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Danny Vranes No. 23, 20 Power forward Personal information Date of birth October 29, 1958 Place of birth Salt Lake City, Utah Nationality American High school Skyline (Salt Lake City, Utah) Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College Utah (1977–1981) NBA Draft 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics Pro career 1981–1992 Career history 1981–1986 Seattle SuperSonics 1986–1988 Philadelphia 76ers 1988–1989 AEK Athens (Greece) 1989–1992 Aresium Milan (Italy) 1992 Cagiva Varese (Italy) Career highlights and awards - NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985)
- Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1981)
Career NBA statistics Points 2,613 (5.1 ppg) Rebounds 1,998 (3.9 rpg) Assists 594 (1.2 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com MedalsCompetitor for United States
Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1979 San Juan Team competition Danny Vranes (born October 29, 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977). A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.
In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1983-84 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 ppg.
He played in Europe for AEK BC, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano.
Vranes is a member of the LDS Church.[1]
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References
- ^ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
1981 NBA Draft First round Mark Aguirre · Isiah Thomas · Buck Williams · Al Wood · Danny Vranes · Orlando Woolridge · Steve Johnson · Tom Chambers · Rolando Blackman · Albert King · Frank Johnson · Kelly Tripucka · Danny Schayes · Herb Williams · Jeff Lamp · Darnell Valentine · Kevin Loder · Ray Tolbert · Mike McGee · Larry Nance · Alton Lister · Franklin Edwards · Charles BradleySecond round Jay Vincent · Tracy Jackson · Brian Jackson · Howard Wood · Gene Banks · Eddie Johnson · Ed Rains · Danny Ainge · Mike Olliver · Sam Williams · Ken Green · Charles Davis · Ray Blume · Al Leslie · Clyde Bradshaw · Harvey Knuckles · Greg Cook · Claude Gregory · Elvis Rolle · Elston Turner · Steve Lingenfelter · Ed Turner · Vernon Smith1981 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Mark Aguirre • Danny Ainge • Steve Johnson • Ralph Sampson • Isiah ThomasSecond Team
Sam Bowie • Jeff Lamp • Durand Macklin • Kelly Tripucka • Danny Vranes • Al WoodCategories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Utah
- People from Salt Lake City, Utah
- American Latter Day Saints
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Utah Utes men's basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Small forwards
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs
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