- Tony Dawson
"For the British actor see
Anthony Dawson ."Infobox NBA Player
name = Tony Dawson
caption =
position =Small forward
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight = convert|210|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1967|8|25
birth_place =Kinston, North Carolina , U.S.
college = Gulf Coast CC, Florida State
highschool = Kinston
career_start = ?
career_end = ?
former_teams =Sacramento Kings (1991)Rockford Lightning (1995)Boston Celtics (1995)
awards =Tony Dawson (born
August 25 1967 ) is an American professionalbasketball player. A 6'7" (2.00 m), 210 lb (95 kg)small forward , he playedcollege basketball atGulf Coast Community College andFlorida State University . He played a handful of NBA games during the 1990s. Dawson was born inKinston, North Carolina , and attended Kinston High School.Dawson was signed to a 10-day contract by the
Sacramento Kings on March 7, 1991. [ [http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1991.php 1991 NBA Transactions] ] He played 4 games, averaging 2.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game. [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerlog.htm?yr=1994&ilkid=DAWSOTO01 Tony Dawson 1994-94 Game Log] , "basketballreference.com"] On January 25, 1995 as a member of the CBA'sRockford Lightning , he was named Most Valuable Player of the CBA All-Star game held atHartford Civic Center inHartford, Connecticut after scoring 26 points. [DOClink| [http://www.cbaclassic.com/about/CBAASGHistory.doc THE CBA ALL-STAR GAME - FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE] , by Chuck Miller on "cbaclassic.com"|62KiB ] He was signed to a 10-day contract by theBoston Celtics on March 28, 1995 [http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1995.php 1995 NBA Transactions] ] but did not play a game. He was signed to a second contract on April 7, and played 2 games, averaging four points and 1.5 rebounds.Tony Dawson is the older brother of current
Dallas Mavericks guard/forwardJerry Stackhouse [ [http://www.jerrystackhouse.com/the%20man/oakhill.html Jerrystackhouse.com - Bio - Oak Hill ] ] , and the uncle of formerWake Forest University guardCraig Dawson . [ [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dawson_craig01.html Craig Dawson Demon Deacons Men's Basketball profile] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAWSOTO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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