# 27
Hometown: Harlan, KY (High)
Position: F-C Playing Height: 6-4 Playing Weight: 205
Date of Birth: July 14, 1926
Nickname: Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones (More)
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Game by Game Statistics
Kentucky Career Notes:
Olympic Champion
Retired Jersey #27
Multi-Sport Player [Football and Baseball]
Season Notes:
1945-46: All-SEC [First Team]; All-SEC Tournament
1946-47: All-American [Converse (2nd), Helms (2nd)]; All-SEC [First Team]; All-SEC Tournament
1947-48: All-American [Converse (3rd), True Magazine (3rd)]; All-SEC [First Team]; All-SEC Tournament
1948-49: All-American [Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (1st), Converse (1st), Look (3rd), Sporting News (2nd)]; All-SEC [First Team (AP)]; All-SEC Tournament
Post-UK Career Notes:
Drafted #9 Overall in the 1st Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by Washington
Professional Basketball Statistics [External Link]
| Season | Games Played | FG | FT | FTA | % | F | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-46 | 30 | 105 | 80 | 126 | 63.49 | 83 | 290 |
| 1946-47 | 33 | 87 | 43 | 78 | 55.13 | 38 | 217 |
| 1947-48 | 36 | 133 | 69 | 103 | 66.99 | 82 | 335 |
| 1948-49 | 32 | 130 | 49 | 75 | 65.33 | 88 | 309 |
| Total | 131 | 455 | 241 | 382 | 63.09 | 291 | 1151 |
