Sam Jones And Coach Floyd Brown

by North Carolina Central University

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Sam Jones And Coach Floyd Brown

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North Carolina Central University

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Sam Jones, one of the all-time greatest National Basketball Association players and coach Floyd Brown are pictured holding trophies. Sam Jones played at North Carolina Central University from 1951 to 1954 and then served in the United States Army for two years. He later returned and played basketball at North Carolina Central University from 1956 to 1957. Sam Jones played under head coaches John McLendon and Floyd Brown and is North Carolina Central University's second career score. Sam Jones was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1957 and won ten National Basketball Association Champions. He was an NBA All-Star, 1962, 1964-1966, 1968, All-NBA Second Team, 1965-1967, NBA 5oth Anniversary All-Time Team, 1996, a member of the Alex M. Rivera Sports Hall of Fame, and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Sam Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. North Carolina Central University retired Sam Jones’ jersey on February 5, 2005. (Photo by North Carolina Central University/Historically Black Colleges and Universities via Getty Images)

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