Education
1972 First Team All-American
Marquette Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 2004).
1972 First Team All-American
Marquette Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 2004).
A 6"11" forward/center, Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned All-America honors as a junior in 1972 after averaging 20.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. When he left Marquette to pursue an National Basketball Association career, he was only the second player in National Collegiate Athletic Association history to leave school for the National Basketball Association before his graduating year. Professionally, he first played in the American Basketball Association (American Bar Association) with the New York Nets, with whom he was an American Bar Association All-Rookie First Team selection.
He also spent a season with the Carolina Cougars.
He retired from basketball in 1982 with combined American Bar Association/National Basketball Association totals of 9,821 points and 6,427 rebounds. After retiring from the National Basketball Association, Chones spent eleven seasons as the television color analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in 2007, returned as a radio postgame analyst.
During the 2010-2011 season, usual Cavs radio voice Joe Tait missed much of the season as he recovered from surgery/illness. During that time, Chones and WTAM morning co-host/sports director and Cavs pregame/postgame host Mike Snyder formed the interim radio play by play team
College 1972 First Team All-American Professional.
Chones became a full-time member of the radio team in the 2011-2012 season, working with new play by play announcer John Michael. 1980 National Basketball Association Championship as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.