Popeye Jones

Popeye Jones

Jones with the Indiana Pacers.
Dallas Mavericks
Position:	Assistant coach
League:	NBA
Personal information
Full name:	Ronald Jerome Jones
Born:	June 17, 1970 (1970-06-17) Dresden, Tennessee
Nationality:	American
Physical stats
Listed height:	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight:	265 lbs (120 kg)
National Basketball Association career
Debut: 1993 for the Dallas Mavericks
Final season: 2004 for the Golden State Warriors
Career information
High school:	Dresden (Dresden, Tennessee)
College:	Murray State (1988–1992)
NBA Draft:	1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career:	1992–2004 (12 years)
Coaching career:	2010–present (15 years)
Position:	Power Forward
Number:	54, 4, 50
Career history
As a player:
1992–1993	Aresium Milano
1993–1996	Dallas Mavericks
1996–1998	Toronto Raptors
1998–1999	Boston Celtics
1999–2000	Denver Nuggets
2000–2002	Washington Wizards
2002–2003	Dallas Mavericks
2003–2004	Golden State Warriors
As a coach:
2010–2013	New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (Assistant coach)
2013–2020	Indiana Pacers (Assistant coach)
2020–2021	Philadelphia 76ers (Assistant coach)
2021–2025	Denver Nuggets (Assistant coach)
2025–present	Dallas Mavericks (Assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards
As a player: NCAA rebounding leader (1992) 2× OVC Player of the Year (1990, 1991) 3× First-team All-OVC (1990–1992) No. 54 retired by the Murray State Racers
As an assistant coach: NBA champion (2023)
NBA career playing statistics
Points:	3,726 (7.0 PPG)
Rebounds:	3,981 (7.4 RPG)
Assists:	696 (1.3 APG)
Steals:	300 (0.6 SPG)
Blocks:	161 (0.3 BPG)
Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball–Reference.com

Ronald Jerome "Popeye" Jones (born June 17, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1993–94	Dallas	81	47	21.9	.479	.000	.729	7.5	1.2	.8	.4	5.8
1994–95	Dallas	80	80	29.8	.443	.083	.645	10.6	2.0	.4	.3	10.3
1995–96	Dallas	68	68	34.1	.446	.359	.767	10.8	1.9	.8	.4	11.3
1996–97	Toronto	79	61	30.6	.480	.077	.818	8.6	1.1	.7	.5	7.8
1997–98	Toronto	14	4	25.1	.409	.667	.737	7.3	1.3	.7	.2	8.6
1998–99	Boston	18	2	11.4	.392	.000	.824	2.9	.8	.3	.0	3.0
1999–2000	Denver	40	1	8.3	.423	.667	.737	2.6	.5	.1	.2	2.6
2000–01	Washington	45	1	14.2	.392	.167	.745	4.9	.7	.4	.2	3.6
2001–02	Washington	79	40	24.3	.437	.364	.811	7.3	1.6	.6	.2	7.0
2002–03	Dallas	26	0	8.5	.387	–	.455	2.3	.3	.2	.0	2.0
2003–04	Golden State	5	0	2.0	.000	–	–	.2	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		535	304	23.5	.447	.281	.751	7.4	1.3	.6	.3	7.0

College

*	Led NCAA Division I

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Murray State	30	1	17.3	.489	–	.754	4.6	.7	.6	.2	5.8
1989–90	Murray State	30	30	34.6	.500	.441	.757	11.2	2.0	1.9	.6	19.5
1990–91	Murray State	33	32	31.9	.493	.219	.711	14.2	2.1	1.2	1.2	20.2
1991–92	Murray State	30	29	33.1	.488	.389	.778	14.4*	2.4	1.4	.9	21.1
Career		123	92	29.3	.493	.345	.751	11.2	1.8	1.3	.7	16.7