Justin Dentmon’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Justin Lorenzo Dentmon (born September 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Washington.

High school career

In 2004 Carbondale Community High School’s Justin Dentmon in his senior season led his team to a fourth place state finish; He was the top scorer in the 2004 state tournament in Peoria scoring 78 points in only three games. He led his team in points with 22.1 points per game accumulating 773 points over his senior season. Also during his senior year he was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State 1st team, the class AA All-Star 1st team and named the South Seven Conference MVP.[1] After originally committing to go play basketball at Illinois State University in bloomington, Illinois Justin decided to play another year of prep basketball at The Winchendon School. The NCAA Men’s qualifier rules would’ve sidelined Justin for one whole season in Bloomington which was the main factor in his decision to continue his prep career. Winchendon School is a preparatory school in Winchendon, Massachusetts which aids athletes in preparing for a Division 1 schools curriculum. Justin Dentmon’s efforts on the court and the classroom at The Winchendon School help him close a scholarship with the University of Washington.

College career

In his rookie year at the University of Washington, Justin started in 32 out of 33 games and was named to the All-Pac-10 freshmen team by the coaches in the league. Justin Dentmon had one of the most productive rookie season of any freshmen in University of Washington basketball history. He led the huskies in both steals with 52 on the year and free throw percentage (81.4%). He was also second on the team in assist with 3.7 per game. He Helped the Washington huskies to a 26-7 record and their second consecutive NCAA tournament sweet sixteen appearance.

After his senior season concluded at University of Washington, Justin accumulated 1,425 points which tied for 12th all-time in UW’s history with Bill Hanson; he finished fourth on the UW three point field-goals list with 133 field goals made. Justin Dentmon also finished third all-time in assist with 401, and second in steals with 180 .

Professional career

During the 2011–12 season, he played brief stints with both the San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.

On April 21, 2012, Dentmon was named the NBA D-League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2011–12 season. Dentmon started in all 40 regular season games he played for the Austin Toros, averaging 22.8 points, 5.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 37.2 minutes. Also named a 2012 NBA D-League All-Star, Dentmon ranked fourth in the League in scoring, finishing with double-digit points in 39 games. He led the Toros in scoring in 24 games and was the assist leader 26 times.

In April 2012, Dentmon signed with the Italian team Olimpia Milano.

On November 1, 2012, Dentmon re-signed with the Austin Toros. On January 22, 2013, he was traded to the Texas Legends.

On February 14, 2013, Dentmon was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement for Cory Joseph.

On March 25, 2013, Dentmon signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He played two games for the Mavs before being released on April 3. He returned to the Legends following his NBA stint. Afterward, he joined the Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico.

On August 30, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas. He was named Euroleague MVP of the Week during fifth week after scoring 24 points (2/4 two-pointers, 6/6 three-pointers), dishing out 9 assists, rebounding 2 rebounds and making 2 steals.

On February 15, 2014, Justin Dentmon earned bwin MVP honors for the week after leading Zalgiris Kaunas to its first Top 16 victory over Partizan NIS Belgrade on February 13. Dentmon turned in one of the best games of his fantastic debut Turkish Airlines Euroleague campaign with a performance index rating of 33 to lead all players in Top 16 Round 6. Dentmon produced 23 points on 2-for-2 two-point and 5-of-10 three-point shooting plus 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 8 fouls drawn.

On April 12, Justin Dentmon leading his team to a sweet 87-80 victory over Real Madrid in the Lithuanian champs’ final Euroleague game of the season. Dentmon peppered the nets for 36 points on 7-of-11 three-point shooting en route to a performance index rating of 40, which led all players in Top 16 Round 14 and made him the bwin MVP for the third time this season. During the game, Dentmon set the competition record for most three-pointers in a season with 74. He also set a new team mark for points in a game. His all-around performance also included 4-of-5 two-point shooting, 7 free throws made without a miss, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. His many clutch baskets also helped Zalgiris win the LKL title for the 4th consecutive time.

On July 28, 2014, he signed with the Qingdao DoubleStar of China. On March 10, 2015, he was reacquired by the Texas Legends. On his debut, he scored 20 points (4-7 beyond the arc) and gave 8 assists in 38 minutes of play. The Legends lost to the Delaware 87ers 122-119.

On August 19, 2016, Dentmon signed with Turkish club Galatasaray for the 2016–17 season. In December 2016, he parted ways with Galatasaray and signed with Chinese club Shandong Golden Stars for the rest of the 2016–17 CBA season.

Career statistics

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Euroleague

Domestic leagues