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Jonathan Rene Bender (born January 30, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A highly-touted 6’11 prospect who mostly played shooting guard in high school, Bender’s unusual height and potential garnered much attention leading up to the 1999 NBA Draft.[1][2] After playing 78 games for the Pacers in 2001, knee injuries limited him to a combined 76 games over the next four seasons. He played 25 games for the Knicks in 2009 before his retirement.

Jonathan Bender
Personal information
Born (1981-01-30) January 30, 1981 (age 41)
Picayune, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolPicayune Memorial
(Picayune, Mississippi)
NBA draft1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career1999–2010
PositionSmall forward
Number24, 9
Career history
1999–2006Indiana Pacers
2009–2010New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
  • Mr. Basketball USA (1999)
  • First-team Parade All-American (1999)
  • Fourth-team Parade All-American (1998)
  • McDonald's All-American MVP (1999)
  • Mississippi Mr. Basketball (1999)
Career NBA statistics
Points1,453 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds582 (2.2 rpg)
Assists170 (0.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career



Indiana Pacers (1999–2006)


Bender was selected with the fifth pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1999 NBA Draft out of Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi despite a verbal commitment to Mississippi State University.ESPN.com: 1999 NBA Draft: Jonathan Bender The Raptors then traded Bender to the Indiana Pacers for Antonio Davis. Being hyped for his size, athleticism and all around skill, Bender scored 10 points in 13 minutes against Cleveland on December 10, 1999. He became the first high school draftee to score in double figures in his NBA debut, which was an instance repeated only two other times (four if you expand the range to those that played in the league while still being 18 years old at the time of their debuts).[3] However, Bender had been plagued by injuries ever since he arrived in Indiana.

Playing in 78 games in the 2001–02 season, he signed a four-year, $28.5 million contract extension. However, the next few years were plagued by injuries. He played in only 46 games the following season, then 21 games in the season after that. A persistent sore right knee limited him to just seven games in 2004–05 and two games in 2005–06. He was waived by the Pacers on June 14, 2006. At that point, he had averaged 5.6 points in 237 career regular season games.[4] In 2005, Bender was rated by Sports Illustrated as #11 on the list of the 20 biggest busts in modern NBA draft history.[5]

Highlights of Bender's career as a Pacer included participating in the Slam Dunk competition during 2001’s All-Star weekend, where he executed a Julius Erving-style tomahawk jam from the free throw line, left-handed. In the Pacers' 2004 playoff series with the Celtics, Bender led the Pacers in scoring in game 3, and set personal playoff career bests in rebounds and minutes in game 2. That post season overall, Bender posted a career high 12.5 minutes played per game over 16 games. Despite a lack of personal statistical success given his initial expectations, the Pacers made the postseason every year of Bender’s tenure.[6]


New York Knicks (2009–2010)


On December 13, 2009, the New York Knicks signed Bender to a minimum contract. "Jonathan has worked extremely hard in preparing himself for a return to the NBA," said Donnie Walsh, Knicks President of Basketball Operations.[7] In 25 appearances, Bender averaged 4.7 points in 11.7 minutes per game. But especially notably, Knicks coaches believed he showed great improvement in practice as the season progressed. The Knicks wanted him to return the following season on a one year deal, but Bender declined saying “it just felt like I’d be going backwards.” Bender then officially retired to focus on his business career.[8]


Coaching career


Bender currently coaches in the greater Houston area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[9]


NBA career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00 Indiana 2415.4.329.167.667.9.1.0.22.7
2000–01 Indiana 5979.7.355.268.7351.3.5.1.53.3
2001–02 Indiana 781721.1.430.360.7333.1.8.2.67.4
2002–03 Indiana 46217.8.441.358.7142.9.9.21.26.6
2003–04 Indiana 21012.9.472.409.8301.9.4.2.57.0
2004–05 Indiana 7013.3.400.200.5002.0.6.1.35.1
2005–06 Indiana 2010.5.800.0001.0002.01.0.0.55.0
2009–10 New York 25111.7.400.359.9232.1.6.1.74.7
Career 2622814.7.417.340.7632.2.6.2.65.5

Playoffs


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000 Indiana 902.3.6671.000.500.3.0.1.01.3
2001 Indiana 104.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
2002 Indiana 509.2.500.000.000.8.4.4.61.2
2003 Indiana 3011.3.333.333.6672.3.0.0.75.7
2004 Indiana 16012.6.406.360.7501.8.4.1.94.8
Career 4307.6.454.361.6791.0.2.1.42.6

Personal life


Bender was known to read while on NBA road trips. He mostly read business books, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan being two authors he specifically liked.[1]

Bender invented the JB Intensive Trainer, a resistance training device, that strengthened his knees. Sales of the device began in July 2013.[10]

Two years after Hurricane Katrina, Bender founded the nonprofit Jonathan Bender Foundation in New Orleans.[3]


See also



References





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Jonathan Bender (* 30. Januar 1981 in Picayune, Mississippi) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Er spielte die Position des Power Forward.
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