-Big East (1988)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Shelton Jones (born April 4, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played collegiately at St. John's University. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. Shelton played only one year in the NBA, during the 1988–89 season. He split the year between the Spurs, the Golden State Warriors, and the Philadelphia 76ers, for whom he also appeared in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, finishing in 4th place after advancing to the semi-finals. After the season, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 16th pick in the 1989 NBA expansion draft. After his selection, he said: "I'm a little stunned right now. I thought I'd be taken by Orlando because I'd heard some things. Things like this happen. That's the kind of year I had. I'll make the best of the situation. I look forward to getting out there and meeting with the coach. I don't even know who it is.". As it turned out, the Timberwolves waived him before the season began, and he never played in the NBA again, although he did have a long career playing in various other leagues.

After his playing career, Jones founded the Shelton Jones Foundation, which "trains and mentors student-athletes to become successful in life through sports, community outreach and personal development".

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com