Dahntay Jones

Dahntay Jones

No. 1   Indiana Pacers
Shooting guard/Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	December 27, 1980 (1980-12-27) (age 30)
Place of birth	Trenton, New Jersey
Nationality	American
High school	Steinert (Hamilton Township, New Jersey)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Duke
NBA Draft	2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career	2003–present
Career history
Memphis Grizzlies (2003-2007) Sacramento Kings (2007-2008) Denver Nuggets (2008-2009) Indiana Pacers (2009-present)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
Gold	2001 Saitama	Team competition

Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27, 1980 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.

Originally a student at Rutgers University, Jones transferred to Duke University. 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 5.0 points per game.

Jones grew up in Hamilton Square, New Jersey.^[1] and starred in Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County 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 him 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. Jones signed with the Denver Nuggets in July 2008 for the 2008-09 season.^[6] During his stay with the Nuggets, Jones honed his skills and eventually earned a starting position for 72 games. He played on a Denver Nuggets team that reached the Western Conference finals of 2009. On July 14, 2009 Jones signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers.

Jones is the cousin of Denver Nuggets player Al Harrington.^[7]

Career transactions

• June 26, 2003: Drafted 20th overall by Boston Celtics in 2003 NBA Draft.
• June 26, 2003: Traded by Boston along with draft rights of 16th pick Troy Bell to the Memphis Grizzlies for draft rights of 13th pick Marcus Banks and 27th pick Kendrick Perkins.^[8]
• September 26, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Boston.
• October 25, 2007: Waived by Boston.^[9]
• December 10, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Sacramento Kings.^[10]
• February 16, 2008: Waived by Sacramento.^[11]
• March 21, 2008: Signed as a free agent by D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants.^[12]
• July 30, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Denver Nuggets.^[6]
• July 14, 2009: Signed as a free agent by the Indiana Pacers to a 4 year contract

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Memphis	20	0	7.8	.283	.250	.455	1.1	.6	.2	.3	1.8
2004–05	Memphis	52	7	12.5	.437	.383	.688	1.3	.4	.2	.2	4.5
2005–06	Memphis	71	4	13.6	.414	.143	.645	1.5	.5	.5	.2	4.0
2006–07	Memphis	78	25	21.4	.477	.417	.793	2.0	.9	.5	.3	7.5
2007–08	Sacramento	25	0	8.2	.434	.167	.667	1.4	.5	.3	.2	3.2
2008–09	Denver	79	71	18.1	.458	.647	.728	2.1	1.0	.6	.2	5.4
2009–10	Indiana	76	26	24.9	.461	.125	.770	3.0	2.0	.5	.5	10.2
2010–11	Indiana	45	2	13.1	.467	.359	.767	1.4	.7	.4	.2	6.3
Career		446	135	16.9	.452	.325	.738	1.9	.9	.5	.3	6.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Memphis	3	0	24.0	.381	.600	.750	3.0	.3	.3	.0	7.3
2005–06	Memphis	4	0	11.5	.714	.000	.000	1.8	.0	.2	.0	4.3
2008–09	Denver	16	16	17.5	.481	.250	.767	2.4	.6	.8	.3	7.0
2010–11	Indiana	3	0	16.7	.450	.000	.889	.7	.7	.3	.0	8.7
Career		26	16	17.2	.472	.300	.773	2.2	.5	.6	.2	6.8

References

1. ^ 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."
2. ^ 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."
3. ^ Peter May, Camp Roster Set, The Boston Globe
4. ^ Gary Dzen, C's waive Jones, Manuel, The Boston Globe
5. ^ Sacramento Kings - Kings sign former Grizzlie - sacbee.com
6. ^ ^{a b} Nuggets Sign Dahntay Jones
7. ^ http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=12766
8. ^ Grizzlies Trade Draft Rights to 13th & 27th Overall Selections to the Celtics for BC’s Troy Bell and Duke’s Dahntay Jones
9. ^ Celtics Waive Jones, Manuel
10. ^ Kings Sign Guard/Forward Dahntay Jones
11. ^ Kings Acquire Four Players and a Second Round Draft Pick from Atlanta in Exchange for Mike Bibby
12. ^ Mad Ants Make Roster Change

External links

• NBA.com Profile - Dahntay Jones
• College stats at sportsstats.com
• Dahntay Jones at Basketball-Reference.com

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Name	Jones, Dahntay
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Date of birth	December 27, 1980
Place of birth	Trenton, New Jersey
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