Antawn Jamison profile
- Club
- _Retired Basketball
- Nationality
- United States
- Date of birth
- 1976-06-12
- Birthplace
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Height
- 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
- Weight
- 235 lb (107 kg)
About Antawn Jamison
Antawn Cortez Jamison (/ˈæntwɑːn/; born June 12, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He serves as Director of Pro Personnel for the Washington Wizards. Jamison played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, being named national player of the year in 1998. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors as the fourth overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft before being traded to the Golden State Warriors for former Tar Heel teammate Vince Carter.
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Warriors, Jamison was a two-time All-Star and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2004. He was a member of the United States national team in 2006. Upon his retirement from the NBA, he worked as an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet and as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers before being hired by the Washington Wizards as their director of pro personnel in 2019.