Jonathan Bender
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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 for his position and potential garnered much attention leading up to the 1999 NBA draft. 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.
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 for his position and potential garnered much attention leading up to the 1999 NBA draft. 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.
Professional career
Coaching career
Bender currently coaches in the greater Houston area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 24 || 1 || 5.4 || .329 || .167 || .667 || .9 || .1 || .0 || .2 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 59 || 7 || 9.7 || .355 || .268 || .735 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || .5 || 3.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 78 || 17 || 21.1 || .430 || .360 || .733 || 3.1 || .8 || .2 || .6 || 7.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 46 || 2 || 17.8 || .441 || .358 || .714 || 2.9 || .9 || .2 || 1.2 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 21 || 0 || 12.9 || .472 || .409 || .830 || 1.9 || .4 || .2 || .5 || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 7 || 0 || 13.3 || .400 || .200 || .500 || 2.0 || .6 || .1 || .3 || 5.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 2 || 0 || 10.5 || .800 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .5 || 5.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 25 || 1 || 11.7 || .400 || .359 || .923 || 2.1 || .6 || .1 || .7 || 4.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 262 || 28 || 14.7 || .417 || .340 || .763 || 2.2 || .6 || .2 || .6 || 5.5
Playoffs
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 9 || 0 || 2.3 || .667 || 1.000 || .500 || .3 || .0 || .1 || .0 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 5 || 0 || 9.2 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .8 || .4 || .4 || .6 || 1.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 3 || 0 || 11.3 || .333 || .333 || .667 || 2.3 || .0 || .0 || .7 || 5.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 16 || 0 || 12.6 || .406 || .360 || .750 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || .9 || 4.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 43 || 0 || 7.6 || .454 || .361 || .679 || 1.0 || .2 || .1 || .4 || 2.6
Personal life
Bender was known to read while on NBA road trips. He mostly read business books, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan being two authors he specifically liked. Bender invented the JB Intensive Trainer, a resistance training device, that strengthened his knees. Sales of the device began in July 2013. Two years after Hurricane Katrina, Bender founded the nonprofit Jonathan Bender Foundation in New Orleans.
See also
List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
References
External links
Jonathan Bender – Jonathan Bender Announces End Of Career Jonathan Bender Foundation
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