Connaughton (24)
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No. 5 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Arlington, Massachusetts |
January 6, 1993
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
St. John's Prep (Danvers, Massachusetts) |
College | Notre Dame (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall |
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Pat Connaughton | |||
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Baltimore Orioles – No. -- | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Arlington, Massachusetts |
January 6, 1993 |||
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Patrick Bergin Connaughton (/kɒnˈʌtɪn/ kon-U-tin; born January 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball and baseball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays as a shooting guard or small forward in professional basketball and is also a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles' organization in Minor League Baseball with the Frederick Keys.
Connaughton previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball and men's basketball teams. He was selected by the Orioles in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB Draft. The Brooklyn Nets selected him in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft and traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Connaughton attended St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, where he starred in three sports, playing quarterback in football and multiple positions in both baseball and basketball. He received major interest in baseball from schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, with Boston College (BC), the University of Virginia, and his original first choice, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who all made him scholarship offers.