Former Cal/USF player Kenyon Jones died over the weekend of an apparent heart attack. Had a chance to meet him and slang him herb while at school - pretty tragic. RIP.
Report: Jones died of a heart attackAssociated Press
SAN FRANCISCO -- Kenyon Jones, a college basketball star in the Bay Area who went on to a successful pro career in Europe, has died. He was 27.
A spokesman for the University of San Francisco, where Jones was named 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 collegiate seasons at California, averaging 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds as a junior. After transferring to San Francisco, he was named 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. He had two stints with Maroussi Athens, including 25 games as a reserve last season.
Jones also played six minutes in two games with the NBA's Denver Nuggets at the Vegas Summer League last month, according to the Nuggets' Web site.
Report: Jones died of a heart attackAssociated Press
SAN FRANCISCO -- Kenyon Jones, a college basketball star in the Bay Area who went on to a successful pro career in Europe, has died. He was 27.
A spokesman for the University of San Francisco, where Jones was named 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 collegiate seasons at California, averaging 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds as a junior. After transferring to San Francisco, he was named 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. He had two stints with Maroussi Athens, including 25 games as a reserve last season.
Jones also played six minutes in two games with the NBA's Denver Nuggets at the Vegas Summer League last month, according to the Nuggets' Web site.
