Dahntay Jones
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| Position | Shooting guard/small forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Born | December 27, 1980 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Steinert (Hamilton Township, New Jersey) |
| College | Rutgers Duke |
| Draft | 20th overall, 2003 Boston Celtics |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Former teams | Memphis Grizzlies (2003-2007) Sacramento Kings (2007-2008) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27, 1980 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in the NBA D-League. Originally a student at Rutgers University, Jones transferred to Duke University to play with his boyhood Jersey friend Jay Williams who encouraged him to join him in Durham, North Carolina. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft, and his rights were later traded, along with the rights to Troy Bell, to the Grizzlies for the rights to Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks. Jones played his first four professional seasons for the Grizzlies, averaging 3.7 points per game.
Jones grew up in Hamilton Square, New Jersey[1] and starred in Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey from 1995-1998.[2] He averaged 24 points and 9 rebounds as a senior and was named as a McDonald's All-America honorable mention.
Even though Jones enjoyed a career season in 2007, no team signed team until on September 26, 2007, Jones signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Boston Celtics,[3] but was later waived by the team on October 25, 2007.[4]
Jones was signed by the Sacramento Kings on December 10, 2007.[5] He was waived on February 16, 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Battista, Judy. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Rutgers Could Have a Post-Season With Meaning", The New York Times, February 21, 1999. Accessed December 12, 2007. "With his first full recruiting class, one of the best in the Big East, Bannon got Dahntay Jones, a guard from Hamilton Square, N.J., and Rashod Kent, a forward from West Virginia."
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Starting Over In New Jersey; New Coaches at Seton Hall and Rutgers Rebuild", The New York Times, October 22, 2007. Accessed December 12, 2007. "Bannon's efforts were rewarded recently when Dahntay Jones of Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, N.J., a top-rated 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard, orally committed to Rutgers."
- ^ Peter May, Camp Roster Set, The Boston Globe
- ^ Gary Dzen, C's waive Jones, Manuel, The Boston Globe
- ^ Sacramento Kings - Kings sign former Grizzlie - sacbee.com
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