Phill Jones

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Phill Jones
No. 13 – Nelson Giants
Position	Shooting guard
League	NZNBL
Personal information
Born	(1974-01-25) 25 January 1974 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Nelson College
Pro playing career	1993–present
Career history
1993–1998	Nelson Giants
1998–1999	Kouvot Kouvola
1999	Otago Nuggets
2000–2001	Kouvot Kouvola
2000–present	Nelson Giants
2001–2002	Honka Espoo
2002	Kouvot Kouvola
2002–2003	Pallacanestro Cantù
2003–2004	New Zealand Breakers
2004–2007	Pallacanestro Cantù
2007–2009	New Zealand Breakers
2009–2011	Cairns Taipans
Career highlights and awards
ANBL Best Sixth Man (2009) 5x NZ NBL Outstanding Kiwi Guard 3x Kiwi MVP

Phillip Charles George "Phill" Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. Jones who stands at 1.96 metres tall, is the highest New Zealand points scorer in NBL history.

Born in Christchurch, Canterbury, Jones attended Nelson College in 1992, where he was a prefect and a member of the school's 'A' basketball team.^[1]

Jones has played in Finland and Italy, and played for the New Zealand Breakers in their debut NBL season. Jones did not play in the 2005 and 2007 New Zealand NBL seasons.^[2]

Achievements

Two NBL Championships with the Nelson Giants (1994, 1998)
Ranked second among all points scorers at the 2004 Athens Olympics
Highest New Zealand points scorer in NBL history
Five NBL Outstanding Kiwi Guard awards
Three Kiwi MVP titles
Five selections into the All-Star Fives
ANBL Best Sixth Man (2009)

References

↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
↑ Nelson Giants – player stats

Awards
Preceded by Dontaye Draper	NBL Best Sixth Man 2009	Succeeded by Erron Maxey

v t e New Zealand squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 11th place

4 Marks 5 Cameron 6 Dickel 7 Jones 8 Penney 9 Hickey 10 Vučinić 11 Rampton 12 Henare 13 Riley 14 Lattimore 15 Pokai Coach: Mair

v t e New Zealand squad – 2002 FIBA World Championship – 4th place

4 Dickel 5 Flavell 6 Penney 7 Henare 8 Jones 9 Winitana 10 Boucher 11 Cameron 12 Rampton 13 Book 14 Marks 15 Hickey Coach: Baldwin

v t e New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 10th place

4 Dickel 5 Winitana 6 Penney 7 Henare 8 Jones 9 Olson 10 Boucher 11 Cameron 12 Marks 13 Book 14 Bradshaw 15 Rampton Coach: Baldwin

v t e New Zealand squad – 2006 FIBA World Championship – 16th place

4 Dickel 5 Olson 6 Penney 7 Henare 8 Jones 9 Winitana 10 Boucher 11 Cameron 12 Vukona 13 Frank 14 Bradshaw 15 Rampton Coach: Baldwin

v t e New Zealand squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – 12th place

4 Tait 5 Fitchett 6 Penney 7 Vukona 8 Jones 9 Kench 10 Abercrombie 11 Cameron 12 Anthony 13 Frank 14 Bradshaw 15 Pledger Coach: Vučinić

Persondata
Name	Jones, Phill
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand basketball player
Date of birth	January 25, 1974
Place of birth	Christchurch, Canterbury
Date of death
Place of death

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