Quincy Pondexter
Quincy Pondexter was born in Fresno, California, United States on March 10th, 1988 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 36, Quincy Pondexter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Quincy Coe Pondexter (born March 10, 1988) is an American professional basketball player.
He played high school basketball in Fresno, California at San Joaquin Memorial High School where his father Roscoe and uncle Clifton Pondexter were All-American basketball players themselves and continued their basketball skills at the professional levels.
Pondexter played four years of college basketball at the University of Washington.
At the end of his senior season, he earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors and an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press.
Early life
Pondexter was born on March 10, 1988 in Fresno, California. As a high school senior, Pondexter was a highly sought after recruit, rated five stars and the 16th best prospect in the 2006 class by Scout.com. Pondexter eventually signed a letter-of-intent with the University of Washington, over scholarship offers from Arizona, Connecticut, and Memphis. Washington's 2006 recruiting class of Pondexter, Spencer Hawes, Adrian Oliver, and Phil Nelson was rated amongst the top in the country. They were ranked sixth overall by Scout.com, and eighth overall by Rivals.com. As a Senior, He would average 21.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals.
Personal life
Pondexter is the nephew of former Chicago Bulls player Cliff Pondexter. His father, Roscoe, was a third-round pick of the Boston Celtics in 1974 and played pro basketball overseas.
Pondexter holds an annual basketball camp in the San Joaquin valley, for boys and girls in kindergarten through 12th grade.
College career
Pondexter was selected as a starter in Washington's first collegiate game against Pepperdine, scoring 21 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. Pondexter was battling and ended up in the Huskies rotation after getting off to a hot start. Pondexter, on the other hand, began getting more playing time near the end of the season, as the Huskies took 3 of their final 4 games, including wins over #24 USC and #2 UCLA. Pondexter's freshman season as an honorable mention on the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. His 10.7 ppg was the fourth highest scoring average for a Washington freshman in school history.
Pondexter recovered his starting lineup at the start of his sophomore season. However, seven games into the season, he lost his starting position and then fell in the Huskies rotation and fell again. Oliver, a sophomore, said he wanted to transfer to San Jose State in the middle of the season. Oliver's departure, along with the loss of Hawes to the 2007 NBA draft and off-season transfer of Nelson to Portland State, left Pondexter as the last remaining member of the formerly heralded 2006 recruiting class. Pondexter wrote about his difficult sophomore season and his classmates' departure in 2009, saying, "It was really tough my sophomore year." People in their recruitment class are close: you come in together, you're mates. And I was just sort of alone at times. To see everyone go, it was a sad year for me.
Pondexter's sophomore slump lasted through the majority of the season, with his scoring average down from the previous season to 9.9 ppg. Pondexter showed glimpses of the promise he showed early in his freshman season, averaging 15.2 points and 6.4 rebounds in his final five games of his sophomore season. Pondexter received the school's "Industrial Award" as the best employee on the team following the season.
Pondexter, along with senior teammates Jon Brockman and Justin Dentmon, was selected as a captain prior to his junior season. The 2008–2009 season got off to a rocky start, with Washington losing to Portland in the season opener 80-74. Pondexter failed to register a point in the loss. Pondexter, the source of some initial annoyance from Washington fans, has steadily improved throughout the season as the Huskies advanced to the top of the Pac-10 conference standings. Leading the Huskies with 22 points and 5 rebounds, Pondexter led Washington to a 60-51 road victory over USC. Pondexter scored two points and 12 rebounds in the Huskies' 73-70 overtime victory, in a crucial match against co-leader Arizona State. With the victory, Washington put them in a good spot to claim their first outright Pac-10 conference title since 1953. Washington defeated rival Washington State 67-60 to win the conference championship, just one week after beating Arizona State. Pondexter led the Huskies in scoring by 16 points in the clinching game. In the 2009 NCAA Tournament, Washington finished ranked 10th on the season and secured a 4 seed. Pondexter led the team to a 71-58 victory over Mississippi State in Washington's first round match against Mississippi State, scoring 23 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. In the second round, Washington was eliminated by fifth-seeded Purdue, losing 76-74. Pondexter had a double-double in the loss, scoring 20 points and grabbing ten rebounds.
