Six regular season games. It would not be good with NCAA if he played exhibition games. See him in December.
We also have Jamal Tinsley waiting to find out about the marijuana found in his car:
Jamaal Tinsley (born
February 28,
1978 in
Brooklyn,
New York) is an
NBA basketball player, currently playing
point guard for the
Indiana Pacers. Tinsley was drafted out of
Iowa State University by the
Memphis Grizzlies with the 27th pick of the
2001 NBA Draft, and was immediately dealt to the Pacers on draft night.
Tinsley was promptly thrust into the starting point guard position by Pacers coach
Isiah Thomas, and performed very well for a month and a half before hitting a "rookie wall". Nevertheless, he put up admirable statistics of 9.4 points and 8.1 assists per game in 2001-02.
Tinsley played 73 games for the Pacers in 2002-03, starting 69 of them, and his averages dipped to 7.8 points and 7.5 assists per contest.
The following year,
Rick Carlisle replaced Thomas as the Pacers' head coach, and immediately promoted veteran guard
Kenny Anderson to the starting point guard slot, with
Anthony Johnson as his backup. Tinsley was inexplicably relegated to playing backup
for the backup.
But when Anderson and Johnson went down with injuries, Tinsley regained his status as a starter, and he seemed to have a newfound energy and confidence in his game. Tinsley never relinquished his starter's role after that, and performed wonderfully as the Pacers advanced to the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals.
Tinsley spent the majority of the
2004-05 season on injured reserve (as did many Pacers), but the battered team clawed and scratched its way to a 44-38 record and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Tinsley missed the first four games of the Pacers' first-round series against the
Boston Celtics, but made a stunning return in Game 5 to lead his team to a crucial victory.
In two seasons, Tinsley led Iowa State to two
Big 12 Conference Championships and an appearance in the
Elite Eight of the
2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament. In
2001, he received Second Team
All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year honors.
As a teenager, Tinsley developed his game playing at New York City's legendary
Rucker Park, as did such basketball icons as
Wilt Chamberlain,
Julius Erving,
Nate Archibald,
Earl Monroe,
Allen Iverson, and
Kobe Bryant, among others.
In October Jamaal Tinsley was involved in an incident where Stephen Jackson had fired shots in his defense. Jackson was with some of his teammates including Tinsley,
Marquis Daniels, and
Jimmie Hunter. Both Tinsely and
Jackson had gun permits. Later, a small amount of marijuana was found in Tinsley's car, but it was found in the passenger's seat. Charges have still not been made yet.
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