Sam Pellom | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 224 |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1951 |
Birth Place: | Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
High School: | Leland (Leland, North Carolina) |
College: | Buffalo (1974–1978) |
Draft Year: | 1978 |
Career Start: | 1979 |
Career End: | 1985 |
Career Number: | 41 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | Atlanta Hawks |
Team2: | Milwaukee Bucks |
Years3: | 1983 |
Team3: | Lancaster Lightning |
Years4: | 1983–1984 |
Team4: | Tours BC |
Years5: | 1984 |
Team5: | C.D. San Andrés |
Years6: | 1984−1985 |
Team6: | Breogán Lugo |
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Bbr: | pellosa01 |
Samuel Troy Pellom (born October 2, 1951) is a retired American basketball player born in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1] The 6'9" forward-center played professionally for the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA[2] and played college basketball at the University at Buffalo, and was the first player from UB's basketball team who ever played in the NBA. Pellom also played for the Washington Generals, the team that plays the Harlem Globetrotters.