NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Vancouver Grizzlies, drafting for the Atlanta Hawks as part of a trade completed earlier in the day, drafted Iowa State point guard Jamaal Tinsley with the 27th pick in the NBA Draft Wednesday night and the Hawks promptly traded him to Indiana for a future first-round pick.
The 6-3, 185-pound Tinsley spent two seasons at San Jacinto Community College before leading Iowa State to back-to-back No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
He ranks fifth at Iowa State in both career assists (431) and steals (177) despite playing only two years and averaged 14.3 points, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior.
Tinsley was a two-time first-team all-California Community College selection and two-time Foothill Conference MVP at San Jacinto.
