Danny Ainge Basketball player

Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge (born March 17, 1959) is an American basketball executive and retired professional basketball and baseball player, currently serving as President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics.Ainge was a standout high school athlete, the only person to be a high school first team All-American in football, basketball, and baseball. He then attended Brigham Young University (BYU), where he was named the national collegiate player of the year by the NABC and won the John R. Wooden Award. Concurrent with college, he played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays and then was drafted in the National Basketball Association where he completed 14 seasons. He went on to coach the NBA's Phoenix Suns for three seasons before joining management of the Boston Celtics.

Personal facts

Danny Ainge
Alias (AKA)Ainge Daniel Ray
Birth dateMarch 17, 1959
Birth place
Eugene Oregon
Height (meters)1.9558
Weight (Kilograms)88.452

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Basketball player

Career start1981
career end1995
college
BYU Cougars men's basketball
draft team
Boston Celtics
draft year1981
position
Shooting guard

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External resources

  1. http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/06/26/paul-pierce-bring-me-a-co-star-or-trade-me
  2. http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5167992