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Birth Name: Quincy Coe Pondexter
Place of Birth: Fresno, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 10, 1988
Ethnicity: African-American
Quincy Pondexter is an American professional basketball player. A small forward and shooting guard, he played for the New Orleans Hornets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Chicago Bulls, and the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is assistant coach at Washington. He was previously assistant coach at USC. He is 6′7″.
His father, Roscoe Pondexter, is also a professional basketball player, as is his uncle, Clifton Pondexter.
Quincy’s paternal grandfather was named Roscoe Pondexter (the son of Rosie Prater). Roscoe was born in Arkansas. Rosie was the daughter of Charlie Reynolds “Reno” Prater and Rebecca Bishop.
Quincy’s paternal grandmother was Zeola Green (the daughter of Levy Green and Bennie Wilson). Zeola was born in Oklahoma.
Quincy’s maternal grandfather was Charles Nathaniel Gooch (the son of Patrick Gooch and Maggie Belle Draper). Charles was born in Texas.
Quincy’s maternal grandmother is named Bessie.
Sources: Obituary of Quincy’s paternal grandfather, Roscoe Pondexter, Sr. – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Quincy’s paternal great-grandmother, Rosie (Prater) Pondexter – https://familysearch.org