Former Cincinnati Basketball Forward Herb Jones Dead at age 51

The forward made a major impact over his two years with the Bearcats.

Author:
Russ Heltman
Dec 6, 2021 10:08 AM EST

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Athletics community lost one of its greats recently. A family member told the Cincinnati Enquirer that former UC forward Herb Jones passed away at the age of 51. The basketball star was inducted into the UC Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this year.

Jones was a standout in the early-90s, leading the 1992 squad to the Final Four behind 18.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He is the only player in Bearcats history to score over 1,000 points in two seasons.

The forward led the Great Midwest Conference in made field goals (230) and effective field goal rate (59.5%) in 1991-92. He finished his UC career with 1,097 points and 475 rebounds from 1990-92.

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