Kenny Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kenny Jones
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 22, 1984(1984-07-22)
Age	40
Birthplace	Long Island
Country	United States
Birth City	Long Island
Horoscope	Leo

Kenny Jones Biography

Kenny Jones is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 22, 1984 in Long Island, Long Island, United States. Kenneth Terrell Jones (born July 22, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who formerly played for Hindú Club de Resistencia Chaco of the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA), the second-best league in Argentina.

Meanwhile, he had joined Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón in the Mexican regional Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) for the 2013 season lasting from April to July. He finished as league top scorer with over 25 points per game, also making the league All-Star Game. His next stop was in the Argentinian second division TNA, as he signed with Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba in September 2013. At the end of the season in May 2014, he was selected by Latinbasket.com as their choice for the league’s best player and import player of the year.

Jones re-signed with Saint John in September 2014. He was named to the All-NBL Canada Team at the end of the 2014–15 season. He helped the Mill Rats reach the playoff semifinals, but was powerless to prevent them from losing the series to the Island Storm, despite scoring 28 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds in the decisive game. The Mill Rats placed Jones on their protected list in late May, meaning no other NBL Canada team can approach him for contract negotiations before the start of training camp for the 2015-16 NBL Canada season.

On 17 October 2015, Jones signed with Hindú Club de Resistencia Chaco, returning to the TNA in Argentina.

The American moved to Germany in 2011, playing the 2011–12 1. Regionalliga Südost (third division) season with the Dachau Spurs. His next stop was in the Chilean Dimayor with Tinguiririca San Fernando, playing the 2012 season from September, to November when his team lost in the playoff semifinals.

Kenny Jones Net Worth

Kenny Jones is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenny Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jones originally committed to play college basketball for Saint Paul’s in Virginia, but did not like it there and left after two months. He later came into contact with Kentucky State University recruiter Charles Coleman who got him to play for the college in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) of the NCAA Division II. Staying there from 2004 to 2008, he was selected on the SIAC First Team, named SIAC men’s basketball MVP and earned a Division II All-America honourable mention for his senior season.

He stayed in Kentucky after graduating, signing with the ABA’s Kentucky Bisons. He spent two seasons with the Bisons, winning the ABA in 2009 and earning All-Star honours in 2008–09 and 2009–10. He then spent the 2010–11 with another Kentucky team, the Bluegrass Stallions of the Premier Basketball League.

On 24 January 2013, Jones signed with the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). He debuted that same day against the Moncton Miracles, scoring 25 points and grabbing 6 rebounds. Averaging 22.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in the 17 games he played, he earned Player of the Week honours for the week ending 17 March 2013. He added a selection to the NBL Canada All-Playoff Team at the end of the season, and was also nominated for the All-Star Game in April but he had left the country by that time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kenny Jones height 6 ft 6 in Kenny weight 215  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kenny Jones Dating?

According to our records, Kenny Jones is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Kenny Jones’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Kenny Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kenny Jones celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.

Why was Kenny Jones kicked out of the Who?

From the moment that Kenney Jones was asked to become a full-fledged member of the Who following Moon’s death, he had to suffer unfair comparisons to the Who’s original drummer. As is now well known, tensions within the band led to Kenney’s eventual falling out with his former band members.

Where is Kenny Jones now?

He has become an accomplished polo player and is the owner of Hurtwood Park Polo Club, in Ewhurst, Surrey. On behalf of Small Faces and in memory of his late colleagues Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, Jones established a children’s charity, the Small Faces Charitable Trust, in 1999.

Did Roger Daltrey like Kenny Jones?

Roger Daltrey says that despite never being happy with Jones as the Who’s drummer, the two were actually quite close : “I actually got on very well with Kenney, I just didn’t feel ever that he was the right drummer. . . And people didn’t ever seem to listen to what I was saying. They’d say ‘Well Kenny’s a great drummer!

Who took over drums when Keith Moon died?

In November 1978, Jones was invited by guitarist Pete Townshend and manager Bill Curbishley to join The Who. So, he became the newest member of one of rock’s most famous bands replacing their original drummer Keith Moon who had died from a drug overdose just two months earlier!

How good was Keith Moon as a drummer?

Keith Moon Speaking of Keith Moon, he lands at number three on our list as one of the greatest drummers of all time. Self-described as the greatest drummer in the world, Moon hated rote rock drumming and repetition, in general.