Stephen Howard "Snapper" Jones Sr. (October 17, 1942 – November 25, 2017) was an American basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), and later a television analyst. He was a three-time ABA All-Star. Jones' brother Nick also played in the ABA and NBA. During his time in the ABA, Jones picked up the moniker "Snapper" but he never revealed how it came to be. His older brother Roman had died earlier the same week. He was survived by his younger brother, Nick Jones, his mother and sisters, his wife Carol, two daughters, and a son, Steve Jones Jr.
Career statistics
ABA/NBA
Source
Regular season
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Oakland (ABA)
| 76 || || 25.7 || .418 || .426 || .798 || 4.5 || 1.5 || || || 10.1
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans (ABA)
| 78 || || 38.8 || .420 || .344 || .796 || 5.0 || 2.9 || || || 19.9
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans (ABA)
| style="background:#cfecec;|84* || || 37.1 || .442 || .227 || .832 || 4.6 || 2.3 || || || 21.5
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Memphis (ABA)
| 83 || || 35.2 || .470 || .370 || .830 || 3.6 || 2.2 || || || 22.1
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas (ABA)
| 84 || || 36.8 || .426 || .333 || .870 || 3.8 || 2.8 || || || 18.3
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas (ABA)
| 13 || || 35.3 || .439 || .667 || .797 || 3.5 || 2.7 || || || 17.0
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| style="text-align:left;"|Carolina (ABA)
| 67 || || 24.9 || .500 || .393 || .815 || 2.7 || 1.3 || || || 12.7
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| style="text-align:left;"|Carolina (ABA)
| 44 || || 21.3 || .441 || .000 || .746 || 2.2 || 1.3 || .3 || .2 || 8.3
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| style="text-align:left;"|Denver (ABA)
| 42 || || 27.5 || .448 || .361 || .771 || 3.3 || 3.0 || .3 || .1 || 13.7
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| style="text-align:left";|
| style="text-align:left;"|St. Louis (ABA)
| 69 || || 27.3 || .439 || .211 || .830 || 2.8 || 2.9 || .8 || .1 || 10.9
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Portland (NBA)
| 64 || || 12.8 || .442 || || .830 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || 6.5
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|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career (ABA)
| 640 || || 31.6 || .444 || .338 || .822 || 3.7 || 2.3 || .5 || .1 || 16.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career (overall)
| 704 || || 29.9 || .444 || .338 || .822 || 3.5 || 2.2 || .4 || .1 || 15.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star (ABA)
| 3 || 0 || 19.3 || .440 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 3.3 || 1.3 || || || 10.7
Playoffs
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!3P%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!SPG
!BPG
!PPG
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| style="text-align:left;"|1969
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans (ABA)
| 11 || 38.9 || .414 || .267 || .740 || 4.9 || 1.6 || || || 16.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1971
| style="text-align:left;"|Memphis (ABA)
| 4 || 40.8 || .443 || .286 || 1.000 || 5.3 || 2.3 || || || 22.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1972
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas (ABA)
| 4 || 34.3 || .476 || .000 || .857 || 4.8 || 2.8 || || || 19.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1973
| style="text-align:left;"|Carolina (ABA)
| 12 || 30.7 || .452 || .500 || .810 || 3.0 || .8 || || || 13.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1975
| style="text-align:left;"|St. Louis (ABA)
| 6 || 21.3 || .489 || .000 || .647 || 2.3 || 2.3 || .3 || .5 || 9.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career (overall)
| 37 || 33.1 || .444 || .267 || .787 || 3.9 || 1.6 || .3 || .5 || 15.3
References
External links
- RememberTheABA.com Steve Jones page and statistics