Abdul Jeelani

Abdul Jeelani

Abdul Qadir Jeelani (born Gary Cole on February 10 1954, in Bells, Tennessee) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" 210 lb small forward and played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. He had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jeelani was signed by the NBA's Detroit Pistons on September 2, 1977 but was waived a month later [ [http://www.n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1977.php 1977 NBA Transactions] , n-c-systems.com] , prior to the start of the 1977-78 season. He played one season with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1979-80 and was made available in the expansion draft on May 28, 1980, where he was taken by the Dallas Mavericks prior to their inaugural season in 1980-81. He was part of the starting lineup for the Mavericks' first NBA game in 1980 and scored the first points in franchise history. [http://www.nba.com/mavericks/history/mavs_history.html MAVERICKS: Mavs History] ]

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External links

* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JEELAAB01 NBA stats] on basketballreference.com
* [http://mavswiki.com/images/f/f5/Abdul_jeelani.jpgPhoto of Abdul Jeelani playing for the Dallas Mavericks] on mavswiki.com


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