Paul Graham (basketball)

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Paul Graham
Personal information
Born (1967-11-28) November 28, 1967 (age 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenjamin Franklin
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeOhio (1985–1989)
NBA draft1989 / Undrafted
Playing career1990–2004
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
Number25
Career history
1990Goldfields Giants
1990–1991Albany Patroons
1991–1994Atlanta Hawks
1994–1995Rapid City Thrillers
1995–1997Omaha Racers
1997Mayagüez
1997–1998Dijon
1998Atlantic City Seagulls
1998–1999Elitzur Givat Shmuel
1999–2000Strasbourg IG
2000San Carlos
2000–2001Chalon
2001–2002BK Skonto
2002Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2004Delaware Destroyers
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Paul Graham (born November 28, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for Ohio where he averaged 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 110 career games.[1]

Coming out of college, Graham moved to Australia in 1990 where he joined the Goldfields Giants of the Western Australian State League. He played in 10 games for the Giants before departing the club mid-season to return to the United States for an NBA tryout. In his final game for the Giants, he scored a league record equalling 82 points in a 155–134 win over the Willetton Tigers.[2] Over his 10-game stint, he averaged 43.3 points,[3] 5.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.

Upon his return to the United States, Graham joined the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association for the 1990–91 season. Following this stint, he had a three-year run with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks between 1991 and 1994. In 179 games for the Hawks, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 18.7 minutes per game.[4]

Between 1994 and 1997, Graham played in Continental Basketball Association. He then embarked on an overseas career in 1997, playing in Puerto Rico and France before returning to the United States in mid-1998. Graham later had stints in Israel, France, Dominican Republic and Latvia before wrapping up his career with minor stints in the United States Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Alliance.

References[]

  1. ^ Paul Graham Stats
  2. ^ "Giants Throwback Thursday – Third Edition". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. ^ SKYWEST BASKETBALL LEAGUE: MEN – All time Players
  4. ^ Paul Graham NBA Stats

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