Linton Townes

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.

Linton Townes

Personal information
Born	(1959-11-30) November 30, 1959 (age 66) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Covington (Covington, Virginia)
College	James Madison (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1982–1999
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	2, 22, 9
Career history
1982–1983	Portland Trail Blazers
1983	Milwaukee Bucks
1983	Lancaster Lightning
1983–1984	San Diego Clippers
1984–1985	Tampa Bay Thrillers
1985	San Antonio Spurs
1985–1986	Real Madrid
1986–1987	BSC Saturn Köln
1987–1989	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1989-1991	ALM Evreux
1991–1992	Saint-Quentin
1992–1993	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1993–1994	OAR Ferrol
1994–1997	TDK Manresa
1997–1998	Breogán Lugo
1998–1999	Cabitel Gijón
Career highlights
CBA champion (1985) All-CBA Second Team (1985)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

After college, Townes was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 10th pick in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft.^[1] 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.^[2] He won a CBA championship with the Thrillers in 1985.^[3] Townes moved to Europe and Israel where he played the remainder of his career, notably in Germany, Spain, France and Israel before retiring in 1999. In France he played for two years for the ALM Évreux in Pro B and in Israel he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1982–83	Portland	55	0	9.4	.449	.360	.737	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	4.5
1983-84	Milwaukee	2	0	1.0	1.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
1983–84	San Diego	2	0	8.5	.429	.000	.000	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	3.0
1984–85	San Antonio	1	0	8.0	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Career		60	0	9.1	.440	.360	.750	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	4.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1982-83	Portland	6	-	10.0	.481	.333	.857	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	5.5
1984–85	San Antonio	2	0	3.0	.500	.000	.000	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Career		8	0	8.3	.486	.250	.857	0.8	0.6	0.0	0.0	5.1

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978–79	James Madison	26	25	29.4	.563	-	.743	4.2	1.9	0.9	0.3	11.6
1979–80	James Madison	10	10	32.2	.558	-	.667	5.2	2.5	0.7	1.2	14.6
1980–81	James Madison	29	29	32.6	.558	-	.718	5.8	2.0	0.8	0.9	15.3
1981–82	James Madison	30	30	35.5	.552	-	.797	5.9	2.0	1.1	0.6	16.3
Career		95	94	32.6	.557	-	.749	5.3	2.0	0.9	0.7	14.5