(1981-01-30) January 30, 1981 (age 43) Picayune, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
Picayune Memorial (Picayune, Mississippi)
NBA draft
1999: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career
1999–2006, 2009-2010
Position
Small forward
Number
24, 9
Career history
1999–2006
Indiana Pacers
2009–2010
New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Mr. Basketball USA (1999)
First-team Parade All-American (1999)
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1998)
McDonald's All-American MVP (1999)
Mississippi Mr. Basketball (1999)
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,453 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds
582 (2.2 rpg)
Assists
170 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Jonathan Rene Bender (born January 30, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A highly-touted 6’11 prospect who mostly played shooting guard in high school, Bender’s unusual height and potential garnered much attention leading up to the 1999 NBA draft.[1][2] After playing 78 games for the Pacers in 2001, knee injuries limited him to a combined 76 games over the next four seasons. He played 25 games for the Knicks in 2009 before his retirement.
^Keefer, Zak. "After crumbled career, former Pacer Jonathan Bender finds redemption". The Indianapolis Star.
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Door". Bender is married to Rabbi Laura Owens of B’nai Horin of Los Angeles. They have two daughters, Hannah and Sophie Owens-Bender. Maseng, Jonathan (January...
Sun-Times. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023. Weisman, Jonathan; Bender, Michael C. (March 2023). "Chicago's Choice Points to a Democratic...
Results". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019. Abrams, Jonathan (May 7, 2014). "All the Kings' Men". Grantland. Retrieved January 30, 2016...
strong frontcourt presence, Grunwald traded first-round draft pick JonathanBender for a power forward, Antonio Davis of the Indiana Pacers. Davis quickly...
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in exchange for the 5th pick of the 1999 NBA draft in high schooler JonathanBender. In the 1999–00 season he solidified his role as a starter and started...
'partisan gridlock'". The Enquirer. Retrieved January 25, 2021. Tamari, Jonathan; Bender, William (October 4, 2020). "Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection...
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