Granville Waiters

Granville Waiters

No. 31
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	January 8, 1961 (1961-01-08)
Place of birth	Columbus, Ohio
Nationality	American
High school	Columbus East
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Ohio State (1979–1983)
NBA Draft	1983 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	1983–1990
Career history
1983–1985	Indiana Pacers
1985–1986	Houston Rockets
1986–1988	Chicago Bulls
1988–1989	FC Barcelona (Spain)
1989–1990	Caja Bilbao (Spain)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Granville Stephen Waiters (born January 8, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player.

At 6 ft 11 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 the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1983 NBA Draft. The Blazers sold their draft rights to the Indiana Pacers, and Waiters spent his first two seasons in Indiana. He then played for the Houston Rockets and Chicago 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 and CB Bilbao Berri. He is currently involved with several humanitarian efforts in his native Ohio.

External links

• NBA career statistics