Ashraf Amaya

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Ashraf Amaya
Personal information
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 53)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Walther Lutheran
(Melrose Park, Illinois)
College Southern Illinois (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993: undrafted
Playing career1993–2004
Position Power forward
Number18, 50
Career history
1993 Kolejliler
1993–1994 Quad City Thunder
1994 Fort Wayne Fury
1994–1995 Ampelokipoi
1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997 Washington Bullets
1997–1998 Idaho Stampede
1998–1999 Ducato Siena
1999–2002 Maroussi
2003–2004 Ülkerspor
2004 Dakota Wizards
2004 Tenerife
Career highlights
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Medals
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Greece National team

Ashraf Omar Amaya [1] (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.

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High school career

Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career. While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd-place finish in the 1988 Illinois High School Association playoffs. Amaya's number 50 jersey is retired at Walther.

College career

Amaya played college basketball for the Southern Illinois University.

Professional career

After college, Amaya then would appear for the Vancouver Grizzlies in their inaugural season (1995–96) and Washington Bullets (1996–97) in the NBA, playing a total of 85 games in those two seasons. [2]

Amaya last played professionally for the Apollon Patras club in Greece, in the Greek Basket League in 2004. He also played for the Dakota Wizards of the NBDL, Alpella Istanbul in Turkey (Turkish League), the Idaho Stampede in the CBA, and Maroussi Athens in Greece, with whom he won the FIBA Saporta Cup in the 2000–01 season. [3]

National team career

Amaya also played for the senior US national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. [4]

References

  1. "Ashraf Omar Amaya's profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. Amaya career statistics
  3. Marousi Saporta winner. (in Greek)
  4. 1998 USA Basketball. Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine