Twan Joins Wizards' Front Office
August 14, 2019
The Washington Wizards announced today that they have named Antawn Jamison as director of pro personnel and Laron Profit and John Carideo as scouts. “We are absolutely thrilled to bring Antawn back to the Wizards organization,” said Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard. “In addition to his strong feel for the game and basketball knowledge, he has always been a true professional and a dedicated worker. We look forward to him bringing those qualities to our front office.”
At Twan's Camp
June 11, 2019
"Jordan Dominie was in the middle of explaining how the basketball camp he was attending was teaching him more than just how to play the game, when he was grabbed and put into a scrimmage. “I’ll be back in a minute,” he shouted over his shoulder as his teammates hustled him into position." Read more courtesy of Brian Keyes and the Daily Tar Heel!
Twan Talks with the DTH about the UNC-Duke Rivalry
February 20, 2019
"It’s like no rivalry you can ever compare. You hear people talk about Red Sox-Yankees at the professional level, Celtics-Lakers. To me, at the age of not knowing what you were getting yourself into and just the atmosphere to see the former players all come back and give their support. If you live in the state of North Carolina, it seems like everything is shut down for that game; either you’re pulling for Duke or you’re pulling for Carolina." Read more courtesy of Chris Trenkle and the Daily Tar Heel.
Twan to Co-host Late Night with Roy
October 02, 2018
Late Night With Roy, the 16th annual ceremonial season tipoff for Carolina Basketball presented by Utz, will be the first opportunity to see the Tar Heels open their 2018-19 season in style. Antawn Jamison (UNC '99) and Molly Sullivan (UNC '02) will host the evening's festivities. Jamison was the 1998 National Player of the Year as a junior at Carolina, a two-time All-America and two-time NBA All-Star. Sullivan was an Atlantic Coast Conference champion and NCAA qualifying swimmer as a Tar Heel who was an NBA sideline reporter for seven seasons and now is a gameday host and reporter for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
Camp is a Wrap!!
July 30, 2018
Antawn's 13th annual All-Star Basketball Camp is officially a wrap! It was held on July 28-29 at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill. Over 130 male and female campers, ages 6-17, were treated to basketball and life skills lessons from Antawn and his staff. Check out Spectrum News' coverage of the camp!
Twan Talks Hoops at the Hooptee Celebrity Golf Classic
July 19, 2018
Twan turned out for the Hooptee Celebrity Golf Classic Thursday. The 16th edition of the HoopTee Celebrity Golf Classic at Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge brought athletes, celebrities and others to raise money for a week long basketball camp. He also sat down with the Charlotteobserver to talk about the Lakers, Lebron, etc.
Twan Pioneers NBA's Bottled Water Obsession
April 20, 2018
The NBA’s obsession with water is difficult to trace, but one player who pushed the league’s taste forward is Antawn Jamison. For years, the retired NBA player, who currently works as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, sung the praises of water purity. Every jump shot, he would yell “Fiji,” because, as he tells it, “it was water, baby!” He even wrote it on his shoes.
Twan to Join Lakers' Front Office
October 04, 2017
Twan is set to join the Los Angeles Front Office as a scout. Once he's officially hired, he's expected to report to president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, general manager Rob Pelinka and assistant general manager Jesse Buss, who also serves as the team's director of scouting. He's served as an analyst for the Lakers on Time Warner Cable since he retired two years ago.
2017 Camp is a Wrap!!
July 14, 2017
Antawn's 2017 All-Star Camp was a smashing success! About 115 campers learned fundamental skills to help take them to the next level on and off the basketball court. Of those campers, roughly 90 attended camp for free via scholarships. Check out the link below to see official camp photos courtesy of Jim Dedmon Photography (scroll down to the two camp links on Jim's homepage).
Twan Named to the 2017 ACC Legends Class!
January 26, 2017
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Fourteen former standout players and an inspirational national championship coach headline this year’s class of Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Legends presented by New York Life. Antawn is among those chosen! He and the other legends will be recognized during the 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament, which will be held March 7-11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Twan Partnering with Camp Corral
July 26, 2016
Twan will serve as an official spokesperson for Camp Corral, an organization that provides free summer camp experiences for children of wounded, disabled or fallen military service members. A new public service announcement will feature Jamison encouraging viewers to make a donation to help send more military children to Camp Corral’s free week of summer camp. Read more.
