height_ft nationality birth_date career_start weight_lbs years draft_year team draft_pick college name high_school birth_place draft_team career_end position draft_round height_in article_title
6 american 4 april 1966 1988 210 1988 1991 1992 -- 1993 1993 1993 -- 1994 1994 1994 1988 -- 1995 1995 -- 1996 1996 1996 -- 1997 1997 1988 1997 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 -- 2000 2000 2000 -- -- 2001 2001 2001 2003 -- 2004 1989 1989 1990 -- 1991 1988 san philadelphia 76ers atletico madrid treasure coast tropics rapid city thrillers antonio pallacanestro venezia pallacanestro virtus roma rapid city thrillers hapoel holon spurs florida beachdogs hapoel holon oklahoma city cavalry leones de ponce golden long island surf panteras de miranda ourense baloncesto long island state surf tampa bay windjammers connecticut pride florida sea dragons jl warriors bourg-en-bresse los minas leneros juarez gallos de pelea great lakes tulsa storm fast breakers 27 st. john 's -lrb- 1984 -- 1988 -rrb- shelton jones amityville memorial -lrb- amityville , new york -rrb- copiague , new york san antonio spurs 2004 forward 2 9 shelton jones

shelton jones

shelton jones -lrb- born april 4 , 1966 -rrb- is a retired american professional basketball player who played collegiately at st. john 's university .
he was selected by the san antonio spurs in the 2nd round -lrb- 27th overall -rrb- of the 1988 nba draft .
shelton played only one year in the nba during the 1988-89 season , splitting time with the spurs , golden state warriors and mainly , the philadelphia 76ers , for whom he also appeared in the nba slam dunk contest , finishing on 4th place after advancing to the semi-finals .
after the season , he was selected by the minnesota timberwolves as the 16th pick in the nba expansion draft .
after his selection , he said : `` i 'm a little stunned right now .
i thought i 'd be taken by orlando because i 'd heard some things .
things like this happen .
that 's the kind of year i had .
i 'll make the best of the situation .
i look forward to getting out there and meeting with the coach .
i do n't even know who it is . '' .
as it turned out , the timberwolves waived him before the season began , and he never played in the nba again .
jones later founded the shelton jones foundation , which `` trains and mentors student-athletes to become successful in life through sports , community outreach and personal development '' .
