Tony Dawson

"For the British actor see Anthony Dawson."Infobox NBA Player
name = Tony Dawson

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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 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 born in Kinston, 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'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. [DOClink| [http://www.cbaclassic.com/about/CBAASGHistory.doc THE CBA ALL-STAR GAME - FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE] , by Chuck Miller on "cbaclassic.com"|62 KiB] He was signed to a 10-day contract by the Boston 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/forward Jerry Stackhouse [ [http://www.jerrystackhouse.com/the%20man/oakhill.html Jerrystackhouse.com - Bio - Oak Hill ] ] , and the uncle of former Wake Forest University guard Craig Dawson. [ [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dawson_craig01.html Craig Dawson Demon Deacons Men's Basketball profile] ]

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* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAWSOTO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com