Jeffrey Nigel Malone (born June 28, 1961) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and is mostly known for his time with the

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(1983–1990) of the

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(NBA), where he was an

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twice, playing the

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position. He also played for the

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, and

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Basketball career

Malone averaged 19.0

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over 13 years in the NBA. He was known for his capable offense, averaging more than 20 points in six full NBA seasons with Washington and Utah. In particular, Malone was adept at running his defender through a pick or series of screens, receiving a pass and hitting a quick mid-range jump shot. Often, these shots were off-balance, either fading sideways or falling backwards away from hoop, but his accuracy remained lethal, even when well-defended. At times, Malone would go on a hot streak and score more than 15 points in a single quarter. On January 3, 1984, Malone, during his rookie season, hit a game-winning 3-pointer against the

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as he fell out of bounds along the left baseline and lofted the basketball above the backboard and made it to give the Bullets a 103–102 lead with 1 second left. This shot was listed in a votable list of the NBA's greatest shots. Malone emerged as one of the best scoring guards in the league over the next few years, appearing in the

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in both 1986 and 1987. He averaged a career-best 24.3 points per game with the Bullets in 1989–90,D-League: Flame to name Malone as coach
his last season with the team. Malone was traded to the Jazz in the off-season, adding another offensive weapon to a team that already featured future Hall of Famers

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(no relation) and

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. Jeff Malone averaged 18.6 points per game in his first year in Utah, and shot 91.7 percent on free throws, good for second in the league (narrowly losing the free throw title to Indiana's

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, who shot 91.8 percent that season). Malone averaged 20.2 points per game the following year, and was named NBA Player of the Week for December 8, 1991. His scoring helped the Jazz to the Western Conference Finals that year, at that time the franchise's best-ever performance in the playoffs. During the 1993–94 season, Malone was sent to the

in a trade that brought

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to Utah. Jeff was hired as Smokey Gaines'

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for the IBL Stingrays in July 1999. Malone also coached the

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's Columbus Riverdragons from 2001 to 2005, compiling a 102–98 record, before the franchise changed ownership and moved to

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, renaming the team the

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and leaving Malone out of a job. He spent some time as the head coach of the Florida Flame until that team ceased operations in 2006, citing a lack of a suitable arena to play in.

Personal life

Malone resides in Chandler, Arizona, with his wife. He has four children; Jay, Joshua, Justin, and Jasmine Malone and one grandson Marshall Knutson-Malone. Malone is the nephew of the late Vivian Malone Jones, the first African American graduate of the

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, and Dr. Sharon Malone Holder, wife of U.S. Attorney General

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. He is not related to either former Jazz teammate

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(with whom he was a teammate in Washington from 1986 to 1988).

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 81 , , 81 , , 36.1 , , .511 , , .083 , , .898 , , 2.9 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .1 , , 20.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 79 , , 59 , , 32.4 , , .494 , , .333 , , .852 , , 2.2 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .1 , , 18.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 50 , , 50 , , 33.1 , , .488 , , .500 , , .843 , , 2.3 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .1 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 25 , , 3 , , 16.3 , , .394 , , .313 , , .923 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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, 9 , , 9 , , 39.0 , , .493 , , .000 , , .917 , , 3.9 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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, 16 , , 16 , , 38.1 , , .487 , , .333 , , .861 , , 2.4 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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D-league Head Coach

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Basketball career

Personal life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

D-league Head Coach

See also

References

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