Tony Dawson

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Tony Dawson (born August 25, 1967, in Kinston, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" (2.00 m), 210 lb (95 kg) small forward, he played college basketball at Gulf Coast Community College and Florida State University. He played a handful of NBA games during the 1990s.

Dawson was signed to a 10-day contract by the Sacramento Kings on March 7, 1991.[1] He played 4 games, averaging 2.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game.[2] On January 25, 1995 as a member of the CBA's Rockford Lightning, he was named Most Valuable Player of the CBA All-Star game held at Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut after scoring 26 points.[3] He was signed to a 10-day contract by the Boston Celtics on March 28, 1995[4] but did not play a game. He was signed to a second contract on April 7[4], and played 2 games, averaging four points and 1.5 rebounds.[2]

Tony Dawson is the older brother of current Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Jerry Stackhouse[5], and the uncle of former Wake Forest University guard Craig Dawson.[6]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 1991 NBA Transactions
  2. ^ a b Tony Dawson 1994-94 Game Log, basketballreference.com
  3. ^ THE CBA ALL-STAR GAME - FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE, by Chuck Miller on cbaclassic.comDOC (62 KiB)
  4. ^ a b 1995 NBA Transactions
  5. ^ Jerrystackhouse.com - Bio - Oak Hill
  6. ^ Craig Dawson Demon Deacons Men's Basketball profile

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