Former NBA player and U.S. Olympian Dwight Jones died Monday, according to the University of Houston. He was 64.
Jones, a Houston native, played with four NBA teams spanning a 10-year career.
A 6-foot-10 power forward/center, Jones was the ninth overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1973 NBA draft. He averaged 8.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game for Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and the Los Angeles Lakers.