Joe Dumars

Shooting guard, Basketball Player

1963 –

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Who is Joe Dumars?

Joe Dumars III is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. At 6'3" Dumars could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played for the Detroit Pistons from 1985 until 1997. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history. Initially a shooting guard, Dumars moved to point guard following Thomas' retirement in 1994, sharing ball-handling duties with Grant Hill. Dumars was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Dumars served as the President of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons from 2000 to 2014.

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Born
May 24, 1963
Shreveport
Also known as
  • Joe Dumars III
  • Joe D,
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • McNeese State University
Lived in
  • Shreveport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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