Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 22 - Bobby Jones

Posted May 23, 2022
One of the greatest defensive players in UNC basketball history, Bobby Jones was an All-America and first-team All-ACC in 1974, second-team All-ACC in 1973, and his No. 34 is honored in the Smith Center rafters. Jones is one of two players to lead the ACC in field goal percentage three times, including 66.8 percent in 1972, the second highest in ACC history. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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