Linton Townes

Linton Townes

Personal information
Born	(1959-11-30) November 30, 1959 (age 62) Richmond, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Covington (Covington, Virginia)
College	James Madison (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1982–1999
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Number	2, 22, 9
Career history
1982–1983	Portland Trail Blazers
1983	Milwaukee Bucks
1983	Lancaster Lightning
1983–1984	San Diego Clippers
1984–1985	Tampa Bay Thrillers
1985	San Antonio Spurs
1985–1986	Real Madrid
1986–1987	BSC Saturn Köln
1987–1989	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1989-1991	ALM Evreux
1991–1992	Saint-Quentin
1992–1993	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1993–1994	OAR Ferrol
1994–1997	TDK Manresa
1997–1998	Breogán Lugo
1998–1999	Cabitel Gijón
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Linton Rodney Townes (born November 30, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6 '7" (201 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) swingman from Richmond, Virginia, he played collegiately at James Madison University from 1978 to 1982. At James Madison, he helped lead the Dukes to their first NCAA Tournament in program history. He played for four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. He also starred in high school at Covington High School in Covington, Virginia. Covington is also the same city where fellow NBA alum Bimbo Coles was born.

After college, Townes was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 10th pick in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft.^[1] In his first season (1982–83) he played 55 games for the Blazers, averaging 4.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. His final two seasons were split between Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, and San Antonio Spurs.

After being waived from the Spurs early in the 1984–85 season and playing one season at the CBA, Townes moved to Europe and Israel where he played the remainder of his career, notably in Germany, Spain, France and Israel before retiring in 1999. In France he played for two years for the ALM Évreux in Pro B and in Israel he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

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External links[]

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• ACB.com Profile