Priest Lauderdale Explained

Priest Lauderdale
Height Ft:7
Height In:4
Weight Lb:330
Birth Date:31 August 1973
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality:American / Bulgarian
High School:Carver (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Central State (1993–1994)
Draft Year:1996
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:28
Draft Team:Atlanta Hawks
Career Start:1995
Career End:2016
Career Number:15, 30
Career Position:Center
Years1:1995–1996
Team1:Peristeri
Team2:Atlanta Hawks
Team3:Denver Nuggets
Years4:2000
Team4:Grand Rapids Hoops
Years5:2000
Team5:Fort Wayne Fury
Years6:2001
Team6:Connecticut Pride
Years7:2001
Team7:Gaiteros del Zulia
Years8:2002
Team8:Apollon Limassol
Years9:2002–2005
Team9:Lukoil Academic
Years10:2005–2006
Team10:Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Years11:2006
Team11:Saba Mehr Kazvin
Years12:2007
Team12:Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Years13:2007
Team13:Al Nasr
Years14:2008
Team14:Al-Hilal
Years15:2008
Team15:Shandong Lions
Years16:2008–2009
Team16:Mahram Tehran
Years17:2009–2010
Team17:Saba Mehr Qazvin
Years18:2010
Team18:Duhok
Years19:2010
Team19:Chernomorets
Years20:2011
Team20:Levski Sofia
Years21:2011
Team21:Bucaneros de La Guaira
Years22:2011
Team22:Chabeb-Zahle
Years23:2014–2016
Team23:Oxford City Hoops
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Priest Lauderdale (born August 31, 1973) is an American-Bulgarian[1] [2] former professional basketball player.

College career

Lauderdale attended high school at Carver Military Academy, in Chicago, Illinois. After high school, Lauderdale played college basketball at Central State University, in Wilberforce, Ohio, where he played with the Central State Marauders (1993–1994). Lauderdale also attended Kaskaskia College, in Centralia, Illinois, but he did not play competitive basketball while he was there.

Professional career

After college, Lauderdale, a 7'4" (2.24 m) tall, 330 lbs. (150 kgs), center, played professionally in the Greek Basket League. He played with Peristeri Athens, during the 1995–96 season. He also played in the Greek League All-Star Game that season.

Lauderdale was selected in the first round, with the 28th overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft, by the Atlanta Hawks. Lauderdale saw action in 35 NBA regular season games played with the Atlanta Hawks, in the 1996–97 season. He averaged 3.2 points, as well as 1.2 rebounds per contest, and he also played in three playoff games for Atlanta that season. He concluded his brief NBA career with the Denver Nuggets, in the 1997–98 season, in which he averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, in 39 games played for the team.[3] Lauderdale also played with the Fort Wayne Fury, in the Continental Basketball Association, and with the Connecticut Pride, in the International Basketball League, during the 2000–01 season.[4]

Lauderdale played professionally with the Bulgarian Basketball League club Lukoil Academic, from 2002 to 2005. While he was a member of the club, he received Bulgarian citizenship.[5] [6]

During his pro club career, Lauderdale also played in numerous other countries besides Greece and Bulgaria, including: Venezuela, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, China, Iraq, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom.

Coaching career

Lauderdale has worked as a basketball coach at youth camps in Germany.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Priest_Lauderdale/Lebanon/Chabab_-_Zahle/24366 PRIEST LAUDERDALE basketball profile Nationality: USA-Bulgarian.
  2. http://www.24sec.net/article.asp?index=611 24sec.net – Basketball News – Priest Lauderdale – a Bulgarian.
  3. Web site: Priest Lauderdale Denver Nuggets . 2022-03-27 . www.nba.com . en.
  4. Web site: Priest Lauderdale minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com . 2022-03-27 . www.statscrew.com . en.
  5. http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Priest_Lauderdale/Lebanon/Chabab_-_Zahle/24366 PRIEST LAUDERDALE basketball profile Nationality: USA-Bulgarian.
  6. http://www.24sec.net/article.asp?index=611 24sec.net – Basketball News – Priest Lauderdale – a Bulgarian.
  7. Web site: Priest Lauderdale: Ehemaliger NBA Basketballer bei HOOP-CAMPS . 2022-03-27 . www.hoop-camps.de.