Jamaal Tinsley
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| Position | Point guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | February 28, 1978 Brooklyn, New York |
| College | Iowa State |
| Draft | 27th overall, 2001 Memphis Grizzlies |
| Pro career | 2001 – present |
| Awards | NBA All-Rookie Second Team 2001-02 |
Jamaal Tinsley (born February 28, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York) is an NBA basketball player, currently playing point guard for the Indiana Pacers. Tinsley was drafted out of Iowa State University by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 27th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, and was immediately dealt to the Pacers on draft night.
Tinsley was promptly thrust into the starting point guard position by Pacers coach Isiah Thomas, and performed very well for a month and a half before hitting a "rookie wall". Nevertheless, he put up admirable statistics of 9.4 points and 8.1 assists per game in 2001-02.
Tinsley played 73 games for the Pacers in 2002-03, starting 69 of them, and his averages dipped to 7.8 points and 7.5 assists per contest.
The following year, Rick Carlisle replaced Thomas as the Pacers' head coach, and immediately promoted veteran guard Kenny Anderson to the starting point guard slot, with Anthony Johnson as his backup. Tinsley was inexplicably relegated to playing backup for the backup.
But when Anderson and Johnson went down with injuries, Tinsley regained his status as a starter, and he seemed to have a newfound energy and confidence in his game. Tinsley never relinquished his starter's role after that, and performed wonderfully as the Pacers advanced to the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals.
Tinsley spent the majority of the 2004-05 season on injured reserve (as did many Pacers), but the battered team clawed and scratched its way to a 44-38 record and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Tinsley missed the first four games of the Pacers' first-round series against the Boston Celtics, but made a stunning return in Game 5 to lead his team to a crucial victory.
In two seasons, Tinsley led Iowa State to two Big 12 Conference Championships and an appearance in the Elite Eight of the 2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament. In 2001, he received Second Team All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year honors.
As a teenager, Tinsley developed his game playing at New York City's legendary Rucker Park, as did such basketball icons as Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Nate Archibald, Earl Monroe, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant, among others.
In October Jamaal Tinsley was involved in an incident where Stephen Jackson had fired shots in his defense. Jackson was with some of his teammates including Tinsley, Marquis Daniels, and Jimmie Hunter. Both Tinsely and Jackson had gun permits. Later, a small amount of marijuana was found in Tinsley's car, but it was found in the passenger's seat. Charges have still not been made yet.[citation needed]
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| 2001 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Kwame Brown | Tyson Chandler | Pau Gasol | Eddy Curry | Jason Richardson | Shane Battier | Eddie Griffin | DeSagana Diop | Rodney White | Joe Johnson | Kedrick Brown | Vladimir Radmanovic | Richard Jefferson | Troy Murphy | Steven Hunter | Kirk Haston | Michael Bradley | Jason Collins | Zach Randolph | Brendan Haywood | Joseph Forte | Jeryl Sasser | Brandon Armstrong | Raul Lopez | Gerald Wallace | Jamaal Tinsley | Tony Parker | |
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| Second Round Trenton Hassell | Gilbert Arenas| Omar Cook | Will Solomon | Terence Morris | Brian Scalabrine | Jeff Trepagnier | Damone Brown | Mehmet Okur | Michael Wright | Earl Watson | Jamison Brewer | Bobby Simmons | Eric Chenowith | Kyle Hill | Sean Lampley | Loren Woods | Ousmane Cisse | Antonis Fotsis | Ken Johnson | Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | Alton Ford | Andre Huston | Jarron Collins | Kenny Satterfield | Maurice Jeffers | Robertas Javtokas | Alvin Jones | Bryan Bracey |
