- Granville Waiters
Granville Stephen Waiters (born
January 8 1961 in Columbus,Ohio ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player.At ft 6 in (2.11 m) and 225 lb (102 kg), Waiters played center for
Ohio State University 's men's basketball team and was drafted by thePortland Trail Blazers in the second round of the1983 NBA Draft . The Blazers sold their draft rights to theIndiana Pacers , and Waiters spent his first two seasons in Indiana. He then played for theHouston Rockets andChicago Bulls until leaving the NBA for Europe in 1988. Waiters averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds over the course of his NBA career.From 1988 to 1990 Waiters played in the Spanish league as a member of
FC Barcelona Basquet andCB Bilbao Berri . He is currently involved with several humanitarian efforts in his native Ohio.External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waitegr01.html NBA career statistics]
* [http://www.granvillewaiters.com/index.htm Granville Waiters.com]
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