Jay Vincent

Jay Vincent

Personal information
Born	(1959-06-10) June 10, 1959 (age 65) Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Eastern (Lansing, Michigan)
College	Michigan State (1977–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1981–1993
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	31, 30, 3
Career history
1981–1986	Dallas Mavericks
1986–1987	Washington Bullets
1987–1989	Denver Nuggets
1989	San Antonio Spurs
1989	Philadelphia 76ers
1989–1990	Los Angeles Lakers
1990–1991	Philips Milano
1991–1992	Baker Livorno
1992–1993	Robe di Kappa Torino
1993	Goccia di Carnia Udine
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1982) NCAA champion (1979) Third-team All-American – AP (1981) No. 31 retired by Michigan State Spartans
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,729 (15.2 ppg)
Rebounds	3,167 (5.5 rpg)
Assists	1,124 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jay Fletcher Vincent (born June 10, 1959) 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. He played for several NBA teams, including the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Vincent also played professionally in Italy.

College

A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at Michigan State University under coach, Jud Heathcote, where he teamed with Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser to win the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Vincent won the Big Ten scoring championship in his junior and senior years.

Professional career

He was then selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1981 NBA draft (24th overall pick), and he went on to have a productive 9-year NBA career, playing for the Mavericks (1981–86), Washington Bullets (1986–87), Denver Nuggets (1987–89), San Antonio Spurs (1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–1990) and Los Angeles Lakers (1990). He concluded his NBA career in 1990 with 8,729 career points, 3,167 career rebounds, and 1,124 career assists.

Personal life

Vincent is the older brother of seven-year NBA player and former NBA coach Sam Vincent.

In August 2010 it was revealed that an East Lansing, Michigan, company owned by Vincent was involved in a scam that defrauded about 20,000 people across the United States out of more than $2 million. On August 18, 2010, Vincent and another man were indicted by a federal grand jury on mail fraud charges stemming from conduct between 2006 and 2009.^[1] Vincent later pleaded guilty.^[2] In July 2011 he voluntarily revoked his bond and was jailed ahead of his September 2011 sentencing.^[3] He was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on September 2, 2011.^[4] Upon being released in March 2016, he worked as a manager at a Battle Creek, Michigan, based restaurant called Juicy Burger until his release from parole in July 2016.

References

1. Grasha, Kevin (August 20, 2010). "Jay Vincent, ex-MSU star, indicted in jobs scam". Lansing State Journal. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
2. Jay Vincent guilty in Internet scam
3. "Ex-MSU hoops star Jay Vincent jailed while awaiting fraud sentence". Detroit News. Associated Press. July 29, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Jay Vincent gets 5½-year prison term". ESPN. Associated Press. September 3, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

External links

• Career statistics