Brett Vroman

Brett Grant Vroman (born December 25, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 7'0" 220 lb center, he played college basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His professional career included a brief stint with the NBA's Utah Jazz and 12 years playing in Europe.[1]

Brett Vroman
Personal information
Born (1955-12-25) December 25, 1955
Hollywood, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolProvo (Provo, Utah)
College
NBA draft1978 / Round: 4 / Pick: 87th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1980–1989
PositionCenter
Number52
Career history
1980Utah Jazz
1980–1981Billings Volcanos
1981–1983Sapori Siena
1983–1984Italcable Perugia
1984–1985Pepper Mestre
1985Aris
1985–1986Segafredo Gorizia
1987Wuber Napoli
1988–1989Torpan Pojat
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Vroman was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 21st pick in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA Draft but never made the team. On July 27, 1980 he signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz[2] for whom he played 11 games in 1980-81, averaging 3.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 assist per game. After ending his NBA career, he played in Europe, mostly in Italy.[3]

He is the father of the late Jackson Vroman,[4] who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA draft and played with the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Hornets / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets from 2004 to 2006.

Notes
  1. Vroman vrooms up Suns' draft chart, by Paul Coro, The Arizona Republic. Published June 27, 2004
  2. 1980 NBA Transactions Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Lega A Basket
  4. Going the Long Way, by Paul Coro, The Arizona Republic, posted June 26, 2004
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