John Coker (basketball)

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John Coker
Personal information
Born (1971-10-28) October 28, 1971 (age 52)
Richland, Washington
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school Olympic (Bremerton, Washington)
College Boise State (1991–1995)
NBA draft 1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–2003
Position Center
Number40, 51
Career history
1995–1996 Phoenix Suns
1996 Connecticut Pride
1996–1997 KK Sibenik
1998 Xacobeo 99 Ourense
1999 Washington Wizards
2000 Quad City Thunder
2000–2001 Golden State Warriors
2001 Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2001 Viola Reggio Calabria
2002 Asheville Altitude
2003 Idaho Stampede
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big Sky (1994, 1995)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Michael Coker (born October 28, 1971) is an American professional basketball player born in Richland, Washington.

Playing at center at 7'0", he has played in the NBA for three teams and also in the Continental Basketball Association with the Idaho Stampede. He has also been under contract with, but has not played in any regular season games for the Toronto Raptors (1997), Houston Rockets (1999) and Minnesota Timberwolves (2000).[ citation needed ]


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