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Dwayne Jones… continued
College
Four-year performer at St. Joseph’s (2002-05, redshirted in 2001-02), owned career averages of 7.1 points and
8.5 rebounds in 98 games… 2005 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year… Two-time selection to the A-10 All-
Defensive Team… As a sophomore in 2003-04, was a member of an undefeated squad that held the nation’s No.
1 ranking and reached the Elite Eight… Teammates included Orlando’s Jameer Nelson and Cleveland’s Delonte
West… Established himself as one of the top rebounders and shot blockers in college basketball during his collegiate
career… Totaled 831 career rebounds, 694 points and 232 blocked shots, second on the school’s all-time
list… As a junior, ranked fifth in the nation in rebounding (11.6) and blocked shots (3.0)... That season, became
the first St. Joseph’s player since 1995-96 to average a double-double… Only the third freshman in school history
to lead the team in rebounding average after grabbing 6.3 boards in 2002-03.
Personal
Born June 9, 1983 in Morgantown, WV… Grew up in Chester, PA… He and wife Jessica have a son, Dwayne III...
Graduated from Saint Joseph’s in May 2005 with bachelor’s degree in sociology... Father, Dwayne, played football
for West Virginia in the 1980s... As a high school standout, three-time First Team All-Tri-State Christian Athletic
Conference selection at American Christian… 2001 TSCAC Player of the Year… Tallied over 1,700 points and
1,200 rebounds, averaging 25.8 points, 17.8 rebounds and 6.4 blocks per game as a high school senior.
Grant Hill… continued
the importance of vaccination against life-threatening diseases... In 2008, co-founded new coalition Stop MRSA
Now dedicated to raising awareness and reducing the spread of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus),
a potentially life-threatening antibiotic resistant Staph infection that is becoming increasingly common in locker
rooms, gyms and schools and affects more than 90,000 Americans every year... Appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey
Show” during the Summer of 2009 to discuss the dangers of MRSA... Joined forces with professional athletes like
the Celtics’ Paul Pierce and softball player Jennie Finch in support of the ‘nPLAY Foundation, whose goal is to
combat the childhood obesity by raising funds for physical education and activity programs in low-income areas
most affected by the epidemic… In 2000 and 2001, named among professional athletes as “Good Guys in Sports”
by The Sporting News, recognizing athletes for outstanding character and exemplary civic responsibility… Served
as vice-chairman of the 1999 Special Olympics World Games held in North Carolina… Childhood idols included
Arthur Ashe and Julius Erving… Recognized for his tremendous efforts in the Central Florida community with the
2001 Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award in Orlando… He and his wife donated $1 million to
Duke University and $50,000 to benefit Child Abuse Prevention… Hill and his wife accompanied the Magic staff
to Baton Rouge on a Hurricane Katrina relief effort where the Magic visited shelters and delivered 12,000 pounds
of supplies on its team plane… Sponsored a two-year, seven-city art exhibit named “Something All Our Own: The
Grant Hill Collection”... Member of the board for the Orlando Museum of Art.