Linton Townes

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Linton Rodney Townes (born November 30, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) 190 pounds (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. 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, he played for the Tampa Bay Thrillers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1985. He won a CBA championship with the Thrillers in 1985. Townes moved to Europe and Isra

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