Jamario Moon life and biography

Jamario Moon is an American basketball player which is now currently playing as forward for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA.

2009-10:

Played in 61 (two starts) games…averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game…scored a season-high 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting and grabbed six rebounds in 35 minutes in his first start of the season on April 9 versus Indiana…scored a season-high tying 15 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and recorded two steals in 31 minutes in the April 14 season finale versus Atlanta…scored 13 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting in 24 minutes in a Christmas Day win versus the Los Angeles Lakers…scored 14 points versus Minnesota on Jan. 27 and again on April 8 versus Chicago…grabbed a season-high nine rebounds to go along with 13 points in 31 minutes in a Nov. 28 win versus Dallas…over a four-game stretch from Nov. 25 - Dec. 2, averaged 10.0 points on .577 shooting and 5.3 rebounds in 24.5 minutes per game…over a four-game stretch from April 8-14, averaged 14.0 points on .558 shooting and 5.0 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game…led or tied the team lead with steals eight times and blocks 11 times…missed games from Dec. 6-8 with a pulled left groin strain…missed a game on Dec. 20 with a left abdominal strain…missed nine games from Jan. 6-23 with a left abdominal strain…was on Inactive List 11 times and a DNP-CD in 10 games.

CAREER:

Split the season between the Miami HEAT and the Toronto Raptors during the 2008-09 season…in 80 games (60 starts), averaged 7.2 points on .468 shooting from the field and .850 shooting from the free throw line, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.9 minutes... led the NBA in steals per turnover ratio (2.00) and finished 40th in steals per game...scored in double figures on 25 occasions (16 with Toronto)...grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted one double-double...appeared in 26 games (21 starts) for the HEAT and averaged 7.1 points on .459 shooting, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 26.5 minutes...led Miami in blocks five times, in steals on four occasions, in rebounds three times and in assists and minutes once each...was Miami's leading scorer off the bench once…appeared in 54 games (39 starts) for the Raptors and averaged 7.3 points on .473 shooting, 4.6 rebounds. 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 25.5 minutes...recorded at least one steal in a career-high nine consecutive games from Jan. 9-23...dished out a career-high six assists at Philadelphia on March 15...matched his career high in three-point field goals made with four against Phoenix on Jan. 18...grabbed a career-high seven offensive rebounds at Portland on Dec. 27...matched his career high with five steals at New Jersey on Dec. 12...had two double-figure scoring quarters...had 21 multi-steal and 15 multi-block games...had season highs of 17 points (three times), 12 rebounds versus New York on Feb. 28, six assists at Philadelphia on March 18, five steals at New Jersey on Dec. 12, three blocks (four times)…missed final four games of season (April 10-15) due to right groin strain and one game due to personal reasons (Jan. 7). Appeared in 78 games (75 starts) for Toronto during the 2007-08 season…averaged 8.5 points on .485 shooting, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.0 steal in 27.8 minutes…was named to the T-Mobile All-Rookie Second Team...was selected play for the Rookie Team in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in New Orleans and finished with 13 points and three rebounds in 19 minutes of action...finished third in the Sprite Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend…was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of Month for January...finished first in steals, second in blocks, third in rebounds, fourth in minutes, fifth in field goal percentage and 10th in scoring among NBA rookies...set Raptors rookie records for games started and defensive rebounds (392)...led team in rebounding 20 times..

PERSONAL:

Full name is Jamario Raman Moon
Wore the number 33 with the Raptors because he was a huge Scottie Pippen fan
Hails from Goodwater, Alabama, a town of approximately 5,000, located in the east-central portion of the state
Parents are Ruby Thomas and John Moon
He and his wife Tamira have a daughter, Taylin
Has one brother, Kantrell, and one sister, Shilitha
Considers his daughter his most prized possession
Describes his mother as the person who has made a difference in his life because she taught him resiliency in the face of adversity
Likes to play video games and refurbish old school cars in his free time
His favorite sport other than basketball is football and lists the Alabama Crimson Tide as his favorite team
Cheese biscuits are his favorite food

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