Pondexter appeared in the World University Games prior to his senior year, aiding the USA in winning a bronze medal. Pondexter was voted captain of the Huskies for the second time. Pondexter was supposed to replace Jon Brockman's work from the 2009 NBA draft and was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2009 NBA draft. In a 96-78 victory over Belmont, Pondexter started the season hot by scoring 25 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for the Huskies. The Huskies defeated San Jose State, who were led by former Husky player Adrian Oliver in their fourth game of the season. Pondexter said of Oliver, "Adrian, he got what he wanted" after the 80-70 victory, in which Pondexter scored 30 points and totaled 15. He attends a high school where he can score as many points as he pleases. However, we're winning games. "I got the win because he scored 32 points."
Pondexter is expected to have a fruitful senior season, scoring 19.3 points and 7.4 rebounds. Throughout the 2009–2010 season, Pondexter was voted Pac-10 Player of the Week five times. Pondexter finished second second to Cal's Jerome Randle for Pac-10 Player of the Year, becoming the first Pac-10 player not to win the award five times, despite winning the Player of the Week award five times. In the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Championship Championship, Pondexter led Washington over Randle's Golden Bears by a 79-75 victory. Pondexter led the Huskies to 18 points, and they also secured an automatic ticket to Washington in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Washington received a #11 seed and a first round matchup against #6 seed Marquette. Pondexter banked in the game winning shot with 1.7 seconds remaining to lead the Huskies to an 80-78 upset victory over the Golden Eagles in a back-and-forth match. Pondexter's 18-point, 11 rebound game, advanced Washington to a second-round match against the #3 seeded New Mexico Lobos. For the first time since 2005-2006, Washington defeated New Mexico 82-64, with Pondexter scoring 18 points to lead the Huskies to the Sweet 16.
Pondexter concluded his career in Washington as the all-time champion in career games played and career home victories. Pondexter finished as the 3rd highest scoring player in school history with 1,786 points.
Professional career
Pondexter was the 26th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft on June 24, 2010. The New Orleans Hornets acquired the rights to Pondexter and Craig Brackins in exchange for Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson's rights.
The Hornets traded Pondexter to the Memphis Grizzlies on December 24, 2011, just one day before the 2011–12 NBA season opens.
Pondexter committed to a four-year, $14 million contract extension with the Grizzlies on October 31, 2013.
During the 2013–14 season, he played in 189 games over his first three seasons in the NBA. Pondexter was out indefinitely on December 9, 2013 after being diagnosed with a tarsal navicular stress fracture in his right foot. Since recovering from an operation on December 20, he missed the remainder of the season.
Pondexter was back in the 2014-2015 season and spent the first two months of the season with Memphis. In a three-team contract involving the Grizzlies and the Boston Celtics, he was sent to New Orleans, now known as the Pelicans, on January 12, 2015. In a 102–96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on February 25, 2015, he had his best season with the Pelicans in the second half of the 2014–15 season, averaging 9.0 points per game and a career-high 25 points. Following the Pelicans' 2015 playoff run, injury dogged him once more.
Pondexter underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on May 6, 2015. Pondexter had expected to return in November 2015 but after undergoing yet another round of left knee surgery on January 20, 2016, he was ruled out for the entire 2015–16 season. He was expected to recover fully from the 2016--17 season, but after undergoing arthroscopic left knee surgery for the second time in a row, the Pelicans were unable to play in a game for the second straight season. Pondexter fought the life-threatening skin disease Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which had occurred following surgery number three.
Pondexter, along with a second-round pick and cash considerations, was traded to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the draft rights to Ater Majok on September 1, 2017. Pondexter played in the Bulls' 2017–18 season opener against the Toronto Raptors on October 19, 2017. Despite missing all of preseason due to a tight left hamstring. The Bulls waived him on February 1, 2018.
Pondexter signed a one-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs on August 29, 2018.
