Earl Amasa Jones (born January 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player.

But he struggled outside of the basketball court and at one point as a junior, missed 63 consecutive days of school.

[2] Jones enrolled at Division II University of the District of Columbia, where Robinson was named an assistant coach.

As a sophomore in 1982, he led the school to the National Collegiate Athletic Associate Division II Championship.

[2] Entering the 1984 NBA draft, he was considered a risk, because of his small school experience, his underdeveloped body and his reputation as an underachiever.