Curtis Stinson (born February 15, 1983) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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College career

Stinson is a former

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player. In his three years as a starter at ISU, he led the team to the NIT Final Four and the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. At Iowa State, Stinson was best friends and roommates with Will Blalock. After his

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year, Stinson declared for the NBA draft, thereby forgoing his senior year.

Professional career

2006–07 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Stinson joined the

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for the 2006 NBA Summer League. He later signed with

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for the 2006–07 season. In November 2006, he left Split after 6 games. On January 19, 2007, he was acquired by the

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. On February 28, 2007, he was waived by the Wizards. On March 5, 2007, he was acquired by the

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2007–08 season

Stinson joined the New Jersey Nets for the 2007 NBA Summer League. On September 5, 2007, his rights were acquired by the

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in the 2007 NBA D-League expansion draft. However, he later signed with Kolossos Rodou of Greece for the 2007–08 season. In January 2008, he was released by Kolossos after 11 games. On February 1, 2008, he was acquired by the Utah Flash. On March 4, 2008, he was waived by the Flash. On March 6, he was acquired by the Austin Toros. On March 23, he was traded to the Iowa Energy.

2008–09 season

Stinson joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2008 NBA Summer League. In November 2008, he was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy.

2009–10 season

Stinson joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On July 27, 2009, he signed with Aris Thessaloniki of Greece. However, he was released by the club on August 19, 2009, before appearing in a game for them. On September 26, 2009, he signed with the

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. However, he was waived by the Bulls on October 2, 2009. In November 2009, he was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy.

2010–11 season

Stinson joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the Toronto Raptors for the Las Vegas Summer League. In November 2010, he was again re-acquired by the Iowa Energy. Stinson went on to win the 2011 NBA D-League MVP award while also helping the Energy win the NBA D-League championship. In May 2011, Stinson joined the

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of the

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. He played in four games for the team before suffering an injury during a game against the

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in Dubai.

2011–12 season

In August 2011, Stinson signed with

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of Slovenia for the 2011–12 season. In November 2011, he left Krka due to injury. On January 9, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy. On April 30, 2012, he joined

Marinos de Anzoátegui Marinos B.B.C., also referred to as Marinos de Oriente, is a professional basketball club based in the city of Maturín, located in the Venezuelan Monagas State. The team currently plays in Venezuela's Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. Marinos BBC wo ...

for the 2012 LPB season. He left after 4 games. He then joined Caneros de La Romana of the Dominican Republic for a short stint.

2012–13 season

On September 15, 2012, Stinson signed with

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of Croatia. However, he left Cedevita on September 28 after being replaced by

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. In December 2012, he signed with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz of Mexico for the rest of the 2012–13 season. In May 2013, he joined Brujos de Guayama for the 2013 BSN season, but left before appearing in a game for them. He then re-joined Caneros de La Romana for another short stint.

2013–14 season

On January 23, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Iowa Energy. In April 2014, he signed with

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of Venezuela. In 2016, Stinson played for the Mazatlan (MX) Nauticos of the Pacific Coast Basketball League.

References

External links

NBA D-League Profile

RealGM Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stinson, Curtis 1983 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Aris B.C. players Austin Toros players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Dakota Wizards players Fort Worth Flyers players Halcones Rojos Veracruz players Iowa Energy players Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players KK Krka players KK Split players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Marinos B.B.C. players Philippine Basketball Association imports Point guards Shooting guards Utah Flash players Venados de Mazatlán (basketball) players