Dontae' Jones
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 2, 1975 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Stratford (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Boston Celtics |
| 1999–2000 | La Crosse Bobcats |
| 2000–2001 | Memphis Houn'Dawgs |
| 2001-2002 | Toros de Aragua |
| 2001–2003 | Pompea Napoli |
| 2003 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2003–2004 | Apollon Patras |
| 2004–2007 | Anyang SBS Stars·KT&G Kites |
| 2007–2008 | Yunnan Bulls |
| 2008–2009 | Beijing Ducks |
| 2009–2010 | Halcones UV Xalapa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dontae' Antijuaine Jones (born June 2, 1975) is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the Boston Celtics of the NBA.
Jones played college basketball at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he is the Tigers' all-time leading scorer, rebounder, and shot blocker,#32 jersey has been retired.[1] before transferring to Mississippi State University to finish his college career. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 1996 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament after leading Mississippi State in their win over top-ranked University of Kentucky in the SEC tournament championship game. Later that year he led Mississippi State to the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, picking up a Regional MVP honor along the way. Jones along with his 95/96 bulldog teammates were inducted into the state of Mississippi sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
He was selected out of Mississippi State University as the 21st pick by the New York Knicks in the 1996 NBA Draft but was traded, along with Walter McCarty, John Thomas and Scott Brooks to the Celtics in exchange for Chris Mills shortly before the 1997-98 season began (he had previously taken part in no games in 1996-97 with the Knicks due to a foot injury).
After his NBA season, Jones played for the Memphis Houn'Dawgs in the American Basketball Association (ABA), and in Greece, Turkey, Italy, Korea and China.
An apostrophe was intentionally placed on the end of his first name by his mother for distinctiveness.[2]
As of November 2012 he has been working as the PROGRAM Director at the Nashville Youth Basketball Association(NYBA), which is designed to help all middle Tennessee area & Nashville city youth in Metro Nashville improve their Basketball skills.[3]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
- Dontae' Jones at Basketball-Reference.com
- Basketpedya.com Player Profile
- Dontae' Jones at basketball-reference.com