Anthony Avent

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Anthony Avent
Personal information
Born (1969-10-18) October 18, 1969 (age 54)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Malcolm X Shabazz
(Newark, New Jersey)
College Seton Hall (1988–1991)
NBA draft 1991: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1991–2001
Position Power forward
Number00, 34, 54, 30
Career history
1991–1992 Phonola Caserta
19921994 Milwaukee Bucks
19941995 Orlando Magic
1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997 Panathinaikos BC
1997–1998 Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999 Utah Jazz
1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers
2000–2001 PAOK Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,958 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds 1,584 (4.5 rpg)
Blocks 211 (0.6 bpg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Anthony Avent (born October 18, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. [1] Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, [1] Avent played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Vancouver Grizzlies, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers in six NBA seasons. He played collegiately at Seton Hall University where he played in the 1989 NCAA championship game. [2] Prior to Seton Hall, Avent played at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey. [1]

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Upon being drafted 15th overall by the Bucks, Avent went on to instead sign with Phonola Caserta of the Italian League. He made this decision after failing to reach a satisfactory contract with the Bucks. After one season in Italy, Avent signed a four-year deal with the Bucks, beginning with a $500,000 installment in his first season and increasing in $150,000 increments in each of the succeeding three seasons. Thus, Avent would make $950,000 in the fourth year of his contract. His average salary would be $725,000 per season. [3]

In the 1996–97 season he played in several games for the perennially powerful Greek team Panathinaikos, and in 2001 he played for PAOK BC. [4] [5]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1992–93 Milwaukee 827827.9.433.000.6516.21.10.70.99.8
1993–94 Milwaukee 332021.1.404.000.7724.71.00.50.67.4
1993–94 Orlando 412016.5.341.000.6364.50.80.40.33.5
1994–95 Orlando 71315.0.430.000.6404.10.60.40.73.6
1995–96 Vancouver 713222.3.384.000.7405.01.00.40.65.8
1998–99 Utah 508.8.308.000.5002.40.20.40.01.8
1999–00 Los Angeles 4937.7.302.000.7191.50.20.30.31.7
Career35215619.1.403.000.6864.50.80.50.65.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993–94 Orlando 2020.0.462.000.8755.50.50.00.09.5
1994–95 Orlando 705.7.429.000.7501.10.00.00.11.3
Career908.9.450.000.8332.10.10.00.13.1

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