1. Howard Jonathan Eisley was born on December 4,1972 and is an American former professional basketball player and current coach.
20 Facts About Howard Eisley
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Howard Eisley spent twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association : six with the Utah Jazz and the other six with seven other teams.
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Howard Eisley graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit, where he was teammates with future NBA players Jalen Rose and Voshon Lenard, and played for the Boston College Eagles basketball team for four years before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round in 1994.
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Howard Eisley graduated from Boston College with a degree in communications.
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Howard Eisley was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 30th overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft.
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On February 13,1995, Howard Eisley was waived by the Timberwolves.
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On February 26,1995, Howard Eisley signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the San Antonio Spurs.
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In 15 games and 56 minutes with the Spurs, Howard Eisley recorded 7 points and 18 assists.
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Howard Eisley began the next season with the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association before signing with the Utah Jazz, who sought a point guard to back up John Stockton and to replace the injured Jamie Watson.
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Previously, Howard Eisley was the final player cut from Jazz training camp.
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In seven games with the Lightning, Howard Eisley improved his performance: in 24 minutes per game, he averaged 12.4 points and 3.3 assists.
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Howard Eisley was traded to the Dallas Mavericks during the 2000 season.
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Howard Eisley was traded to the New York Knicks in 2001 in a three-team trade involving the Houston Rockets, sending Muggsy Bogues to Dallas.
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Howard Eisley was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2004, alongside Maciej Lampe, Antonio McDyess, Charlie Ward, the rights to Milos Vujanic, and draft considerations, in exchange for Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway and Cezary Trybanski.
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On November 3,2004, the first day of the regular season for the Utah Jazz, Howard Eisley signed a $1.1 million, one-year contract with the team, for which he played five seasons from 1995 to 2000.
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In 74 games, Howard Eisley averaged 19.3 minutes, 5.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists.
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On November 17,2005, Howard Eisley signed as a free agent with the Clippers.
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In 13 games with the Clippers, Howard Eisley averaged 0.7 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists.
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In 2010, Howard Eisley became a player development assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Howard Eisley was hired as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards on September 4,2014.