Pargo sitting on the bench during a 2009 game
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Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
October 22, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Paul Robeson (Chicago, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–present |
Career history | |
2002–2004 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2004 | Long Beach Jam |
2004 | Toronto Raptors |
2004–2006 | Chicago Bulls |
2006–2008 | New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets |
2008–2009 | Dynamo Moscow |
2009 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
2009–2010 | Chicago Bulls |
2011–2012 | Atlanta Hawks |
2012 | Washington Wizards |
2013 | Atlanta Hawks |
2013–2015 | Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets |
2016–2017 | Oklahoma City Blue |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jannero Pargo (born October 22, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Neosho County CC and Arkansas.
Graduating from Chicago's Paul Robeson High School in 1998, Pargo played collegiately for the University of Arkansas after transferring from Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas in 2000.
From 2002 to 2008, Pargo played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets. During the 2008 playoffs with the Hornets, he garnered attention by coming off the bench for star Chris Paul. He averaged 10.3 points in 12 playoff games and hit big three-point shots in game 7 of the Western Conference semi finals against the Spurs.
After the 2007–08 NBA season, Pargo signed a one-year, $3.8 million contract with the Russian League team Dynamo Moscow. In January 2009, Pargo secured a buyout from his Russian club and signed with the Greek League club Olympiacos Piraeus. He was released by Olympiacos on May 5, 2009. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.4 assists per game in the Euroleague.