University of Nevada Athletics

Basketball (1975-79)
Edgar Jones was a four-year starter for Nevada from 1975-76 and 1978-79. He finished his career as Nevada’s all-time leading scorer with 1,877 points in 101 games (18.6 points a game), a record he held until 2006 when All-American and fellow Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Nick Fazekas surpassed it. He still ranks third on the all-time rebounding list at 1,116 (11.1 per game) and fourth in career scoring. Jones also still holds the school single-season record with 3.6 blocks per game. He earned first team All-West Coast Athletic Conference honors in 1976-77 and second team accolades in 1975-76 and 1977-78. During his four years with the team, the Wolf Pack was 67-41, including a 21-7 record in 1978-79 when the team got a National Invitational Tournament bid. Jones was taken in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft (31st overall) by the Milwaukee Bucks and spent five seasons in the league, playing for New Jersey, Detroit, San Antonio and Cleveland and participating in the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest. Jones had his number retired by Nevada following his senior season and is one of just two players in school history to have their numbers retired (Fazekas is the other).