Danny Ainge
School:
Height:
6-5
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
North Eugene, OR
- Named national player of the year by NABC in 1981
- Wooden Award winner in 1981
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1981
- All-American Recognition: 1979 (NABConverse 4th Team), 1980 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team) and 1981 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Academic All-America as junior and senior
- Ranked 9th in the nation in scoring in 1981
- Ranked 21st in the nation in free-throw percentage in 1978
- Averaged 17.8 points in six NCAA Tournament games from 1979 through 1981 (3-3 record)
- Selected by the Boston Celtics in second round of 1981 NBA draft (31st pick overall) after hitting .220 in the American League as a utilityman with the Toronto Blue Jays for three years from 1979 through 1981.
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 243 | 473 | .514 | 146 | 169 | .864 | 173 | 5.8 | 632 | 21.1 | ||||
27 | 206 | 376 | .548 | 86 | 112 | .768 | 102 | 3.8 | 498 | 18.4 | ||||
29 | 229 | 430 | .533 | 97 | 124 | .782 | 114 | 3.9 | 555 | 19.1 | ||||
32 | 309 | 596 | .518 | 164 | 199 | .824 | 152 | 4.8 | 782 | 24.4 | ||||
Totals | 118 | 987 | 1875 | .526 | 493 | 604 | .816 | 541 | 4.6 | 2467 | 20.9 |