CHAPEL HILL – Bobby Jones, a standout on Dean Smith's Tar Heel teams in the early 1970s and one of the NBA's greatest defensive players, is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
Jones is the seventh former UNC player and 11th Tar Heel overall to be elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame, joining Ben Carnevale (1970), Frank McGuire (1977), Dean Smith (1983), Billy Cunningham (1986), Bob McAdoo (2000), Larry Brown (2002), James Worthy (2003), Roy Williams (2007), Michael Jordan (2009) and Charlie Scott (2018).
The Charlotte native (South Mecklenburg High School) earned first-team All-America and All-ACC honors in 1974, when he starred in UNC's famous comeback win against Duke as the Tar Heels rallied for eight points in the final 17 seconds to send the game to overtime.