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| Popeye Jones | 54
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2003-04
Statistics |
| PPG | .0 |
| RPG | .20 |
| APG | .0 |
| EFF | -.20
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Position:
F
Born:
06/17/70
Height:
6-8 / 2,03
Weight:
265 lbs. / 120,2 kg.
College:
Murray State '92
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Career Highlights
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- Grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds vs. Toronto on 4/16/01
- Logged season-highs of 12 points and 11 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors on 3/3/00.
- Missed all but 14 games in 1997-98 after suffering a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee against the L.A. Lakers on 11/30/97
- Registered 1997-98 season-highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds and added 3 assists, for the Raptors, against the Atlanta Hawks on 11/26/97
- Led the Raptors in 1996-97 in rebounds (8.6 rpg), and his 270 offensive rebounds ranked 7th in the NBA
- Set Raptors' franchise records in 1996-97 for rebounding average, total rebounds (680), offensive rebounds and offensive rebounds per game (3.42)
- Led the Mavericks in 1995-96 with a career-high 10.8 rpg, the 4th-highest total in team history
- Tied his own Mavericks' franchise record and career-high with 28 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers on 1/9/96
- Led the NBA in offensive rebounds (329) in 1994-95, the 2nd most in Mavericks history, and ranked 9th in the NBA with 10.6 rpg
- Played for Teore. Milan in Italy in 1992-93, averaging 21.1 ppg and 13.3 rpg
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BACKGROUND
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Ronald Jerome Jones had just entered the world when his mother carried the new infant home from the hospital. A brother, David, was watching a Popeye cartoon as Anna Bondurant proudly walked into the living room with her new son and, well, you know the rest. A big-man with soft hands and a keen passing eye surprises many opponents with these skills.
2000-2001:
Averaged 3.6 points and 4.9 rebounds on the season...Led Washington in rebounds six times...Started one game and tallied 11 points and 16 rebounds vs. Toronto (4/18)...Posted three double-doubles...Logged a season-high 14 points twice, last vs. L.A. Lakers (3/16)b
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PERSONAL
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Full name is Ronald Jerome Jones- Got the nickname "Popeye" from his brother David, who was watching the "Popeye" cartoon show on TV when their mother brought him home from the hospital as a newborn
- He and his wife Amy have three children, Justin, Seth and Caleb
- An avid player of video games, naming "John Madden Football" as his favorite
- Is a fan of NASCAR auto racing
Would like to coach basketball at the end of his playing careerA golf addictEnjoys plays chess to pass the time on long road trips
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