- Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean (born
August 6 ,1983 inRed Bank, New Jersey ) is an American professionalbasketball player currently with Spanish ACB league's clubCB Murcia .He was born in
Red Bank, New Jersey and attendedNeptune High School inNeptune Township, New Jersey . [Pelzman, J.P. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY2NzQ0NjYmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2 "Feeling the pain of troubled lives"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",April 2 ,2005 . "Dean's college career hasn't been easy, either, although his various injuries and maladies pale in comparison to what he's already been through. The former Neptune High School standout was hampered by a sports hernia last season, when he averaged 10.8 points."]Dean was a star basketball player for the
University of Louisville through 2006 where he majored in justice administration. Throughout his four year career, he scored 1,657 career points, and 361Three-point field goal s. Considered a lock to be drafted in the first round of the2005 NBA Draft after Louisville's great season and subsequent run through the NCAA Tournament, he decided to stay at Louisville for his senior season. This proved to be a mistake, draft stock wise, as Dean spent much of his senior season on the bench with an ankle injury.He went undrafted in the
2006 NBA Draft , and signed withPallacanestro Biella in Italian Serie A. After half of the season, he transferred again in Russia to Dynamo Moscow of theRussian Basketball Super League . [ [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8129/180/dynamo-adds-dean-to-backcourt "Dynamo adds Dean to backcourt"] ,Euroleague Basketball ,February 13 ,2007 . AccessedMarch 12 ,2008 .] In 2007 he signed for Italian 2nd division team Casale Monferrato. In 2008 he signed with Spain'sCB Murcia , which plays inACB league.In July 2008, Dean played for the
Phoenix Suns in theNBA Summer League in Las Vegas. [ [http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/players/index.jsp?player=sl_taquan_dean NBA.com : Summer League 2008 ] ]References
External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=11854 Player profile]
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NAME= Dean, Taquan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH=August 6 ,1983
PLACE OF BIRTH=Neptune, New Jersey
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