Dahntay Jones Biography Dahntay Jones bio Son of Larry and Joanne Jones Father, Larry, played basketball at St. Peter’s College His parents both work for Johnson and Johnson, his father as a Director and his mother in Network Securities His cousin, Al Harrington, plays for the Indiana Pacers Majored in public policy studies with a markets and management studies certificate while at Duke Favorite movie is Friday After Next Favorite television shows are Martin and the Dave Chappelle show Says his highlights while at Duke were Senior night and graduating Says if he wasn’t a basketball player he’d be in investment banking His usual pre-game meal is chicken, a baked potato and vegetables Advice to kids is “Never give up” 2004-05: Scored in double figures five times, had 20+ points once and led the team in scoring once • Grizzlies went 4-3 in his seven starts • Activated on April 3 and had 10 points on 4-5 shooting from the field and four rebounds that night against the Los Angeles Lakers • Placed on the injured list on March 18 due to left quadricep tendinitis on March 18 • Placed on the injured list with left knee tendinitis on February 25 • Scored a career-high 23 points on February 9 @ Philadelphia • Scored 17 points, including a perfect 4-4 performance from three-point range in just the second start of his NBA career on February 1 versus Phoenix • Scored in double figures in three of four games to begin the month of February, averaging 14.8 ppg in that span. Finished with a month-high average of 8.5 ppg • Made the first start of his NBA career on January 26 @ Cleveland, posting four points, two rebounds and one steal in 22 minutes • Dished out a season-high four assists off the bench on January 14 @ Charlotte • Had a career-high six rebounds on November 26 @ Minnesota • Made his regular season debut on November 6 @ Dallas, and had two points and one rebound 2003-2004 Season: Scored his first career points with 7 on Dec. 3 @ New Jersey, and added 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in 15 minutes • Placed on the injured list on Feb. 28 with a sprained left tricep • Activated from the injured list on Dec. 30 and played 15 minutes that night in place of the injured Bonzi Wells, and had six points • Placed on the injured list on Dec. 10 with left Achilles tendinitis • Activated from the injured list on Nov. 21 prior to the game in Seattle, and made his NBA debut that night, amassing 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 blocks in 8 minutes, including a block with 32 seconds remaining that helped seal the win for Memphis • Was placed on the injured list on Oct. 27 due to a left ankle sprain. Dahntay Jones links Dahntay Jones website NBA Player Page
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