Dahntay Jones

Dahntay Jones plays in the position of Guard. He has a height of 6 feet 6 inches and weight of 210 lbs. He used jersey no. 30 and 7 while playing in the NBA (National Basketball Association). From the 2003-04 to the 2006-07 season, he played for Memphis Grizzlies. In the 2007-08 season, he was associated with Sacramento Kings. He played for Denver Nuggets in the 2008-09 season.

Jones was a student of Steinert High School in Hamilton, New Jersey. Further, he attended Duke University. During the 2003 NBA draft, he was chosen by Boston Celtics in the 1st round. He was the 20th pick and overall 20th pick. He played in the playoffs in the following seasons – 2004-05 and 2005-06. He played in 7 games wherein he had 116 playing minutes. His field goal percentage was 0.464, 3-point field goal percentage was 0.600 and free throw percentage was 0.714. He accumulated 39 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist and 15 personal fouls.

Career Highlights

In the NBA, Jones appeared in 251 games during which he received 3745 playing minutes. The number of field goal attempts was 1053 and the number of field goals was 463 and thus the field goal percentage was 0.440. There were 103 3-point field goal attempts and 33 3-point field goals and the corresponding 3-point field goal percentage was 0.320. He made 415 free throw attempts out of which there were 301 free throws resulting in a free throw percentage of 0.725. He collected 1260 points, 396 rebounds, 153 assists and 443 personal fouls.