Chadron State College Athletics

“Brown and Jones” formed a terrific backcourt duo for the Eagles 1970-72. There wasn’t a better tandem in Nebraska and few better nationally. Ironically, they scored exactly the same number of points—1,133—in 52 games, giving them an average of 21.8 per game. Jones averaged 21.0 the first year and 22.5 as a senior. No opponent dared play a zone against the pair, both of whom could “shoot lights out.”
Jones, who transferred from Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, also averaged nearly eight rebounds a game. Although Jones was only 6-foot, Coach Mack Peyton sometimes posted him up near the basket to take advantage of his driving and leaping abilities.
For many years after leaving CSC, Jones worked at the airport at Simpsonville, Ky., not far from his hometown of Shelbyville.