Daniel Orton

Daniel Orton

No. 21   Orlando Magic
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	August 6, 1990 (1990-08-06) (age 21)
Place of birth	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
High school	Bishop McGuinness HS (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College	Kentucky
NBA Draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro career	2010–present
Career history
2010–present	Orlando Magic
Stats at NBA.com

Daniel Joseph Orton (born August 6, 1990 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player with the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the NBA Development League affiliate of the NBA's Orlando Magic. He is a 6-foot 10-inch, 255-pound center who played collegiately for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

High school

Orton was a 5-star recruit while playing for Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City. Bishop McGuinness won the class 4A state championship Orton's freshman, sophomore, and junior year.^[1] During his senior season, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, cutting his final season of high school basketball short.

He was recruited to the University of Kentucky by Billy Gillispie, however, Gillispie was fired following Orton's senior season. Orton kept his commitment to Kentucky after John Calipari was hired by the university. To the chagrin of Big Blue Nation, Orton has repeatedly told media outlets that he made a mistake going to Kentucky and should have chosen Kansas Jayhawks^[2] . In the final Rivals.com recruiting rankings, Orton was considered the third best center in the Class of 2009 and the #22 player overall.

College

Orton was a reserve on the 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, where he averaged 3.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 13.2 minutes per game. On May 8, 2010 Orton hired an agent and declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft.^[3]

NBA

He was picked by the Orlando Magic with the 29th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. On July 1, 2010, Orton signed his rookie contract with the Magic.^[4] On December 1, it was announced that Orton would be sent to the New Mexico Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League.^[5] In his second game for the Thunderbirds, Orton suffered a season-ending knee injury.

References

1. ^ "State Boys Basketball Champions". OSSAA. http://www.ossaa.com/Sports/Basketball/HistoryofBasketball.aspx. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 
2. ^ "Draft buzz: Orton continues to drop". Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-draftbuzzb062210. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100508/SPORTS03/5080352/It-s-official-Kentucky-s-Eric-Bledsoe-Daniel-Orton-will-stay-in-NBA-draft
4. ^ Has yet to play in a Magic game.Daniel Orton signs Orlando Magic contract
5. ^ Magic assign first-round pick Orton to D-League USA Today, December 1, 2010

External links

• Daniel Orton bio

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Name	Orton, Daniel
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Date of birth	August 6, 1990
Place of birth	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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