American basketball player (born 1969)
Anthony Avent Born (1969-10-18 ) October 18, 1969 (age 55) Rocky Mount, North Carolina , U.S.Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) High school Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, New Jersey )College Seton Hall (1988–1991)NBA draft 1991 : 1st round, 15th overallDrafted by Atlanta Hawks Playing career 1991–2001 Position Power forward Number 00, 34, 54, 30 1991–1992 Phonola Caserta 1992 –1994 Milwaukee Bucks 1994 –1995 Orlando Magic 1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies 1996–1997 Panathinaikos BC 1997–1998 Sioux Falls Skyforce 1999 Utah Jazz 1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers 2000–2001 PAOK Thessaloniki
Points 1,958 (5.6 ppg) Rebounds 1,584 (4.5 rpg) Blocks 211 (0.6 bpg)
Stats at NBA.comStats at Basketball Reference
Anthony Avent (born October 18, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft .[ 1] Rocky Mount, North Carolina ,[ 1] Milwaukee Bucks , Orlando Magic , Vancouver Grizzlies , Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers in six NBA seasons. He played collegiately at Seton Hall University where he played in the 1989 NCAA championship game .[ 2] Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey .[ 1]
Upon being drafted 15th overall by the Bucks, Avent went on to instead sign with Phonola Caserta of the Italian League. He made this decision after failing to reach a satisfactory contract with the Bucks. After one season in Italy, Avent signed a four-year deal with the Bucks, beginning with a $500,000 installment in his first season and increasing in $150,000 increments in each of the succeeding three seasons. Thus, Avent made $950,000 in the fourth year of his contract.[ 3]
In the 1996–97 season he played in several games for the perennially powerful Greek team Panathinaikos , and in 2001 he played for PAOK BC .[ 4] [ 5]
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References
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