He had his ups and downs, starting for two years, coming off the bench as a junior and being named All-Pac-10 as a senior.He went undrafted by the NBA, but he later played eight games for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks.For the past dozen years, he has competed for teams in China, Turkey, Lithuania, Lebanon and now France.Scoring a lot of points, winning awards, drawing more than 5,000 Twitter followers.As this TBT highlight clip demonstrates, Dentmon has moves that never quit.It was awesome watching him put it all together his senior year. Jun 25, 2009 - Justin Dentmon went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA. Get the latest news, stats and more about Justin Dentmon on eurobasket.com.
And 8 games in the NBA?! CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc.Every summer, The Basketball Tournament presents an interesting mish-mash of familiar names from college basketball together on alumni teams with random names thrown in. … 2005 – 2009. Justin Lorenzo Dentmon (born September 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen.
Just signing a new contract to play in Denmark. He's writing a book about it.Scott and the conference are in discussion to bring football back. View Justin Dentmon’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. How many former college basketball players can claim even 1 game? No, he didn't become an NBA star like he wanted, but he got a taste. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about point guard Justin Dentmon on ESPN. Justin Dentmon is one of those feel-good success stories.No, he didn't become an NBA star like he wanted, but he got a taste.He used his University of Washington experience to leave hometown poverty levels behind in Illinois, get an education in Seattle and see the world, all while bouncing a basketball.Just this week, while pro and college teams in all sports are struggling to get healthy and resume play during the ongoing pandemic, Dentmon turned up on video participating in The Basketball Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.TBT is a 24-team, $1 million winner-take-all event televised by ESPN.Dentmon, who played for the Huskies in 2006-09, dropped in 33 points in a recent game, playing for a Purdue alumni team, Men of Mackey.He's a 34-year-old man now, filled out and fully bearded like James Harden, who was someone he used guard in college.
Europe ... College: Washington '09. He looks playful and happy, as this video clip seems to indicate.Fourteen years ago, Dentmon and his family in Carbondale, Illinois.Dentmon remembered the electricity going out at his house.It was pay the bill or fund Justin's basketball pursuits.He originally committed to Illinois State but showed up at the UW, even though Illinois made late and somewhat questionable pitch for him, as.All Dentmon needed was a chance at life and his time in the Northwest helped facilitate that. In The Basketball Tournament, the clock stops running with four minutes remaining as teams instead play to a target score that equals the leading team’s score at the four-minute mark plus eight points.In the next round, Dentmon will face off with a team that has an interesting Washington connection: Boeheim's Army, a Syracuse alumni team featuring multiple players who were with the Orange when current Huskies head coach.
Sign in. High School: Winchendon '05. You see it because you are not a subscriber. Get the latest news, stats and more about Justin Dentmon on eurobasket.com. What a great story.Anyone know if TBT is being televised or streamed? Washington’s Justin Dentmon finally gets back to NCAA tournament Originally published March 19, 2009 at 12:00 am Now senior guard has to shake late-season slump to help Huskies advance. Honors & Awards. He used his University of Washington … Dentmon says he has no plans to … Justin Dentmon is one of those feel-good success stories. He played college basketball for Washington.
... University of Washington. Former Washington star Justin Dentmon is one of those oddly placed players this summer, as he has joined Men of Mackey, Purdue’s alumni team. Subscribe now. At Age 34 the Washington grad has played many years overseas. While the teams don’t have much time to build chemistry, the quality of basketball is typically fairly high — it helps that the teams are playing for a grand prize that falls at $1 million this year.Dentmon carried the Men of Mackey to a first-round win on Sunday, scoring 33 points thanks to moves like this.That key shot gave the Men of Mackey some breathing room as they came up on the Elam Ending target score, ultimately winning 85-79. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I've always thought it was kinda gimmicky but with Justin playing, I'd watch if it's on.I recall Justin Dentmon always playing hard for the Huskies.
Another fun and inspiring story, Mr. Raley.The former University of Washington defensive tackle buries his angst and disappointment with a final meeting with his coach.The University of Washington football team was supposed to be good, but questions persisted at quarterback when the Huskies went to Stanford.The former University of Washington defensive lineman openly discusses his brush with personal darkness and despair.