Quinton Lenord Ross (born April 30, 1981) is an American former professional

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player.

High school and college

Ross led Dallas's

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to the state finals, but they lost in the championship game. He went undrafted in the

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after graduating from

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, where he majored in economics. Ross averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 119 games played over his four-year collegiate career. He finished his career at SMU as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,763 points, and was named all- Conference USA first team in 2003.

Professional

He was the final player waived by the Clippers before the start of the regular season. Following that 2003 preseason in which he averaged 5.4 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in five games with the Clippers, Ross signed with Telindus Oostende of Belgium for one season (2003–04).Grizzlies sign swingman Quinton Ross
/ref> During his time overseas, he averaged 16.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. Ross signed a four-year free agent contract with the Clippers on August 16, 2004. On January 17, 2007, Ross scored 24 points in a win against the Golden State Warriors. His previous career high occurred on May 18, 2006, against the Phoenix Suns in game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, when he scored 18 points. On September 26, 2008, Ross signed a contract with the

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. His first cousin Darrell Arthur was his teammate on the Grizzlies. On July 8, 2009, Ross signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks. On February 13, 2010, Ross was traded to the

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along with

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, Drew Gooden and James Singleton for

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, and

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. On June 29, 2010, Ross was traded to the

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for

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and cash. He was waived by the Nets on March 31, 2011. During the 2012–13 season, he played for French club Boulazac.Boulazac keep Quinton Ross for one more month
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Awards and honors

*WAC Player of the Year honors: 2002–03 *First Team All-WAC honors: 2003 *

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Honorable Mention All-America: 2003

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 78 , , 19 , , 21.3 , , .432 , , .250 , , .673 , , 2.7 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .3 , , 5.1 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 67 , , 45 , , 22.6 , , .422 , , .000 , , .760 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .2 , , 4.7 , - , align="left" , 2006–07 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 81 , , 43 , , 21.0 , , .467 , , .200 , , .782 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , .4 , , 5.2 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 76 , , 44 , , 19.8 , , .391 , , .429 , , .667 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .4 , , 4.1 , - , align="left" , 2008–09 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 2006 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 12 , , 10 , , 24.5 , , .534 , , .000 , , .875 , , 2.7 , , .8 , , .6 , , .7 , , 7.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 12 , , 10 , , 24.5 , , .534 , , .000 , , .875 , , 2.7 , , .8 , , .6 , , .7 , , 7.7

Notes

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