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A fun, casual place for us Buckeye fanatics to talk about OSU athletics as well as anything happening within the school or the surrounding community. As always, there should be plenty of hating on scUM, and rightfully so.
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***Delonte Bio Courtesy of Pam a Lamb***
Name: Delonte West
Jersey: #13
Nicknames: D-West, Redz, Chief Redz, Brotha Redz
Born: July 26, 1983
Height: 6-3
Weight: 180 lbs.
Shoe size: 13
College: Saint Joseph's
Family: Single, 2 Brothers, 1 Sister
Delonte Maurice West was born and raised in inner-city Washington D.C. and although he played in schoolyards and public parks, did not play organized ball until his sophomore year at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. There he achieved various awards including Prince Georges County All-Metropolitan Player of the Year. (2001) Delonte was also a popular young man off the court and was voted Prom King.
After high school, he attended Saint Joseph's (Philadelphia, PA) where he averaged 18.9 points and 6.7 assists per game while shooting 41% from the three-point range. Along with current Orlando Magic guard, Jameer Nelson, Delonte's efforts helped the Hawks go undefeated (27-1) during the 2003-2004 season, and earn an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Delonte left St. Joseph's after his junior year and was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 24th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. In his first season He averaged 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. He was named the starting point guard at the beginning of the 2005-06 season and went on to average 11.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG and 4.6 APG for that season. In February of 2006, he was named to represent the Celtics on the Sophomore team for the Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend.
In February, 2008, Delonte was part of a three-team trade which brought him, Joe Smith, Ben Wallace and Wally Szczerbiak to the Cavaliers. In September, 2008 , West signed a three-year $12.7 million contract with the Cavs and was assigned the starting shooting guard job where he has since flourished.
QUOTE:
"I want to win a championship ring. The day I get that ring, I am going to hang it on a shoelace and tie it around my neck. Then I m going to get a pair of the sunglasses that Dwayne Wayne wore in the show "A Different World" and visit every state in the country on a moped wearing nothing but the ring, those sunglasses and a pair of Chuck Taylor's with the inscription "What Would Jesus Do?" written on the sides. I m serious!"
College career
Jamison played college basketball at University of North Carolina for three seasons, averaging 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.[3] In his junior year, he was awarded both the Naismith and Wooden Awards as the most outstanding men's college basketball player for the 1997–98 season. Jamison decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility and enter the NBA draft in 1998 thus ending his college career. On March 1, 2000 Jamison's #33 was retired at the Dean E. Smith Center. He became only the seventh North Carolina basketball player to have his number retired.
NBA career
Jamison was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fourth pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, who then dealt his rights to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for former North Carolina teammate and best friend Vince Carter. Jamison spent the first five years of his NBA career with the Warriors, and despite a disappointing rookie season, was often the only bright spot on a low-performing team. He averaged a career-high 24.9 points per game in 2000–01, his third season in the league. In 2003, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in an eight-player deal, and experienced his first winning season in 2003–04 as the Mavericks finished 52–30 and made the playoffs, which marked the first time in his career that Jamison has experience post-season play. Jamison was also named as the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year for his efforts. Unfortunately for the Mavericks, they suffered a setback in the first round, falling in five games to the Sacramento Kings.
Washington Wizards
At season's end Jamison was traded again, this time to the Wizards, in exchange for former Tar Heel Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner, and a first round draft pick (which turned out to be University of Wisconsin–Madison point guard, Devin Harris).
In the 2004–05 season with the Wizards, he was named to the NBA All-Star team for the first time in his career and the Wizards enjoyed a solid 45–37 win–loss season, their finest effort in 26 years. They also made the playoffs for the first time since 1997 and advanced to the second round for the first time since 1982. In 2005, Jamison played for the US national team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal.[4]
Jamison led the Wizards against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2007 playoffs. Jamison averaged 32 points and 10 rebounds per game during the series.
During the 2007–08 season, Jamison was named to his second NBA Eastern All-Star team.
On June 30, 2008, Jamison signed a four-year, 50-million dollar contract with the Wizards. Jamison stated his desire to end his career with the Wizards.[5]
Cleveland Cavaliers
On February 17, 2010, Jamison was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-team, six-player trade that sent Al Thornton from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Washington Wizards, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, a 2010 first round pick and the rights to Emir Preldžič from Cleveland to Washington, Drew Gooden from Washington to Los Angeles and Sebastian Telfair from Los Angeles to Cleveland.[6]
Philanthropy
Jamison awarded his first Antawn C. Jamison Scholarship at his high school alma mater in 2003.[7] Jamison has also launched a campaign which he calls "A Better Tomorrow" which he hopes to use to provide the underprivileged with a chance at a better future. He says of the project: "As a professional athlete, I have an obligation to help those less fortunate. I really enjoy being in a position to aid my community - both in the Bay Area and back home in Charlotte - and put a smile on somebody's face. That is what it is all about. I think it is especially important to give back during the holidays, when people tend to feel a little down if things are not going too well."[8]
Name
His name was accidentally printed as "Antawn" instead of "Antwan" on his birth certificate. However, his family decided to keep the misspelling as they felt it would be more distinctive.[9] His first name is still pronounced as though it were spelled "Antwan" or "Antoine".
