CAVS MIRACLE AT RICHFIELD



CAVS HISTORY

JIM CHONES BASKETBALL CAREER

A 6'11" forward/center, Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned All-America honors in 1972 after averaging 20.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. He left school at the end of that season to pursue a professional career, first in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later in the National Basketball Association. He was a member of the New York Nets (1972–1973), Carolina Cougars (1973–1974), Cleveland Cavaliers, (1974–1979), Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1981), and Washington Bullets (1981–1982). Chones won an NBA Championship with the Lakers in 1980, and he retired from basketball in 1982 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 9,821 points and 6,427 rebounds.