- Gerald Madkins
Gerald Madkins (born
April 18 1969 , inMerced, California ) is an American former professionalbasketball player in the NBA.Madkins attended
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He signed with theCleveland Cavaliers and played with them from 1993 to 1994, and was signed by theMiami Heat on January 21, 1998, but was waived six days later without playing a game [ [http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_1998.html HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1998 ] ] . Madkins played briefly with theGolden State Warriors in 1998. He has also played in theContinental Basketball Association (with theRockford Lightning ), where in 1993 he was named CBA Rookie of the Year. He also played overseas inSpain andFrance .After his retirement from basketball, he acted as an assistant coach for
California State University, Stanislaus [http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Madkins_Gerald_75233849.aspx Originally published by mercedsun-star.com - March 4, 2002] , and for theUCLA Bruins , and in 2003 was named a player scout for theNew York Knicks . [ [http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/staff5_031106.html Knicks Add Five to Staff ] ]Notes
In August 2007, the Seattle Supersonics named Madkins the Director of West Coast Scouting.
External links
* [http://www.cavshistory.com/menupages/playerpage.php?player=144 Profile & photo] @ cavshistory.com
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MADKIGE01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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