Son of Larry and Joanne Jones • Father, Larry, played basketball at St. Peter’s College • His parents both work for Johnson and Johnson, his father as a Director and his mother in Network Securities • One of his cousins is fellow NBA player Al Harrington • Majored in public policy studies with a markets and management studies certificate while at Duke • Is a member of the Grizzlies’ All-Star Reading team and participated in the Read to Achieve Tip-off event at the Collierville Town Library last season where he read to kids, signed autographs and helped open the reading and learning center inside the library • Has done public service announcements for Memphis City Schools Reads, and Memphis City Schools Fight Free Fifty, which encourages MCS students to go 50 days without fighting in school • Launched the Dahntay Jones Foundation in 2005 to help at-risk youth, and in June 2006 he donated $16,000 to Greenwood Elementary School in Hamilton, New Jersey, to cover the costs of upgrading their Success For All reading program • Frequently participates in Grizzlies basketball camps • Participates in the Grizzlies Tickets for Kids program with Dahntay’s Department of Defense • Played in Kenny Smith’s Hurricane Katrina Relief game in the summer of 2005, and along with Damon Stoudamire and Eddie Jones, provided toys for hurricane victims during the holiday season at a reception at FedExForum • During the summer of 2006, played in the Midsummer Night’s Dream Celebrity game, as well as the Chicagoland All-Star Classic • Favorite movie is Friday After Next • Favorite television shows are Martin and the Dave Chappelle show • Says his highlights while at Duke were Senior night and graduating • Says if he wasn’t a basketball player he’d be in investment banking • His usual pre-game meal is chicken, a baked potato and vegetables • Advice to kids is “Never give up”.