Information AboutJimmy King |
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He was part of the famed University Of Michigan Fab Five along with Ray Jackson and current NBA players Chris Webber , Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose . Before this, he was a high school All-American basketball player at Plano East Senior High School in Plano , a city north of Dallas, Texas . King was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the second round (35th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft and played 62 games for them during the 1995-96 Season , averaging 4.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On July 24 , 1996, prior to start of the 1996-97 Season , he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Ronald "Popeye" Jones , but King was eventually waived. He instead hooked up with the Denver Nuggets on a 10-day contract, but participated in only two games for them, tallying six points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals. King also played a few seasons in Europe and with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) where he was the 1998 MVP with the Quad City Thunder. He also made a brief stint on the Bronze medal USA team in the 1997 Basketball World Championship Games. |
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