RANKING THE REBELS: 31 – Anthony Jones
ANTHONY JONES
Years: 1984 to 1986
Career highlights:
■ Georgetown transfer scored 1,098 points in two seasons to rank 29th at UNLV.
■ Named Big West Conference co-Player of the Year in 1986.
■ Shot 44.6 percent (41-for-92) from 3-point range in 1985-86, when the Big West first experimented with the 3-point line.
Quotable: "John Thompson delivered him to me from Georgetown. John called me one day when he was at the Barbary Coast and I met him. He said, 'You want Anthony?' We only had four McDonald's All-Americans in 19 years, and Jones was one of them. He was a great talent, and he could jump to the moon." -- Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach
After UNLV: First-round pick by the Washington Bullets in the 1986 NBA Draft. Also played for Chicago, San Antonio and Dallas.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
