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Jay Vincent
Forward ·Dallas Mavericks ·NBA ·#3

Jay Vincent

Age67 BornJun 10, 1959 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight100 kg CollegeMichigan State Draft1981 · #24
Career averages
14.2PPG
5.2RPG
1.8APG
646 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

DAL hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
646Games
9,189Career points
13.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Dallas Mavericks · 382 games · 1981-82 to 1985-86
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1981
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.4PPG · 1981-82 · DAL
8.9RPG · 1984-85 · DAL
2.6APG · 1982-83 · DAL
18.7PER · 1981-82 · DAL
6.5Win shares · 1984-85 · DAL
Draft1981
2Round
24Overall pick
From Michigan State
Position rank1989-90
#77PPG rank
#91PER rank
#88Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 99 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1989-90 - 1989-90 · 1 seasons
3.8 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.4 APG
24 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1989-90 - 1989-90 · 1 seasons
7.3 PPG 2.1 RPG 0.5 APG
17 games
Denver Nuggets
1987-88 - 1988-89 · 2 seasons
14.8 PPG 4.2 RPG 1.9 APG
78 games
San Antonio Spurs
1988-89 - 1988-89 · 1 seasons
9.0 PPG 3.8 RPG 0.9 APG
24 games
Washington Wizards
1986-87 - 1986-87 · 1 seasons
13.3 PPG 4.1 RPG 1.7 APG
51 games
Dallas Mavericks
1981-82 - 1985-86 · 5 seasons
16.9 PPG 6.5 RPG 2.2 APG
382 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 DAL 81 62 32.4 21.4 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.3 49.7 25.0 71.6 18.7 5.6
1982-83 DAL 81 73 33.7 18.7 7.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 48.9 0.0 78.4 17.1 6.0
1983-84 DAL 61 5 23.3 11.0 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.2 43.5 0.0 78.1 12.1 1.1
1984-85 DAL 79 47 32.2 18.2 8.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 47.9 0.0 83.6 18.0 6.5
1985-86 DAL 80 3 24.9 13.8 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 48.1 0.0 81.0 16.4 3.4
1986-87 WAS 51 17 27.2 13.3 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 44.7 0.0 76.9 - -
1987-88 DEN 73 8 24.0 15.4 4.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 46.6 25.0 80.5 15.6 2.8
1988-89 NBA 29 4 22.3 8.6 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 40.5 33.3 66.7 - -
1988-89 DEN 5 1 19.0 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 34.2 50.0 55.6 4.7 -0.1
1988-89 SAS 24 3 23.0 9.0 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 41.6 0.0 68.6 7.4 -0.2
1989-90 NBA 41 6 11.2 5.2 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 47.0 50.0 83.7 - -
1989-90 LAL 24 1 8.3 3.8 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 52.6 0.0 66.7 10.2 0.1
1989-90 PHI 17 5 15.2 7.3 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 42.9 100.0 89.2 13.2 0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1989 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jul 1989 Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1989 Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1989 San Antonio Spurs Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1989 San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1988 Denver Nuggets San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 1987 Washington Wizards Denver Nuggets season change
Jul 1986 Dallas Mavericks Washington Wizards season change

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About Jay Vincent

Jay Fletcher Vincent is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Vincent was selected 24th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1981 NBA draft, for whom he played five seasons, followed by four seasons with five other NBA teams. Vincent also played professionally in Italy.