Jay Fletcher Vincent (born June 10, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at

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under coach,

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, where he teamed with

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and Greg Kelser to win the

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. Vincent won the Big Ten scoring championship in his junior and senior years. He was then selected by the

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in the second round of the

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(24th overall pick), and he went on to have a productive 9-year

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career, playing for the Mavericks (1981–86), Washington Bullets (1986–87),

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(1987–89), San Antonio Spurs (1989),

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(1989–1990) and

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(1990). He concluded his NBA career in 1990 with 8,729 career points, 3,167 career rebounds, and 1,124 career assists. Vincent is the older brother of seven-year NBA player and former NBA coach Sam Vincent. In August 2010 it was revealed that an East Lansing, Michigan, company owned by Vincent was involved in a scam that defrauded about 20,000 people across the United States out of more than $2 million. On August 18, 2010, Vincent and another man were indicted by a federal grand jury on mail fraud charges stemming from conduct between 2006 and 2009. Vincent later pleaded guilty.Jay Vincent guilty in Internet scam
/ref> In July 2011 he voluntarily revoked his bond and was jailed ahead of his September 2011 sentencing. He was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on September 2, 2011. Upon being released in March 2016, he worked as a manager at a

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, based restaurant called Juicy Burger until his release from parole in July 2016.

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