Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12, 1973) is an American former professional

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player who won two championship rings with the

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in the late 1990s. He later became the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Mobile Bay Hurricanes.

Basketball career

Caffey was born in Mobile, Alabama and played basketball at Davidson High School, where he earned 1st team All State in Class 6A and was named Gatorade's choice for state Player Of The Year. The 6'8"

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went on to play 4 years at the

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under coach

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, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 20th pick of the

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. He averaged 7.3 points per game during the Bulls' second consecutive championship run in 1996–97. He started 5 playoff games this year, making him one of eleven Chicago Bulls players to start a playoff game amid their championship runs. Before Caffey could win a third championship ring with the Bulls, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors on February 19, 1998 in exchange for David Vaughn and two second round draft picks. This transaction was not well-received by some of the Bulls' top players, with Michael Jordan stating that "Every time I've seen him (David Vaughn), he's never been in uniform. I think that says a lot," and

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calling it a "dumb" move. Before the beginning of the 1998-99 NBA season, Caffey re-signed with the Warriors on a 7-year, $35 million contract. He averaged career highs of 12.0 points and 6.8 rebounds during the 1999–2000 season with the Warriors. Caffey joined the

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on June 27, 2000, with whom he played three more seasons before his career fizzled out amidst a series of personal problems, including an

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in 2002 and an assault charge in 2003. The Bucks bought out the remaining two seasons ($11.8 million) of his contract before the 2003–04 season started. On June 18, 2010, Caffey was named head coach of the American Basketball Association expansion team, the Mobile Bay Hurricanes.

Career statistics

Regular season

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, 23 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , .628 , , 2.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 4.3 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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, 18 , , 0 , , 16.5 , , .381 , , .000 , , .645 , , 4.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 3.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 35 , , 5 , , 13.3 , , .406 , , .000 , , .689 , , 3.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 3.1

Political career

Caffey announced in July 2021 that he would run for the city council district 2 seat in Mobile, Alabama.

Legal troubles

On May 25, 2010, Caffey was arrested and charged with third-degree domestic violence in Mobile, Alabama for hitting and kicking a woman. Caffey has fathered 10 children with 8 mothers and has been sued in multiple child support lawsuits.

References

External links

College and NBA Stats
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