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Justin Lorenzo Dentmon (born September 5, 1985) is an American professional
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player for the Halcones Rojos Veracruz of the
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(LNBP). He played college basketball for
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. In 2010, he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League.


High school career

In 2004 Dentmon led his
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team to a fourth place state finish, during his senior season. He was the top scorer in the 2004 state tournament in Peoria scoring 78 points in only three games. Dentmon led his team in points with 22.1 points per game accumulating 773 points over his senior season. In that same year, he was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State 1st team, the class AA All-Star 1st team and named the South Seven Conference MVP. /sup> After originally committing to play basketball at
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in
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Dentmon decided to play another year of prep basketball at
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in
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. The
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men's basketball academic qualifier rules would have sidelined him for one whole season in Normal, which influenced his decision to continue his prep career. Dentmon's efforts on the court and the classroom at The Winchendon School help him secure a scholarship with the
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.


College career

In his freshman year at the University of Washington, Dentmon started in 32 out of 33 games and was named to the All-
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freshmen team by the league's coaches. Dentmon had one of the most productive freshman seasons in University of Washington basketball history. He led the Huskies in both steals with 52, and free throw percentage (81.4%). He was also second on the team in assists with 3.7 per game. Dentmon helped the Huskies to a 26–7 record and their second consecutive NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance. By the conclusion of his time at the University of Washington, Dentmon accumulated 1,425 points, tied for 12th all-time in UW's history with Bill Hanson; he also finished fourth on the UW career three point field-goals list with 133 field goals made. Dentmon also finished third all-time in assists with 401, and second in steals with 180.


Professional career

In 2010, he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League. During the 2011–12 season, Dentmon played brief stints with both the
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and the
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of the
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. On April 21, 2012, Dentmon was named the
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's Most Valuable Player for the 2011–12 season. Dentmon started in all 40 regular season games he played for the
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, averaging 22.8 points, 5.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 37.2 minutes. Also named a 2012 NBA D-League All-Star, Dentmon ranked fourth in the league in scoring, finishing with double-digit points in 39 games. He led the Toros in scoring in 24 games and was the assist leader 26 times. In April 2012, Dentmon signed with the Italian team
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. On November 1, 2012, Dentmon re-signed with the
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. On January 22, 2013, he was traded to the
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. On February 14, 2013, Dentmon was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement for
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. On March 25, 2013, Dentmon signed a 10-day contract with the
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. He played two games for the Mavs before being released on April 3. He returned to the Legends following his NBA stint. Afterward, he joined the
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of
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. On August 30, 2013, Dentmon signed a one-year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas. He was named EuroLeague MVP of the Week during the fifth week after scoring 24 points (2/4 two-pointers, 6/6 three-pointers), dishing out 9 assists, rebounding 2 rebounds and making 2 steals. On February 15, 2014, he earned bwin MVP honors for the week after leading Zalgiris Kaunas to its first Top 16 victory over Partizan NIS Belgrade on February 13. Dentmon turned in one of the best games of his debut Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign with a performance index rating of 33 to lead all players in week 6 of league play. He produced 23 points on 2-for-2 two-point and 5-of-10 three-point shooting plus 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 8 fouls drawn. On April 12, Dentmon led his team to an 87–80 victory over Real Madrid in the Lithuanian champs’ final EuroLeague game of the season. Dentmon scored 36 points on 7-of-11 three-point shooting en route to a performance index rating of 40, which led all players for Round 14 and made him the bwin MVP for the third time this season. During the game, Dentmon set the competition record for most three-pointers in a season with 74, and also set a new team mark for points in a game. His all-around performance also included 4-of-5 two-point shooting, 7 free throws made without a miss, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. His many clutch baskets also helped Zalgiris win the LKL title for the 4th consecutive time. On July 28, 2014, Dentmon signed with the
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of China. On March 10, 2015, he was reacquired by the Texas Legends. In his debut, he scored 20 points (4–7 beyond the arc) and gave 8 assists in 38 minutes of play. The Legends lost to the
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122–119. On August 19, 2016, Dentmon signed with Turkish club
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for the 2016–17 season. In December 2016, he parted ways with Galatasaray and signed with Chinese club
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for the rest of the 2016–17 CBA season. He was replaced on the roster in February 2017 with A. J. Price. On October 26, 2017, Dentmon was acquired by the Texas Legends where he played till the end of the season. Dentmon started the 2018–2019 season as free agent. On January 2, 2019, returned to the Texas Legends, where he played seven games in the NBA G League, averaging 17.4 points per game. On January 23, 2019, Dentmon agrees to deal with the
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of the
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. On April 12, 2019, he has signed with
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of the
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. On November 2, 2019, he has signed with
Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais (), and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro B. ...
of the
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. He averaged 20.9 points last season in BCL, leading all scorers in the competition. Dentmon signed with the
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of the
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on July 22, 2020.


The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Dentmon played in
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on
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for The Stickmen. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Stickmen, he averaged 13.5 points per game, also shooting 89 percent from the free-throw line. Dentmon helped take The Stickmen to the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS, 87–73.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues


References


External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dentmon, Justin 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's 3x3 basketball players American men's basketball players Austin Toros players Bakken Bears players Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball players from Illinois BC Žalgiris players Big3 players Capitanes de Arecibo players Dallas Mavericks players Élan Béarnais players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Grises de Humacao players Hapoel Afula players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Olimpia Milano players Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in basketball Sportspeople from Carbondale, Illinois Point guards Qingdao Eagles players San Antonio Spurs players Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players Sichuan Blue Whales players Suwon KT Sonicboom players Texas Legends players Toronto Raptors players Undrafted NBA players Washington Huskies men's basketball players The Winchendon School alumni Toros de Aragua players United States men's national basketball team players