Spencer Dunkley

Spencer Dunkley

Personal information
Born	(1969-09-05) 5 September 1969 (age 55) Wolverhampton, England
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Newark (Newark, Delaware)
College	Delaware (1989–1993)
NBA draft	1993: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1993–2004
Position	Center
Career history
As a player:
1993	Long Island Surf
1993–1994	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1994–1995	Avtodor Saratov
1995–1996	Optima Gent
1996	Connecticut Pride
1996	Limoges CSP
1996–1998	Besançon BCD
1998–1999	Scandone Avellino
1999	CB Valladolid
2000–2001	Lugano Tigers
2001	Scandone Avellino
2001–2002	Viola Reggio Calabria
2002	Aveiro Esgueira
2002–2003	Maccabi Haifa B.C.
2003–2004	London Towers
As a coach:
2009–2012	Appoquinimink HS
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-NEC (1993)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Earl Spencer Dunkley (born 5 September 1969) is a British retired basketball player.

Biography

Earl Spencer Dunkley was born in Wolverhampton on 5 September 1969. He attended Parkfield High School in Wolverhampton before moving to the U.S. and settling in Newark, Delaware, where he studied at Newark High School and the University of Delaware, playing on the latter's basketball team.

Dunkley was selected by the Indiana Pacers of the NBA during the 1993 draft, becoming the first British basketballer to play in the NBA. ^[1] As a journeyman who played as a centre, he went on to play for teams in Belgium, England, France, Israel, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.S. before his retirement in 2004. He then returned to Delaware, where he coached the Appoquinimink High School basketball team from 2009 to 2012.

References

1. "Spencer Dunkley lives up to his promise". University of Delaware Messenger. 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

• Spencer Dunkley on Lega Basket (in Italian)^{[ unreliable source? ]}
• Spencer Dunkley on Liga ACB (in Italian)^{[ Link to precise page ]}