[2] Quickly becoming the starting centre for the team (and easily its tallest player), Jones formed part of the league's best front court with former St. Augustine's Falcons Power forward, 6'7" (201 cm) Mark Davis.
Along with other stars including guards Al Green (a naturalised Australian born in The Bronx) and Darryl Pearce, 1980 Australian Olympics representative Peter Ali (the team captain), and the NBL's 1985 Rookie of the Year Mike McKay, the Ken Cole coached team made it through to the single game NBL Grand Final that year, but went down 121–95 to the Brisbane Bullets.
The 36ers themselves enjoyed a golden year with the team going through the season with a 24–2 record, including going 13–0 on their home court, the 3,000 seat Apollo Stadium, earning them the nickname "The Invincibles".
A week later back in Adelaide where the 36ers had been the first team to go through a regular season undefeated at home, the 36ers were expected to wrap up the series, but were stunned by the Bullets who refused to go quietly and pulled off a 104–89 win.
They again finished on top of the ladder at the end of the regular season but again faltered in the semi-finals, this time being swept by the eventual champion Canberra Cannons.
1988 had seen the emergence of 6'10" (208 cm) centre Mark Bradtke with the 36ers and at the end of the season coach Fox told the then 30 year old Jones that he would not be required in 1989.
[5] Since his retirement from basketball, Jones has also taken up Roller hockey and he counts the 1986 NBL Championship win with the Adelaide 36ers as his career highlight.