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Anthony Avent
Personal information
Born (1969-10-18) October 18, 1969 (age 55)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolMalcolm X Shabazz
(Newark, New Jersey)
CollegeSeton Hall (1988–1991)
NBA draft1991: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1991–2001
PositionPower forward
Number00, 34, 54, 30
Career history
1991–1992Phonola Caserta
1992–1994Milwaukee Bucks
1994–1995Orlando Magic
1995–1996Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997Panathinaikos BC
1997–1998Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999Utah Jazz
1999–2000Los Angeles Clippers
2000–2001PAOK Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,958 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,584 (4.5 rpg)
Blocks211 (0.6 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Anthony Avent (born October 18, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.[1] Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina,[1] Avent played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Vancouver Grizzlies, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers in six NBA seasons. He played collegiately at Seton Hall University where he played in the 1989 NCAA championship game.[2] Prior to Seton Hall, Avent played at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey.[1]

Upon being drafted 15th overall by the Bucks, Avent went on to instead sign with Phonola Caserta of the Italian League. He made this decision after failing to reach a satisfactory contract with the Bucks. After one season in Italy, Avent signed a four-year deal with the Bucks, beginning with a $500,000 installment in his first season and increasing in $150,000 increments in each of the succeeding three seasons. Thus, Avent would make $950,000 in the fourth year of his contract. His average salary would be $725,000 per season.[3]

In the 1996–97 season he played in several games for the perennially powerful Greek team Panathinaikos, and in 2001 he played for PAOK BC.[4][5]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Milwaukee 82 78 27.9 .433 .000 .651 6.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 9.8
1993–94 Milwaukee 33 20 21.1 .404 .000 .772 4.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 7.4
1993–94 Orlando 41 20 16.5 .341 .000 .636 4.5 0.8 0.4 0.3 3.5
1994–95 Orlando 71 3 15.0 .430 .000 .640 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.7 3.6
1995–96 Vancouver 71 32 22.3 .384 .000 .740 5.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 5.8
1998–99 Utah 5 0 8.8 .308 .000 .500 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.8
1999–00 Los Angeles 49 3 7.7 .302 .000 .719 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.7
Career 352 156 19.1 .403 .000 .686 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 5.6

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Orlando 2 0 20.0 .462 .000 .875 5.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.5
1994–95 Orlando 7 0 5.7 .429 .000 .750 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3
Career 9 0 8.9 .450 .000 .833 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 3.1

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Anthony Avent statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "1989 NCAA Championship box score". hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  3. ^ By (June 26, 1992). "Bucks lay big bucks on Avent". Journal Times. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Panathinaikos BC — Selected former players". mlahanas.de. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  5. ^ "PAOK — Selected former players". mlahanas.de. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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