Hall of Honor
Kit Jones overcame chronic knee problems and a three-year NCAA playing limit to become the sixth leading scorer in Beloit basketball history with 1,118 points. He was an aggressive 6-foot-7 center who used his height and strength to dominate both boards, recording 613 rebounds in pacing the Buccaneers each year in this category. Teamed with older brother Tim, to whom he was runnerup in Midwest Conference scoring as a junior, Jones helped Beloit to league titles in 1967 and 1968. Like Jim, he won all-conference first-team honors for two consecutive years, made more than 50 per cent of his field goal tries and, as a senior when he again was the league’s second highest scorer, was named captain, MVP and Dawson Award recipient. He played pro ball in Portugal for four years, scoring 568 points in 18 games one season, served as player – coach and competed in European Cup action. Jones also coached junior teams, with one providing biggest thrill by winning the Lisbon championship by a 100-53 score. Now a Massachusetts bi-lingual program teacher who is proficient in Spanish, French, Chinese and Portuguese, he is also a free-lance musician who sings, composes, plays guitar and has his own band.
