Jason Scheer
08-21-2005, 01:03 AM
ESPN- SAN FRANCISCO -- Kenyon Jones, a college basketball star in the Bay Area who went on to a pro career in Europe, has died. He was 27.
A spokesman for the University of San Francisco, where Jones was the most valuable player of the West Coast Conference in 1999-00, said Jones died Thursday at his family home in Atlanta. School spokesman Pete Simon didn't know the cause of death, but Eurobasket.com reported Jones died of a heart attack.
Jones, a 6-foot-10 forward-center, played his first three college seasons at California, averaging 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds as a junior. After transferring to San Francisco, he was chosen as the WCC's top player while averaging 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Dons.
Jones played for two teams in Greece's top league over the past four seasons.
A spokesman for the University of San Francisco, where Jones was the most valuable player of the West Coast Conference in 1999-00, said Jones died Thursday at his family home in Atlanta. School spokesman Pete Simon didn't know the cause of death, but Eurobasket.com reported Jones died of a heart attack.
Jones, a 6-foot-10 forward-center, played his first three college seasons at California, averaging 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds as a junior. After transferring to San Francisco, he was chosen as the WCC's top player while averaging 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Dons.
Jones played for two teams in Greece's top league over the past four seasons.