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Olden Polynice

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Olden Polynice
Polynice in 2018
Personal information
Born (1964-11-21) November 21, 1964 (age 59)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolAll Hallows (The Bronx, New York)
CollegeVirginia (1983–1986)
NBA draft1987: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1986–2006
PositionCenter
Number23, 0, 34, 30
Career history
1986–1987Hamby Rimini
1987–1991Seattle SuperSonics
1991–1992Los Angeles Clippers
1992–1994Detroit Pistons
1994–1998Sacramento Kings
1999Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2001Utah Jazz
2001–2002Las Vegas Slam
2002–2003Grand Rapids Hoops
2003Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2003Gary Steelheads
2003Los Angeles Clippers
2004Long Beach Jam
2004–2005Michigan Mayhem
2005–2006Los Angeles Aftershock
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points8,265 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds7,110 (6.7 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Olden Polynice (born November 21, 1964) is a Haitian former professional basketball player. He played center for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Career

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After graduating from All Hallows High School in the Bronx, Polynice played college basketball at the University of Virginia.

As a Freshman during the 1983–84 season, Polynice helped lead the UVA Cavaliers to the 1984 Final Four when they won the NCAA Eastern Region as the # 7 seed. UVA defeating the #10 seed Iona (58–57), the #2 seed Arkansas (53–51 in OT), the #3 seed Syracuse (63–55) and the #4 seed Indiana (50–48) en route to the Final Four. In the Final Four, UVA lost in overtime 49–47 to the Midwest Region Champion University of Houston denying UVA a chance at the National Championship game.

As a Junior during the 1985–86 season, Polynice was honored for his play by being named first team All-ACC.

After three years in college and playing with Serie A's Hamby Rimini in 1986–87, he was selected 8th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1987 NBA draft, but was immediately traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Scottie Pippen. Polynice then arrived in Detroit in 1992 after being traded by the Los Angeles Clippers and departed two years later when he was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Pete Chilcutt and two draft picks.

In 15 NBA seasons, Polynice averaged 23.5 minutes, 7.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, with a career PER of 13.2. At 6'11", he was often signed by teams in need of a rebounder and interior player, and consistently ranked among the league leaders in offensive rebounds. Polynice retired from the NBA in 2004 after a brief return to the Clippers. He later played for the Los Angeles Aftershock of the ABA.

Upon retiring, Polynice served as coach for the ABA's Long Beach Breakers. In 1997, still active, he worked as a color commentator for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs.

He now runs the Polynice Basketball Organization founded with the help of his nephews Brian and Jordan Polynice.[1]

Personal life

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Olden went on a hunger strike in 1993 for the sufferings the Haitian people were facing[2]

Career statistics

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NBA

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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
* Led the league

Source[3]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987–88 Seattle 82 0 13.2 .465 .000 .639 4.0 .4 .4 .3 4.1
1988–89 Seattle 80 0 10.4 .506 .000 .593 2.6 .3 .5 .4 2.9
1989–90 Seattle 79 7 13.7 .540 .500 .475 3.8 .2 .3 .3 4.6
1990–91 Seattle 48 0 20.0 .545 – .588 5.6 .3 .5 .4 8.3
1990–91 L.A. Clippers 31 30 36.5 .579 .000 .572 9.1 .8 .5 .4 12.3
1991–92 L.A. Clippers 76 65 24.1 .519 .000 .622 7.1 .6 .6 .3 8.1
1992–93 Detroit 67 18 19.4 .490 .000 .465 6.2 .4 .5 .3 7.3
1993–94 Detroit 37 36 36.5 .547 .000 .457 12.3 .6 .6 1.0 13.1
1993–94 Sacramento 31 29 33.9 .484 .000 .556 11.4 .6 .6 1.0 9.8
1994–95 Sacramento 81 81 31.3 .544 1.000 .639 9.0 .8 .6 .6 10.8
1995–96 Sacramento 81 80 30.1 .527 .333 .601 9.4 .7 .6 .8 12.2
1996–97 Sacramento 82 82* 35.3 .457 .000 .562 9.4 2.2 .6 1.0 12.5
1997–98 Sacramento 70 25 20.8 .459 .000 .452 6.3 1.5 .5 .6 7.9
1998–99 Seattle 48 47 30.9 .472 1.000 .309 8.9 .9 .4 .6 7.7
1999–2000 Utah 82 79 22.2 .510 .500 .311 5.5 .5 .4 1.0 5.3
2000–01 Utah 81 79 20.0 .496 .000 .262 4.7 .4 .3 1.0 5.3
2003–04 L.A. Clippers 2 0 6.0 – – – 1.0 .5 .5 .0 .0
Career 1,058 658 23.5 .505 .192 .535 6.7 .7 .5 .6 7.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988 Seattle 5 0 8.8 .455 – .000 1.6 .0 .6 .0 2.0
1989 Seattle 8 0 20.3 .610 – .538 7.8 .1 .8 .5 7.1
1992 L.A. Clippers 5 0 12.6 .583 – .333 3.6 .4 .2 .2 3.2
1995 Sacramento 4 4 35.3 .522 1.000 .667 12.0 .8 .3 1.8 13.8
2000 Utah 10 10 26.0 .538 – .500 6.6 .5 .3 .8 5.9
2001 Utah 5 5 20.0 .533 .000 .700 3.8 .2 .2 .4 7.8
Career 37 19 20.8 .547 .500 .543 6.0 .3 .4 .6 6.4

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Virginia 33 26.2 .551 .588 5.6 0.6 0.1 0.5 7.7
1984–85 Virginia 32 34.2 .603 .599 7.6 0.5 0.4 1.1 13.0
1985–86 Virginia 30 35.8 .572 .637 8.0 0.5 0.3 1.1 16.1
Career 95 31.9 .578 .612 7.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 12.1

References

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  1. ^ "Abount Polynice Basketball Org". Polynice.org. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "When Olden Polynice went on hunger strike in the middle of the '93 season". January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Olden Polynice". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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