Wali Jones

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Walter "Wali" Jones (b. February 14, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball player.

Jones played at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, the same school that had produced Chamberlain a few years earlier. He played college ball at Villanova University.

Jones played his for the Baltimore Bullets in his first NBA season, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. In the next season, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he would play for the next six seasons.

Jones was a part of the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers team featuring Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, that ended the eight-year championship streak of the Boston Celtics. Jones made the Sixers' starting lineup after Larry Costello tore his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967.

Later, he played for the Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, and Utah Stars.

Jones' son Askia is the third-leading scorer in Kansas State University basketball history and played briefly in the NBA himself, with the Minnesota Timberwolves.