Background
Jones was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, but grew up in Portland, Oregon, where he led Franklin High School to the state basketball championship in 1959.
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He is the brother of Nick Jones, another former American Bar Association and National Basketball Association player. Basketball career
He went on to a standout career at the University of Oregon, pacing the Ducks in scoring during the 1963-1964 season. Jones earned all-star honors during eight seasons in the American Basketball Association where he averaged 16.0 points while scoring over 10,000 points in 640 games.
Jones played for the Oakland Oaks (1967-1968), New Orleans Buccaneers (1968–1970), Memphis Pros (1970-1971), Dallas Chaparrals (1971–1973), Carolina Cougars (1973–1974), Denver Rockets (1974) and Spirits of Saint Louis (1974–1975).
Jones was a three time American Bar Association All Star, shot 34% from three point range and never in his career had a technical foul called against him. Jones then jumped leagues and finished his professional playing career with the National Basketball Association Portland Trail Blazers in 1975-1976.
Broadcasting career
Jones" broadcasting career began in 1976 (the season after he retired as a player with the Portland Trail Blazers), when he became a color commentator for Columbia Broadcasting System. He was part of the network"s crew that handled the Blazers championship game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He also served as color analyst for the Blazers that year.
Jones" other broadcasting credits include stints with TNT, Turner Broadcasting System, United States of America Network and the Denver Nuggets.
Snapper joined National Broadcasting Company shortly after the network obtained the rights to telecast National Basketball Association games prior to the 1990-1991 season. After serving as an analyst on The National Basketball Association on National Broadcasting Company for 13 years, Jones now works in that same position for National Basketball Association television One of Jones" career highlights was his assignment as basketball analyst with Chick Hearn and Jim Durham in Barcelona, as part of the National Broadcasting Company coverage of men"s basketball during the 1992 Olympic Games. In that capacity he worked the equivalent of almost one-half of an National Basketball Association season, 36 games, in just two weeks.
When he worked at National Broadcasting Company, Jones was typically paired up with former National Basketball Association teammate Bill Walton for National Basketball Association games due to the point-counterpoint style of banter between the two.
They reunited on Bill Walton"s short lived television show Bill Walton"s Long Strange Trip.
