 During his time playing for the Wolf Pack (1975–79), Jones set the school's all-time points total record (1,877); a record which stood until broken by the Wolf Pack's Nick Fazekas on November 18, 2006.Jones' jersey number 32 was officially retired by the University of Nevada upon his retirement, he was the first Wolf Pack player to be given this honor.After his graduation, Jones was taken in the second round (ninth pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.