Jeff Malone facts for kids
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1961 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| High school | Southwest (Macon, Georgia) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Mississippi State (1979–1983) |
| NBA Draft | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
| Pro career | 1983–1997 |
| Coaching career | 2000–2006 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1990 | Washington Bullets |
| 1990–1994 | Utah Jazz |
| 1994–1996 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1996 | Miami Heat |
| 1997 | VAO |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2000 | San Diego Stingrays (assistant) |
| 2000 | San Diego Stingrays |
| 2001–2005 | Columbus Riverdragons |
| 2005–2006 | Florida Flame |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 17,231 (19.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,364 (2.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,154 (2.4 apg) |
Jeffrey Nigel Malone (born June 28, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Jeff Malone is best known for his time with the Washington Bullets from 1983 to 1990. During his career, he was an NBA All-Star twice. He played as a shooting guard. He also played for the Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and Miami Heat.
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Jeff Malone's Basketball Career
Jeff Malone played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 years. He was known for being a great scorer. He averaged 19.0 points per game over his career. In six full NBA seasons, he scored more than 20 points per game. He was very good at getting open for a shot. He would often run around screens set by his teammates. Then he would quickly catch the ball and shoot a mid-range jump shot.
Amazing Shots and All-Star Games
Malone's shots were often off-balance, but he was still very accurate. Sometimes, he would score more than 15 points in just one quarter! On January 3, 1984, during his first year in the NBA, Malone made an amazing game-winning shot. He shot a 3-pointer against the Detroit Pistons while falling out of bounds. The ball went over the backboard and into the hoop. This gave the Bullets a 103–102 lead with only one second left! This shot was even listed as one of the NBA's greatest shots.
Over the next few years, Malone became one of the best scoring guards in the league. He was chosen to play in the NBA All-Star Game in both 1986 and 1987. In his last season with the Bullets (1989–90), he scored a career-high 24.3 points per game.
Playing for the Utah Jazz
After leaving the Bullets, Malone was traded to the Utah Jazz. He joined a team that already had famous players like Karl Malone (no relation) and John Stockton. Jeff Malone added even more scoring power to the team. In his first year with the Jazz, he averaged 18.6 points per game. He was also very good at free throws, making 91.7 percent of them. This was the second-best in the league that season.
The next year, he averaged 20.2 points per game. He was even named NBA Player of the Week in December 1991. His scoring helped the Jazz reach the Western Conference Finals that year. This was the team's best playoff performance at that time. In the 1993–94 season, Malone was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. This trade brought Jeff Hornacek to the Jazz.
Coaching Career
After his playing career, Jeff Malone became a coach. In July 1999, he was hired as an assistant coach for the IBL Stingrays. He later became the head coach of the NBA Development League team, the Columbus Riverdragons, from 2001 to 2005. He had a good record of 102 wins and 98 losses with them. The team later moved and became the Austin Toros. He also coached the Florida Flame until that team stopped playing in 2006.
Personal Life
Jeff Malone lives in Chandler, Arizona, with his wife. He has four children: Jay, Joshua, Justin, and Jasmine Malone. He also has one grandson, Marshall Knutson-Malone.
Jeff Malone is the nephew of Vivian Malone Jones. She was the first African American person to graduate from the University of Alabama. He is also the nephew of Dr. Sharon Malone Holder, who is married to former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
It's important to know that Jeff Malone is not related to his former Jazz teammate Karl Malone. He is also not related to Moses Malone, with whom he played in Washington.
See also
In Spanish: Jeff Malone para niños
