Quinton Ross
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}}
{{for|the Alabama politician|Quinton Ross (politician)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Quinton Ross
| image = Quinton Ross.jpg
| caption = Ross with the Mavericks
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| high_school = Justin F. Kimball (Dallas, Texas)
| college = SMU (1999–2003)
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = 2013
| career_number = 13, 6, 3
| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward
| years1 = 2003–2004 | team1 = Telindus Oostende
| years2 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}} | team2 = Los Angeles Clippers
| years3 = {{nbay|2008|full=y}} | team3 = Memphis Grizzlies
| years4 = {{nbay|2009|full=y}} | team4 = Dallas Mavericks
| years5 = {{nbay|2009|end}} | team5 = Washington Wizards
| years6 = {{nbay|2010|full=y}} | team6 = New Jersey Nets
| years7 = 2012 | team7 = Canton Charge
| years8 = 2012–2013 | team8 = Boulazac
| highlights =
- WAC Player of the Year (2003)
- First-team All-WAC (2003)
}}
Quinton Lenord Ross (born April 30, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Ross played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. He played professionally in NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, and New Jersey Nets.
High school and college
Ross led Dallas's Justin F. Kimball High School to the state finals, but they lost in the championship game.
He went undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft after graduating from Southern Methodist University, where he majored in economics. Ross averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 119 games played over his four-year collegiate career. He finished his career at SMU as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,763 points,[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/quinton_ross/bio.html NBA.com : Quinton Ross Bio Page] and was named all-Conference USA first team in 2003.[https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/colleges/post/_/id/4672094 SMU's Papa Dia named all-Conference USA – Dallas Colleges Blog – ESPN Dallas]
Professional career
He was the final player waived by the Clippers before the start of the regular season. Following that 2003 preseason in which he averaged 5.4 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in five games with the Clippers, Ross signed with Telindus Oostende of Belgium for one season (2003–04).[http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_quinton_ross-080926.html Grizzlies sign swingman Quinton Ross] During his time overseas, he averaged 16.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. Ross signed a four-year free agent contract with the Clippers on August 16, 2004.
On January 17, 2007, Ross scored 24 points in a win against the Golden State Warriors.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181039/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270117012 Brand, Clippers take care of short-handed Warriors] His previous career high occurred on May 18, 2006, against the Phoenix Suns in game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, when he scored 18 points.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181048/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260518012 Clippers cool off Suns to force Game 7]
On September 26, 2008, Ross signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. His first[http://www.darrellarthur.org/darrell-arthur-biography.php Darrell Arthur Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007195029/http://www.darrellarthur.org/darrell-arthur-biography.php |date=October 7, 2008 }} cousin Darrell Arthur was his teammate on the Grizzlies. On July 8, 2009, Ross signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4313978|title=Mavs sign defensive, 3-point specialist Ross|date=8 July 2009}}
On February 13, 2010, Ross was traded to the Washington Wizards along with Josh Howard, Drew Gooden and James Singleton for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood, and DeShawn Stevenson.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100213.html|title=Wizards Acquire Howard, Gooden, Singleton, and Ross From Mavericks|work=NBA.com|date=February 13, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010}}
On June 29, 2010, Ross was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Yi Jianlian and cash.[http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100629.html Wizards Acquire Yi Jianlian, Cash Considerations From New Jersey] He was waived by the Nets on March 31, 2011.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rossqu01.html Quinton Ross]. basketball-reference.
During the 2012–13 season, he played for French club Boulazac.[https://www.eurobasket.com/France/basketball.aspx?NewsID=302196 Boulazac keep Quinton Ross for one more month]
Awards and honors
- WAC Player of the Year honors: 2002–03
- First Team All-WAC honors: 2003
- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America: 2003
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
= Regular season =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 78 || 19 || 21.3 || .432 || .250 || .673 || 2.7 || 1.4 || .7 || .3 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 67 || 45 || 22.6 || .422 || .000 || .760 || 2.5 || 1.2 || .8 || .2 || 4.7
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 81 || 43 || 21.0 || .467 || .200 || .782 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .9 || .4 || 5.2
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 76 || 44 || 19.8 || .391 || .429 || .667 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .6 || .4 || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Memphis
| 68 || 7 || 17.1 || .382 || .375 || .810 || 1.9 || .7 || .5 || .2 || 3.9
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Dallas
| 27 || 7 || 11.1 || .411 || .231 || .625 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Washington
| 25 || 0 || 10.4 || .309 || .125 || .500 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 1.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | New Jersey
| 36 || 4 || 9.8 || .441 || .000 || .357 || .8 || .3 || .1 || .2 || 1.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 458 || 169 || 18.5 || .419 || .318 || .711 || 2.1 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 4.1
{{s-end}}
= Playoffs =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 12 || 10 || 24.5 || .534 || .000 || .875 || 2.7 || .8 || .6 || .7 || 7.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 12 || 10 || 24.5 || .534 || .000 || .875 || 2.7 || .8 || .6 || .7 || 7.7
{{s-end}}
Notes
External links
- {{Basketballstats |nba= 2624 |bbr= r/rossqu01 }}
- [http://insidehoops.com/ross-interview-111504.shtml Interview]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115022816/http://clippers.topbuzz.com/modules/gallery/quinton-ross Pictures]
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