Jason Caffey

Infobox NBA Player
name = Jason Caffey


height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 256
position = Power forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|6|12
birth_place = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
former_teams = Chicago Bulls (1995–1998)
Golden State Warriors (1998–2000),
Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2003)
college = Alabama
nationality = USA
draft = 1st round, 20th overall
draft_team = Chicago Bulls
draft_year = 1995
career_start = 1995
career_end =
awards = 2 Time NBA Champion with Chicago Bulls, 1996,1997

Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12 1973 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s.

A 6'8" power forward from the University of Alabama, Caffey was selected by the Bulls with the 20th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. He averaged 7.3 points per game during the Bulls' second consecutive championship run in 1996-97.

Before Caffey could win a third championship ring with the Bulls, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors in the middle of 1997-98. In the summer of 1999, he re-signed with the Warriors for seven years and $35 million. He averaged career highs of 12.0 points and 6.8 rebounds during the 1999-00 season with the Warriors.

Caffey joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 2000, with whom he played three more seasons before his career fizzled out amidst a series of personal problems, including an anxiety attack in 2002 [ [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/special/depression/ad5.html PalmBeachPost.com: Athletes & Depression ] ] and an assault charge in 2003. [ [http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_6429.shtml Trial of three NBA players delayed until Tuesday ] ] The Bucks bought out the remaining two seasons ($11.8 million) of his contract before the 2003-04 NBA season started. His coach in Milwaukee, Terry Porter, said that Caffey may have wanted to play for a different team; however, as of 2008, Caffey has not played in the NBA since the Bucks bought out his contract. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20031018/ai_n10926743]

Caffey was arrested in 2007 for failure to pay child support in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is currently in bankruptcy court "seeking protection from creditors, who include eight women with whom he has had ten children." [http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1192980486159130.xml&coll=3] The story was covered by Nancy Grace in April 2008. [ [http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/04/19/nancy-grace-beats-up-on-deadbeat-dads-ex-nba-player-jason-caffey/ Nancy Grace Beats up on ‘Deadbeat Dads’, ex-NBA Player Jason Caffey | MND: News and Commentary Since 2001 ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/caffeja01.html College and NBA Stats] @basketball-reference.com