Walter Bond
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1969 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Collins (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Minnesota (1987–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1991–1999 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 40, 20, 9 |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1992 | Wichita Falls Texans (CBA) |
| 1992–1993 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1993–1994 | Utah Jazz |
| 1994 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1995 | Utah Jazz |
| 1995 | Chicago Rockers (CBA) |
| 1996–1997 | Connecticut Pride (CBA) |
| 1997 | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) |
| 1997–1998 | Yakama Sun Kings (CBA) |
| 1998 | Select Avellino (Italy) |
| 1998–1999 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen (Germany) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 873 |
| Rebounds | 289 |
| Assists | 177 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Walter Bond (born February 1, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. A 200-pound, 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Minnesota, Bond was not drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play in 3 NBA seasons. He played for the Dallas Mavericks (1992/93), Utah Jazz (1993/95) and Detroit Pistons (1994/95). In January 1995 Bond signed two 10-day contracts with Utah Jazz.[1]
In his NBA career, Bond played in 153 games, and scored a total of 873 points. He scored 590 points in 1 season with the Dallas Mavericks, 273 points in two seasons with Utah Jazz, and 10 points in one season with the Detroit Pistons[1] On November 10, 1992, in just his second professional game in the NBA, he scored a career high 25 points as a Maverick against the Minnesota Timberwolves. His single game scoring stats declined for the rest of his 151 NBA games.
He also played professionally in Italy for Cirio Avellino (Serie A2, Jan-Jun '98).
Walter is now a motivational speaker, booking over 100 speaking appearances every year in the United States and internationally.[2] He is also the host of Food Network series Giving You The Business, which premiered in April 2013.[3]
Bond had his 1990 NCAA elite 8 ring stolen from him in 1991. In March 2010, it was retrieved after being missing for nearly 20 years and returned to him as police detectives unexpectedly found it in a house they were searching.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
References
- ^ a b "Walter Bond". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Walter Bond Bio | The Grable Group"
- ^ "Ex-NBAer Bond hosts Food Network show". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Walter Bond Seminars @ web site for his seminar business
- 1969 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Chicago Rockers players
- Connecticut Pride players
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Detroit Pistons players
- La Crosse Bobcats players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
- Minnesota Timberwolves broadcasters
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Utah Jazz players
- Wichita Falls Texans players
- Yakima Sun Kings players