Paul Graham (basketball)

American basketball player

For other people named Paul Graham, see Paul Graham (disambiguation).

Paul GrahamPersonal information

Born|  (1967-11-28) November 28, 1967 (age 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight| 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school| Benjamin Franklin
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College| Ohio (1985–1989)
NBA draft| 1989 / Undrafted
Playing career| 1990–2004
Position| Small forward / Shooting guard
Number| 25
Career history
1990| Goldfields Giants
1990–1991| Albany Patroons
1991–1994| Atlanta Hawks
1994–1995| Rapid City Thrillers
1995–1997| Omaha Racers
1997| Mayagüez
1997–1998| Dijon
1998| Atlantic City Seagulls
1998–1999| Elitzur Givat Shmuel
1999–2000| Strasbourg IG
2000| San Carlos
2000–2001| Chalon
2001–2002| BK Skonto
2002| Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2004| Delaware Destroyers
Career highlights and awards

* LNB Pro A All-Star (1998)
* MAC Player of the Year (1989)
* 2× First-team All-MAC (1988, 1989)
* MAC Freshman of the Year (1986)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Paul Graham (born November 28, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for Ohio where he averaged 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 110 career games.[1]

Coming out of college, Graham moved to Australia in 1990 where he joined the Goldfields Giants of the Western Australian State League. He played in 10 games for the Giants before departing the club mid-season to return to the United States for an NBA tryout. In his final game for the Giants, he scored a league record equalling 82 points in a 155–134 win over the Willetton Tigers.[2] Over his 10-game stint, he averaged 43.3 points,[3] 5.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.

Upon his return to the United States, Graham joined the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association for the 1990–91 season. Following this stint, he had a three-year run with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks between 1991 and 1994. In 179 games for the Hawks, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 18.7 minutes per game.[4]

Between 1994 and 1997, Graham played in Continental Basketball Association. He then embarked on an overseas career in 1997, playing in Puerto Rico and France before returning to the United States in mid-1998. Graham later had stints in Israel, France, Dominican Republic and Latvia before wrapping up his career with minor stints in the United States Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Alliance.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Paul Graham Stats
2. ^ "Giants Throwback Thursday – Third Edition". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
3. ^ SKYWEST BASKETBALL LEAGUE: MEN – All time Players
4. ^ Paul Graham NBA Stats

## External links[edit]

* Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
* NBA.com profile

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Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

* 1968: Foster
* 1969: Mix
* 1970: Penix
* 1971: Kowall
* 1972: Kozelko
* 1973: Kozelko
* 1974: Luckett
* 1975: Roundfield
* 1976: Tyson
* 1977: Hicks
* 1978: Aldridge
* 1979: Dawkins
* 1980: Swaney
* 1981: Knuckles
* 1982: McLaughlin
* 1983: McCallum
* 1984: Devereaux
* 1985: Harper
* 1986: Harper
* 1987: James
* 1988: Long
* 1989: Graham
* 1990: Jamerson
* 1991: Kennedy
* 1992: Geter
* 1993: Trent
* 1994: Trent
* 1995: Trent
* 1996: Wells
* 1997: Daniels
* 1998: Wells
* 1999: Szczerbiak
* 2000: Stacey
* 2001: Webber
* 2002: McLeod
* 2003: Kaman
* 2004: Williams
* 2005: Battle
* 2006: Haynes
* 2007: Travis
* 2008: Fisher
* 2009: Bramos
* 2010: Kool
* 2011: Greene
* 2012: Watt
* 2013: Cooper
* 2014: McCrea
* 2015: Moss
* 2016: Campbell
* 2017: Johnson
* 2018: Fletcher
* 2019: Massinburg
* 2020: L. Jackson
* 2021: M. Jackson
* 2022: Carry

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