Priest Lauderdale
 Priest Lauderdale, Sofia, Bulgaria, 30 May 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1973 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American / Bulgarian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
| Listed weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carver (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Central State (1993–1994) |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1995–2011 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 15, 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1996 | Peristeri |
| 1996–1997 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2000 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| 2000 | Fort Wayne Fury |
| 2001 | Gaiteros del Zulia |
| 2002 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2002–2005 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
| 2006 | Saba Mehr Kazvin |
| 2007 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
| 2007 | Al Nasr |
| 2008 | Al-Hilal |
| 2008 | Shandong Lions |
| 2008–2009 | Mahram Tehran |
| 2009–2010 | Saba Mehr Qazvin |
| 2010 | BC Chernomorets |
| 2010 | Levski Sofia |
| 2011 | |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Priest Lauderdale (born August 31, 1973) is an American-Bulgarian retired professional basketball player.
Career[]
A 7' 4", 325 lb center, Lauderdale was selected 28th overall in the 1996 National Basketball Association Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, after playing collegiately at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and professionally in the Greek League for Peristeri. He also attended Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois but did not play basketball there competitively.
He concluded his brief NBA career with the Denver Nuggets in 1997–1998.
Lauderdale played professionally in Bulgaria for Lukoil Academic from 2002 to 2005 and received Bulgarian citizenship.[1][2]
Lauderdale also played in the CBA, China, Venezuela, Cyprus, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Spain, England, and the United Arab Emirates.
Lauderdale supports HOOP-CAMPS e.V., a German non profit-organization.[citation needed]
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American emigrants to Bulgaria
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Iran
- American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Apollon Limassol BC players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Atlanta Hawks players
- BC Levski Sofia players
- Bulgarian men's basketball players
- Bulgarian people of American descent
- Centers (basketball)
- Central State Marauders basketball players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Fort Wayne Fury players
- Gaiteros del Zulia players
- Mahram Tehran BC players
- Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria
- Peristeri B.C. players
- PBC Academic players
- People with gigantism
- Shandong Heroes players
- Basketball players from Chicago