Tellis Frank
Personal information | |
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Born | Gary, Indiana | April 26, 1965
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana) |
College | Western Kentucky (1983–1987) |
NBA draft | 1987: 1st round, 14th overall pick |
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
Playing career | 1987–2001 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 32 |
Coaching career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1987–1989 | Golden State Warriors |
1989–1990 | Miami Heat |
1990–1991 | Phonola Caserta |
1991 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1991–1993 | Phonola Caserta |
1993–1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1994–1995 | Pitch Cholet |
1995–1996 | TDK Manresa |
1996–1997 | Caja San Fernando |
1997–1998 | León Caja España |
1998–1999 | Scandone Avellino |
1999–2000 | Basket Livorno |
2000–2001 | Longobardi Scafati |
As coach: | |
2015 | Atlanta Dream (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,710 (6.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,022 (3.9 rpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tellis Joseph Frank Jr. (born April 26, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). At 6'8.5" (2.08 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg) he played as a power forward.
High school & college career
Frank is a 1983 graduate of Lew Wallace High School (Gary, Indiana). He played college basketball for Western Kentucky from 1983 to 1987.
Professional career
Frank was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round (14th overall pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft. He played for the Warriors (1987–1989), Miami Heat (1989–1990) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1991–1992, 1993–1994) during his five-year NBA career, averaging 6.5 points per game. He was briefly signed by Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995, but did not play in any NBA games for the club.
He also played in Italy, for Phonola Caserta (1990–1993, won the league in 1991), Scandone Avellino (Serie A2, 1998–1999), Basket Livorno (Serie A2, 1999–2000) and Longobardi Scafati (Serie A2, 2000–2001). He also played in the Spanish Liga ACB with three teams in as many years.
External links
- NBA playing history for Frank
- Serie A profile Template:It icon Retrieved 11 August 2015
- 1965 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American women's basketball coaches
- Atlanta Dream coaches
- Baloncesto León players
- Basket Livorno players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- CB Sevilla players
- Cholet Basket players
- Golden State Warriors draft picks
- Golden State Warriors players
- Juvecaserta Basket players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Miami Heat players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- S.S. Felice Scandone players
- Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players