Jason Caffey
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| Power forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | June 12, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Mobile, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Davidson (Mobile, Alabama) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Alabama (1991–1995) |
| NBA Draft | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Pro career | 1995–2003 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998–2000 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2000–2003 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,368 (7.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,022 (4.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 420 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. He later became the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Mobile Bay Hurricanes.
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[edit] Basketball career
Caffey was born in Mobile, Alabama. A 6'8" power forward from the University of Alabama, he was selected by the Bulls with the 20th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. He averaged 7.3 points per game during the Bulls' second consecutive championship run in 1996–97.
Before Caffey could win a third championship ring with the Bulls, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors in the middle of 1997–98. In the summer of 1999, he re-signed with the Warriors for seven years and $35 million. He averaged career highs of 12.0 points and 6.8 rebounds during the 1999–2000 season with the Warriors.
Caffey joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 2000, with whom he played three more seasons before his career fizzled out amidst a series of personal problems, including an anxiety attack in 2002[1] and an assault charge in 2003.[2] The Bucks bought out the remaining two seasons ($11.8 million) of his contract before the 2003–04 season started. [3]
In June 2010, Caffey was named head coach of the American Basketball Association expansion team, the Mobile Bay Hurricanes. [4]
[edit] Personal life
Caffey was arrested in 2007 for failure to pay child support in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He went to bankruptcy court seeking protection from creditors, who include eight women with whom he has had ten children.[5][6] A bankruptcy court judge rejected his claims, allowing an Atlanta family court judge to issue a warrant for his arrest for failure to pay $200,000 in back child support and legal fees to the mother of his six year old son.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ PalmBeachPost.com: Athletes & Depression
- ^ Trial of three NBA players delayed until Tuesday
- ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20031018/ai_n10926743
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4030845
- ^ http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1192980486159130.xml&coll=3
- ^ Nancy Grace Beats up on ‘Deadbeat Dads’, ex-NBA Player Jason Caffey | MND: News and Commentary Since 2001
- ^ Arrest Ordered in Jason Caffey Child Support Case Yahoo SPorts, January 27, 2009
[edit] External links
- College and NBA Stats @basketball-reference.com
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