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**Jim Chones**
	Center/Power forward
Born	November 30, 1949 (age 60); Racine, Wisconsin
Nationality	USA
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
League	NBA
College	Marquette
Draft	2nd round, 31st pick overall, 1973; Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career	1972, in ABA–1982
Former teams	New York Nets (1972–1973); Carolina Cougars (1973–1974); Cleveland Cavaliers (1974–1979); Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1981); Washington Bullets (1981–1982)
Profile	Info Page

James Bernett Chones (born November 30, 1949 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'11" forward/center, Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned All-America honors as a junior in 1972 after averaging 20.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. When he left Marquette to pursue an NBA career, he was only the second player in NCAA history to leave school for the NBA, before his graduating year.

Professionally, he first played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later in the National Basketball Association. Chones won an NBA Championship as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980, and he retired from basketball in 1982 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 9,821 points and 6,427 rebounds.

After retiring from the NBA, Chones spent 11 seasons as the television color analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in 2007, returned as a radio postgame analyst. Thirty-five years after leaving Marquette, Chones returned to earn his degree in Philosophy. He was inducted into the Marquette University Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Cleveland Sports Commission Hall of Fame in 2006.

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