Quincy Coe Pondexter (born March 10, 1988) is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player for the New Orleans Hornets. He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder

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 with the 26th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft

2010 NBA Draft

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 and then traded to the New Orleans Hornets.

He played high school basketball in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

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 at San Joaquin Memorial High School where his father Roscoe and uncle Clifton Pondexter were All-American basketball players themselves and continued their basketball skills at the professional levels. At the end of his senior season at the University of Washington, Quincy Pondexter was named an All-American Honorable mention by the Associated Press.

Pondexter is the nephew of former Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

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 player Cliff Pondexter

Cliff Pondexter

Clifton Pondexter is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from Fresno, California, Pondexter played at California State University, Long Beach...

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External links

• Quincy Pondexter college and professional profiles at ESPN.com
• Quincy Pondexter Player Bio at GoHuskies.com
• AP All-American List at MLive.com