Priest Lauderdale

Priest Lauderdale
	Priest Lauderdale, Sofia, Bulgaria, 30 May 2011
Personal information
Born	August 31, 1973 (age 50); Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American / Bulgarian
Listed height	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Listed weight	325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school	Carver (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Central State (1993–1994)
NBA draft	1996: 1st round, 28th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1995–2011
Position	Center
Career history
1995–1996	Peristeri Nikas
1996–1997	Atlanta Hawks
1997–1998	Denver Nuggets
2000	Grand Rapids Hoops
2000	Fort Wayne Fury
2001	Gaiteros del Zulia
2002	Apollon Limassol
2002–2005	Lukoil Academic
2005–2006	Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2006	Saba Mehr Kazvin
2007	Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2007	Al Nasr
2008	Al-Hilal
2008	Shandong Lions
2008–2009	Mahram Tehran
2009–2010	Saba Mehr Qazvin
2010	BC Chernomorets
2010	Levski Sofia
2011	Chabeb-Zahle
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Priest Lauderdale (born August 31, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player.

Professional career

A 7' 4", 325 lb center, Lauderdale was selected 28th overall in the 1996 National Basketball Association Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, after playing collegiately at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and professionally in the Greek League for Peristeri Nikas. He also attended Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois but did not play basketball there competitively.

He concluded his brief NBA career with the Denver Nuggets in 1997–1998.

Lauderdale played professionally in Bulgaria for Lukoil Academic from 2002 to 2005 and received Bulgarian citizenship.^[1]^[2]

Lauderdale also played in the CBA, China, Venezuela, Cyprus, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.