Jannero Pargo (born October 22, 1979) is an American professional

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coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played college basketball for Neosho County CC and

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College career

Graduating from

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's Paul Robeson High School in 1998, Pargo played collegiately for the

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after transferring from Neosho County Community College in

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in 2000. Jennero was known at Arkansas for casually dribbling across the half court line and burying a deep 3-pointer. He produced several 30 point games during his tenure and was ahead of his time by firing up 3-pointers from anywhere on the floor, and hitting them, which has become commonplace in the NBA.

Professional career

Early years

From 2002 to 2008, Pargo played in the

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for the

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and

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. During the 2008 playoffs with the Hornets, he garnered attention by coming off the bench for star

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. He averaged 10.3 points in 12 playoff games and hit big three-point shots in game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Spurs.

Europe

After the

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, Pargo signed a one-year, $3.8 million contract with the Russian League team

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. In January 2009, Pargo secured a buyout from his Russian club and signed with the Greek League club

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. He was released by Olympiacos on May 5, 2009. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.4 assists per game in the

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Return to the NBA

On July 13, 2009, Pargo signed a one-year deal with the

, bringing him back to the Bulls and the NBA for a second time. On September 24, 2010, he signed with the New Orleans Hornets. However, he was released before the start of the regular season because of his slow recovery from knee surgery. On March 20, 2011, Pargo re-signed with the Bulls. On December 16, 2011, Pargo was waived by the Bulls. On December 20, 2011, Pargo signed with the

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. On October 1, 2012, Pargo signed with the

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. On November 15, 2012, Pargo was released by the Wizards to make room for Shaun Livingston. On January 21, 2013, Pargo signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks after injuries to Lou Williams and Devin Harris decimated their depth at the point guard position. On February 2, 2013, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks. On March 14, 2013, Pargo signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Bobcats. On March 24, 2013, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Bobcats, and on April 3, 2013, he signed for the remainder of the season. On August 9, 2013, he re-signed with the Bobcats. In April 2014, the Charlotte Bobcats were renamed the Hornets. On July 25, 2014, Pargo re-signed with the Charlotte Hornets to a reported fully guaranteed one-year, $1.45 million contract. In his 2014–15 season debut on November 9, 2014, he became the first modern-day player to play for both the New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Hornets franchises. Pargo's final NBA game was played on December 22, 2014, in a 110 - 82 win over the

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. Pargo recorded 6 points and 1 assist in his final game. For the next 6 weeks, Pargo would not play any games and would eventually be waived by the Hornets on February 4, 2015.

NBA Development League

On February 2, 2016, Pargo was acquired by the

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, and after rehabbing a left ankle sprain, he joined the team on March 31. That night, he made his debut for the Blue in a 122–117 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording 13 points, one rebound and two assists in 16 minutes off the bench. On February 23, 2017, Pargo was waived by the Blue.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Pargo played in

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for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team A Few Good Men, he scored 21 points in his only game played. Pargo helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77–60.

Coaching career

On September 15, 2017, Pargo was named as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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., On July 1, 2019, Pargo was named an assistant coach for the

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. On August 9, 2021, Pargo was named an assistant coach for the

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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Personal life

Pargo's brother, Jeremy, is also a professional basketball player. Pargo and his wife, Malaysia, lived in

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since 2009, but filed for divorce in 2014.

Notes

References

External links

EuroLeague profile
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