Player Profile
Popeye Jones | 54
Position:  F
Born: 06/17/70
Height: 6-8 /  2,03
Weight: 265  lbs. /  120,2  kg.
College - Murray State '92

 2003-04 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 GSW 5 0 2.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 .20 .00 .20 .0 .00 .00 .00 .40 .0
Career Highlights

  • 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
Personal

  • 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 career
  • A golf addict
  • Enjoys plays chess to pass the time on long road trips
 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2003-04 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 PointsNone 25 vs. Boston 12/15/94
 Field Goals MadeNone11 2 Times
 Field Goals Attempted1 2 Times20 vs. Atlanta 11/26/97
 Three Point Field Goals Made None2 5 Times
 Three Point Field Goals AttemptedNone5 vs. New York 3/24/96
 Free Throws MadeNone8 vs. Orlando 4/13/01
 Free Throws AttemptedNone10 vs. Orlando4/13/01
 Offensive Rebounds1 vs. Chicago 1/30/0412 3 Times
 Defensive ReboundsNone20 vs. L.A. Clippers 4/06/96
 Total Rebounds1 vs. Chicago 1/30/0428 vs. Indiana 1/09/96
 AssistsNone7 @ L.A. Lakers 11/23/94
 StealsNone5 @ L.A. Lakers 11/30/97
 BlocksNone5 vs. New Jersey 11/09/93
 Minutes Played4 vs. Chicago 1/30/0456 @ Boston 12/11/96
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 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 93-94 DAL 81 47 21.9 .479 .000 .729 3.70 3.80 7.50 1.2 .75 .38 1.16 3.00 5.8
 94-95 DAL 80 80 29.8 .443 .083 .645 4.10 6.40 10.60 2.0 .44 .34 1.55 3.30 10.3
 95-96 DAL 68 68 34.1 .446 .359 .767 3.80 7.00 10.80 1.9 .79 .40 1.60 3.90 11.3
 96-97 TOR 79 61 30.6 .480 .077 .818 3.40 5.20 8.60 1.1 .73 .49 1.47 3.40 7.8
 97-98 TOR 14 4 25.1 .409 .667 .737 3.60 3.70 7.30 1.3 .71 .21 1.14 2.80 8.6
 97-98 -- 14 4 25.1 .409 .667 .737 3.60 3.70 7.30 1.3 .71 .21 1.14 2.80 8.6
 98-99 BOS 18 2 11.4 .392 .000 .824 1.60 1.30 2.90 .8 .28 .00 .39 1.70 3.0
 99-00 DEN 40 1 8.3 .423 .667 .737 1.00 1.60 2.60 .5 .08 .15 .33 1.30 2.6
 00-01 WAS 45 1 14.2 .392 .167 .745 1.80 3.00 4.90 .7 .42 .18 .47 2.10 3.6
 01-02 WAS 79 40 24.3 .437 .364 .815 2.90 4.40 7.30 1.6 .63 .24 1.11 2.60 7.0
 02-03 DAL 26 0 8.5 .387 .000 .455 1.10 1.20 2.30 .3 .19 .04 .58 1.20 2.0
 03-04 GSW 5 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .20 .00 .20 .0 .00 .00 .00 .40 .0
 Career 535 304 23.5 .447 .281 .751 3.00 4.40 7.40 1.3 .56 .30 1.13 2.80 7.0

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