Danny Ainge
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| Boston Celtics | |
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| Position | General manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 17, 1959 Eugene, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Eugene (Eugene, Oregon) |
| College | BYU (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1981–1995 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 44, 7, 9, 22 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1981–1989 | Boston Celtics |
| 1989–1990 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1990–1992 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1992–1995 | Phoenix Suns |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–1999 | Phoenix Suns |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 11,964 (11.5 ppg) |
| Assists | 4,199 (4.0 apg) |
| Steals | 1,133 (1.1 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Born: March 17, 1959 Eugene, Oregon |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 21, 1979, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 22, 1981, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .220 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 37 | ||
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Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge (born March 17, 1959) is an American basketball executive and retired professional basketball and baseball player. Ainge is currently the general manager and President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Ainge was an outstanding high school athlete. He is the only person to be named a high school first team All-American in football, basketball, and baseball. At Brigham Young University, he was named national basketball college player of the year and won the John R. Wooden Award for the most outstanding male college basketball player. While in college, Ainge also played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly as a second baseman. He was then drafted into the NBA by the Celtics. Ainge completed 14 seasons, playing for the Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns, primarily as a shooting guard. He went on to coach the Suns for three seasons before joining management of the Celtics.
Born in Eugene, Oregon, Ainge starred in high school on his football team and led North Eugene High School to back-to-back state basketball championships in 1976 and 1977, earning all-state honors both years; he was considered one of the top prep football recruits in the state of Oregon. As a junior, he was named to the 1977 Parade magazine High School All-America team. Danny Ainge is the only person to be a high school first team All-American in football, basketball, and baseball. Ainge got into fights with other players while playing Church ball in the Eugene area. During the 1987 NBA Finals against the Lakers, a television spot was done on Danny Ainge. He talked about his early days in Eugene suburb Santa Clara where his Dad was the Bishop of his LDS Ward. He talked of how he got to use the gym in the Church building to play and practice basketball due to the fact that his Dad had the key to the building. The LDS Church meetinghouse was shown on the TV spot.
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