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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}}
{{for|the Alabama politician|Quinton Ross (politician)}}
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{{Infobox NBAbasketball biography
| name = Quinton Ross
| image = Quinton Ross.jpg
| caption = Ross with the Mavericks
| name = Quinton Ross
| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[Small forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 193195
| number =
| team = Free Agent
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Justin F. Kimball High School|Justin F. Kimball]]<br />(Dallas, Texas)
| college = [[SMU Mustangs men's basketball|SMU]] (1999–2003)
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = 2013
| career_number = 13, 6, 3
| years1 = 2003-2004 | team1 = [[Telindus Oostende]] ([[Basketball League Belgium|Belgium]])
| positioncareer_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[Smallsmall forward]]
| years1 = 2003-20042003–2004 | team1 = [[Telindus Oostende]] ([[Basketball League Belgium|Belgium]])
| years2 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}} | team2 = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2008|full=y}} | team3 = [[Memphis Grizzlies]]
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| years5 = {{nbay|2009|end}} | team5 = [[Washington Wizards]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2010|full=y}} | team6 = [[New Jersey Nets]]
| years7 = 2012 | team7 = [[Canton Charge]] ([[NBA D-League|D-League]])
| years8 = 2012–2013 | team8 = [[Boulazac Basket Dordogne|Boulazac]] ([[LNB Pro A|France]])
| highlights =
* [[Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|WAC Player of the Year]] (2003)
* First-team All-[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] (2003)
}}
'''Quinton Lenord Ross''' (born April 30, 1981) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. Ross played college basketball for the [[SMU Mustangs men's basketball|SMU Mustangs]]. He played professionally in [[NBA]] for the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], [[Memphis Grizzlies]], [[Dallas Mavericks]], [[Washington Wizards]], and [[New Jersey Nets]].
 
==High school and college==
Ross led Dallas's [[Justin F. Kimball High School]] to the state finals, but they lost in the championship game.
 
He went undrafted in the [[2003 NBA Draftdraft]] after graduating from [[Southern Methodist University]], where he majored in economics. Ross averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 119 games played over his four-year collegiate career. He finished his career at SMU as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,763 points,<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/quinton_ross/bio.html NBA.com : Quinton Ross Bio Page]</ref> and was named all-[[Conference USA]] first team in 2003.<ref>[httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/blog/dallas/colleges/post/_/id/4672094 SMU's Papa Dia named all-Conference USA - Dallas Colleges Blog - ESPN Dallas]</ref>
 
==Professional career==
He was the final player waived by the Clippers before the start of the regular season. Following that 2003 preseason in which he averaged 5.4 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in five games with the Clippers, Ross signed with [[Telindus Oostende]] of Belgium for one season (2003–04).<ref name="memphis-sign">[http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_quinton_ross-080926.html Grizzlies sign swingman Quinton Ross]</ref> During his time overseas, he averaged 16.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. Ross signed a four-year free agent contract with the Clippers on August 16, 2004.
 
On January 17, 2007, Ross scored 24 points in a win against the [[Golden State Warriors]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181039/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270117012 Brand, Clippers take care of short-handed Warriors]</ref> His previous career high occurred on May 18, 2006, against the [[Phoenix Suns]] in game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, when he scored 18 points.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181048/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260518012 Clippers cool off Suns to force Game 7]</ref>
 
On September 26, 2008, Ross signed a contract with the [[Memphis Grizzlies]].<ref name="memphis-sign" /> Ross's Grizzlies teammate, [[Darrell Arthur]], is hisHis first<ref>[http://www.darrellarthur.org/darrell-arthur-biography.php Darrell Arthur Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007195029/http://www.darrellarthur.org/darrell-arthur-biography.php |date=October 7, 2008 }}</ref> cousin.<ref name="memphis-sign" /> [[Darrell Arthur]] was his teammate on the Grizzlies. On July 8, 2009, Ross signed a contract with the [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref>http{{Cite web|url=https://sportswww.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4313978|title=Mavs sign defensive, 3-point specialist Ross|date=8 July 2009}}</ref>
 
On February 13, 2010, Ross was traded to the [[Washington Wizards]] along with [[Josh Howard]], [[Drew Gooden]] and [[James Singleton (basketball)|James Singleton]] for [[Caron Butler]], [[Brendan Haywood]], and [[DeShawn Stevenson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100213.html|title=Wizards Acquire Howard, Gooden, Singleton, and Ross From Mavericks|work=NBA.com|date=February 13, 2010|accessdateaccess-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref>
 
On June 29, 2010, Ross was traded to the [[New Jersey Nets]] for [[Yi Jianlian]] and cash.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100629.html Wizards Acquire Yi Jianlian, Cash Considerations From New Jersey]</ref> He was waived by the Nets on March 31, 2011.<ref>[httphttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rossqu01.html Quinton Ross]. basketball-reference.</ref>
 
During the 2012–13 season, he played infor FranceFrench club [[Boulazac Basket Dordogne|Boulazac]].<ref>[httphttps://www.eurobasket.com/France/basketball.aspaspx?NewsID=302196 Boulazac keep Quinton Ross for one more month]</ref>
 
==Awards and honors==
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|-
| align="left" | [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]]
| align="left" | [[2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 78 || 19 || 21.3 || .432 || .250 || .673 || '''2.7''' || '''1.4''' || .7 || .3 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]]
| align="left" | [[2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 67 || '''45''' || '''22.6''' || .422 || .000 || .760 || 2.5 || 1.2 || .8 || .2 || 4.7
|-
| align="left" | [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]]
| align="left" | [[2006-07 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| '''81''' || 43 || 21.0 || '''.467''' || .200 || .782 || 2.3 || 1.1 || '''.9''' || '''.4''' || '''5.2'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08]]
| align="left" | [[2007-08 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 76 || 44 || 19.8 || .391 || '''.429''' || .667 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .6 || '''.4''' || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09]]
| align="left" | [[2008-09 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
| 68 || 7 || 17.1 || .382 || .375 || '''.810''' || 1.9 || .7 || .5 || .2 || 3.9
|-
| align="left" | [[2009–10 NBA season|2009–10]]
| align="left" | [[2009-10 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 27 || 7 || 11.1 || .411 || .231 || .625 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | [[2009-10 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| 25 || 0 || 10.4 || .309 || .125 || .500 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 1.5
|-
| align="left" | [[2010–11 NBA season|2010–11]]
| align="left" | [[2010-11 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 36 || 4 || 9.8 || .441 || .000 || .357 || .8 || .3 || .1 || .2 || 1.6
|- class="sortbottom"
|-
| alignstyle="lefttext-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| align="left" |
| 458 || 169 || 18.5 || .419 || .318 || .711 || 2.1 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 4.1
{{s-end}}
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{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2006 NBA Playoffs|2005–062006]]
| align="left" | [[2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 12 || 10 || 24.5 || .534 || .000 || .875 || 2.7 || .8 || .6 || .7 || 7.7
|- class="sortbottom"
|-
| alignstyle="lefttext-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| align="left" |
| 12 || 10 || 24.5 || .534 || .000 || .875 || 2.7 || .8 || .6 || .7 || 7.7
{{s-end}}
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*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/quinton_ross/?nav=page NBA.com Profile]
*[http://insidehoops.com/ross-interview-111504.shtml Interview]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061115022816/http://clippers.topbuzz.com/modules/gallery/quinton-ross Pictures]
 
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| NAME = Ross, Quinton
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American basketball player
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 30, 1981
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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