Kenyon Jones (basketball)

Kenyon Jones
Personal information
Born	October 12, 1977
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day; Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American / Macedonian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school	Beach (Savannah, Georgia)
College	California (1995–1998); San Francisco (1999–2000)
NBA draft	2000 / Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2005
Position	Center
Career history
2000–2001	STB Le Havre
2001–2002	Panionios
2002	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2002–2003	Maroussi
2003	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2003	Panathinaikos
2003–2004	Dynamo Moscow
2004–2005	Maroussi
Career highlights and awards
	WCC Player of the Year (2000);

Kenyon Jones (October 12, 1977 – August 18, 2005) was an American basketball player. He played four seasons in Greece's top league, HEBA A1.

Jones, a 6'10 center from Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia, signed with coach Todd Bozeman at the University of California, Berkeley. Jones played three seasons for the Golden Bears, averaging 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a junior in the 1997–98 season.^[1]^[2]

Jones then transferred to the University of San Francisco for his senior season. There he averaged 16.5 points and was named West Coast Conference player of the year.^[2]

After graduation, Jones played four seasons in the Greek top league, for Panionios B.C., Panathinaikos B.C. and Maroussi B.C., and for the Russian club BC Dynamo Moscow during the 2003-04 season. He also was part of the Macedonia national basketball team. Jones was invited to the Denver Nuggets summer league in 2005, but did not make the team.^[3]

Jones died on August 18, 2005 in his home in Atlanta, Georgia. Eurobasket.com reported that he died of a heart attack.^[4]

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