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Background

Career Transactions:
Selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (37th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft... Waived by the Nuggets on 12/12/96... Played in Greece in 1996-97... Played in the CBA in 1998-99... Signed as a free agent by the Washington Wizards on 1/21/99... Traded along with Tim Legler, Terry Davis and Ben Wallace to the Orlando Magic for Isaac Austin on 8/11/99... Signed to two 10-day contracts by the Los Angeles Clippers before signing through the 2000-2001 season on 3/14/00... Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on 8/14/02... Acquired by Cleveland, along with Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for forward Darius Miles on 1/21/04... Signed as a free agent with New Jersey on 8/11/05.

2004-05:
Appeared in 76 games (69 starts) for Cleveland... Averaged 12.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 34.9 minutes per game... Tied his career high with 15 assists to go along with 16 points vs. Milwaukee on 1/30... Connected on a career-high tying eight free throws vs. Charlotte on Nov. 20... Tallied a season-high 26 points on 10-16 from the floor at Phoenix on Dec. 1... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds to go along with 23 points at New Jersey on 2/27... Posted five double-doubles... Led or tied for the team lead in points once, assists 18 times and steals four times... Scored 10 or more points 57 times and 20 or more points nine times... In the NBA, ranked T-7th in assists per turnover (3.34), tied for 23rd in assists per game (5.1)... Finished ranked T-34th in the league in assists per 48 minutes (7.1)... Set career highs in three point field goals made (91) and attempted (264)... Averaged 22.0 points on 17-34 shooting (.500) in back-to-back games on 1/13-1/15... Had his best scoring month of the season in December, averaging 16.2 points per game (88-203) over 15 games... Missed two games, at Golden State on Jan. 22 and vs. Washington on Jan. 24, with a left mid-foot sprain... Missed final game of the season with viral syndrome at Toronto on Apr. 20... Received a DNP-CD on three occasions.

2003-04:
Played in a total of 70 (57 starts) games with the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers…appeared in 31 games (31 starts) for Cleveland, averaging 11.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 35.4 minutes per game…made 26 starts and appeared in 39 games for the Trail Blazers…scored in double-figures on 47 occasions and posted seven double-doubles this season…the Cavaliers went 20-11with McInnis as the starting point guard…averaged 9.5 assists per game over a six-game span from March 5 – 16…dished out a season-high 12 assists with no turnovers versus Milwaukee on March 6…ranked 10th in the NBA in assists per game…finished the season ranked fifth in the league in assists-to-turnovers ratio (3.58 to 1)…scored 19 points and dished out seven assists in the Cavaliers finale at New York on April 14…posted five double-doubles in a nine-game stretch from Feb. 25 to March 14…placed on the Injured List on March 27 with a right shoulder bone bruise and missed five games…did Not Dress with a bruised right shoulder on March 19 and March 21 and did not play for the Cavaliers on Jan. 22 due to the trade…missed the game at Miami on April 9 with a sprained left ankle…received a DNP-CD on one occasion.

2002-03:
Played in 75 (one start) games for the Trail Blazers, averaging 5.8 points and 2.3 assists in 17.5 minutes per game... Led Blazers in scoring once and in assists eight times... Registered 13 games with 10 or more points, including a season-high 17 points off the bench in 17 minutes, with nine of those points coming in the third quarter... Against the Clippers on Nov. 15, dished out a season-high seven assists in a season-high 29 minutes of action.

2001-02:
Averaged 14.6 points and 6.2 assists in 37.4 minutes per game... Played in 81 games with 80 starts... Led the Clippers in assists (6.2 apg), was second in scoring (14.6 apg), fourth in steals (0.78 spg) and was the team leader in minutes played with 3,030 minutes... Ranked 15th in the NBA in assists... Led the team in assists in 49 contests and nine times had 10 or more in a game... Posted five points/assists double-doubles... Made 183 of 219 free throws for .836 percentage, 31st in the NBA... Dished out a career-high 15 assists plus 20 points in 43 minutes to spark a win over Dallas on Feb. 16... Missed his only game of the season on April 16 vs. Memphis with a left thigh bruise.

2000-01:
Started 81 games for the Clippers, averaging 12.9 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds in 37.5 minutes per game... Missed his only game with a bruised knee... Shot .469 from the floor and .803 from the free throw line... Was a leading candidate for the NBA's Most Improved Player Award... Led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.96 to 1)... Ranked 20th in the NBA in assists and 38th in field goal percentage... Scored a career-high 33 points on 14-of-24 shooting in 45 minutes at Sacramento on February 27... The 14 field goals were also a career high... Recorded his first career triple-double with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists versus Golden State on March 16.

1999-00:
Played in 25 games, starting 10 games after joining Clippers on February 26... Averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 assists in 23.9 minutes... Scored in double figures nine times and led team in assists 10 times in 25 games.

1998-99:
Played in 35 games with six starts for the Washington Wizards... Averaged 3.7 points, 2.1 assists in 12.2 minutes per game... Shot .373 from the field and .257 from three-point range and .750 from the free throw line... 1996-97: Averaged 5.0 points, 2.1 assists and 9.0 minutes in 13 games with Denver... Shot .469 from the field, .700 from the free throw line and .462 from three-point range... Spent three seasons in the CBA, playing in 118 games with the Quad City Thunder... Averaged 17.7 points, 6.4 assists, 3.3 rebounds over his three-year CBA career.

COLLEGE CAREER:
Averaged 11.3 points, 4.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds in three years at the University of North Carolina…led Tar Heels to 77-24 record during his tenure…one of only six North Carolina players to score at least 1,000 points and dish out more than 400 assists in a career…missed one game in three years because of an injury…


Personal

A native of Charlotte, NC... Full name is Jeff Lemans McInnis... Majored in psychology at North Carolina... Favorite food is lasagna... Lists favorite TV Show as COPS, and favorite movie as Forrest Gump... Swimming and watching football, particularly the Pittsburgh Steelers, are among his favorite pastimes... Led Oak Hill Academy of Virginia to the state 4-A title in basketball.