(1963-05-24) May 24, 1963 (age 61) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, Louisiana)
College
McNeese State (1981–1985)
NBA draft
1985: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career
1985–1999
Position
Shooting guard / point guard
Number
4
Career history
1985–1999
Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
As player:
2× NBA champion (1989, 1990)
NBA Finals MVP (1989)
6× NBA All-Star (1990–1993, 1995, 1997)
All-NBA Second Team (1993)
2× All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1991)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1991)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1986)
NBA Sportsmanship Award (1996)
No. 4 retired by Detroit Pistons
Southland Player of the Year (1985)
4× First-team All-Southland (1982–1985)
No. 4 retired by McNeese State Cowboys
As executive:
NBA champion (2004)
NBA Executive of the Year (2003)
Career statistics
Points
16,401 (16.1 ppg)
Rebounds
2,203 (2.2 rpg)
Assists
4,612 (4.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA World Championship
1994 United States
Team competition
Joe Dumars III (/ˈduːmɑːrz/DOO-marz; born May 24, 1963) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the executive vice president and head of basketball operations of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played his entire 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history.[1][2][3][4] Dumars was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Initially a shooting guard, Dumars moved to point guard following Thomas’ retirement in 1994, sharing ball-handling duties with Grant Hill. Dumars served as the president of basketball operations for the Pistons from 2000 to 2014.
^"ESPN Lists 2 Pistons Duos In Top 10 Backcourts Of NBA History". CBS Detroit. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^Kerber, Fred (June 4, 2016). "Debating best backcourts ever: Are Curry, Thompson No. 1?". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^Nelson, Ryne (April 26, 2017). "John Wall Compares Himself and Bradley Beal to Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars". Slam. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^Barney, Chuck (December 21, 2018). "Warriors' Splash Brothers meet the Bad Boys in new TV special". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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announced his retirement at 42, after 20 years with the NBA. Pistons' guard JoeDumars was named MVP for the series. Prior to the 2014 NBA Finals, the Pistons...
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timeout, Isiah Thomas got the Pistons going with a layup and a jumper. Then JoeDumars completed a three-point play and Aguirre scored on an offensive rebound...
defensive-minded style of play, the Pistons' core featured guards Isiah Thomas and JoeDumars, forwards Adrian Dantley and Rick Mahorn, center Bill Laimbeer, and bench...
basketball and volleyball programs. The basketball arena features the JoeDumars Court, named in honor of McNeese's most accomplished basketball player...
as coaches in 1969 and 2008. Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Larry Bird and JoeDumars were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players in 1977, 1980...
played at center with Hall of Fame backcourt guards Isiah Thomas and JoeDumars and forward Dennis Rodman, winning back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989...
7.9 seconds left in Game 4 so as not to congratulate the Bulls. Only JoeDumars and John Salley shook hands with any of the Bulls. It was later revealed...
mediocrity the Pistons, led by the Hall of Fame backcourt of Isiah Thomas and JoeDumars and nicknamed the "Bad Boys" for their intimidating defence, posted winning...
Billy McKinney (1992–1995) Doug Collins (1995–1998) Rick Sund (1998–2000) JoeDumars (2000–2014) Jeff Bower (2014–2018) Ed Stefanski (2018–2020) Troy Weaver...
Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. JoeDumars was named NBA Finals MVP. The Pistons had one of the most dominant playoff...
had to make contact and be very physical. When doing an ESPN 30 for 30, JoeDumars said: It was like the Da Vinci Code, the formula to Coca-Cola and the...
JoeDumars, a former player and executive for the Detroit Pistons, would be named interim Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations; Dumars had...
forced to take the number 1 because number 4 was retired in honor of JoeDumars. Billups quickly earned respect from Pistons fans and colleagues for his...
early draft entrance. George Almones – G, Southwestern Louisiana (junior) Joe Atkinson – F, Oklahoma State (junior) Benoit Benjamin – C, Creighton (junior)...
Pts: Michael Jordan 34 Rebs: Horace Grant 9 Asts: Michael Jordan 5 Pts: JoeDumars 27 Rebs: Dennis Rodman 13 Asts: Isiah Thomas 6 Detroit leads series, 1–0...
Marcus Smart, Victor Oladipo, Zach LaVine, Jamal Murray, Jrue Holiday, JoeDumars, and Jeff Hornacek. This is in contrast to "true" (or "pure") point guards...
1980s, general manager Jack McCloskey drafted Isiah Thomas, acquired JoeDumars and Dennis Rodman, and hired head coach Chuck Daly. The 1980s team, known...
Pts: Jeff Malone 33 Rebs: Moses Malone 13 Asts: John Williams 9 Pts: Isiah Thomas 34 Rebs: Bill Laimbeer 12 Asts: JoeDumars 6 Detroit leads series, 1–0...
Eastern Conference. His best-known moves were drafting future Hall-Of-Famer JoeDumars outside the lottery and rebounding champ Dennis Rodman in the second round...
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