Daniel Anthony Fortson was born on March 27,1976 and is an American former professional basketball player.
21 Facts About Danny Fortson
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Danny Fortson played the power forward and center position in the National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2007.
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Danny Fortson did not get along well with his father, who spent some time in jail, while his mother struggled with diabetes and depression.
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Danny Fortson had grown up in the same neighborhood as Doug West and began pre school at the same school West attended, Altoona Area High School.
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Danny Fortson spent two summers living with the family in the middle-class Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler Township, eighty five mile west of Altoona.
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Danny Fortson was ruled ineligible his junior year for all but two games but averaged 30 points per game his senior year.
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Danny Fortson was a member of the prestigious Back board squad for pre-college basketball prospects.
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Danny Fortson played for the Cincinnati Bearcats for 3 years from 1994 to 1997.
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Danny Fortson was a consensus first team All-American in 1997 when he averaged 21.3 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting 62 percent from the field.
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Danny Fortson began his pro career after being drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Danny Fortson was immediately traded the same day to the Denver Nuggets.
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Danny Fortson missed the first 25 games of the season with a stress fracture in his right foot.
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Danny Fortson was traded to the Toronto Raptors on February 9,2000 for Alvin Williams and Sean Marks, but the trade was rescinded two days later when Williams failed his physical.
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Danny Fortson did not play much with the Celtics and averaged 7.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
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Danny Fortson returned the following season, and had the best year of his career averaging 11.2 points and 11.7 rebounds in only 28.8 minutes as a starter for 76 games.
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Danny Fortson averaged only 11 minutes per game for the Mavericks, having to play behind forwards Dirk Nowitzki and Antoine Walker.
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Quickly, Danny Fortson was back in the rotation and became a fan favorite in Seattle because of his physical play and rebounding prowess.
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Danny Fortson was a frequent target of foul calls by referees because of his physical play.
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Danny Fortson's rights were renounced by the Thunder on December 22,2009 after not playing in the NBA since 2007.
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Eighteen years after Danny Fortson left UC, he was recognized as one of the greatest players in UC history when he was inducted into the Bearcats' Hall of Fame on October 29,2015.
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On May 21,2016, Danny Fortson was inducted in the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.