- Jay Vincent
Jay Fletcher Vincent (born
June 10 1959 inKalamazoo, Michigan ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player.A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at
Michigan State University under coachJud Heathcote , where he teamed withMagic Johnson andGreg Kelser to win the1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament . Vincent won the Big Ten scoring championship in his junior and senior years. He was then selected by theDallas Mavericks in the second round of the1981 NBA Draft (24th overall pick), and he went on to have a productive 9-year NBA career, playing for the Mavericks (1981-86), Washington Bullets (1986-87),Denver Nuggets (1987-89),San Antonio Spurs (1989),Philadelphia 76ers (1989-1990) andLos Angeles Lakers (1990). He retired from the NBA in 1990 with 8,729 career points, 3,167 career rebounds, and 1,124 career assists. He has been named on the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1981/82 season.He then played professionally in Italy for Philips Milano (1990-1991), Baker Livorno (1991-1992), Robe di Kappa Torino (1992-1993) and Goccia di Carnia Udine (Serie A2, 1993).Fact|date=August 2007
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vinceja01.html Career statistics]
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