Did Mark Jones play basketball?

Mark Vernon Jones is a veteran Canadian sportscaster for ABC and ESPN.

Jones began his ESPN career as the host of the weekly NBA show, the NBA Today. He would usually end the show by shooting an imaginary basketball into the air as the studio lights went off.

He is also the primary play-by-play announcer for Sacramento Kings games on NBC Sports California.

Jones attended York University and played basketball.

Jones was an exeptional basketball player. He led his team to three Ontario Universities Athletics Association (OUAA) championships in 1981, 1984 and 1985.

Jones was one of the top players in the OUAA and he earned conference second-team all-star honors in 1984 and 1985.

The following year, he finished his career with a first-team all-star nod.

Jones was an exceptonal guard for the Yeomen and he still ranks in the program’s top five all-time in total assists and steals.

Jones was inducted into the York’s Sport Hall of Fame in 2016.