Danny Vranes
Daniel LaDrew Vranes (born October 29, 1958) is an American retired professional basketball player.
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| Born | October 29, 1958 Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | Skyline (Salt Lake City, Utah) | |||||||||||||
| College | Utah (1977–1981) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1981–1992 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
| Number | 23, 20 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1986 | Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Aresium Milan | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | Cagiva Varese | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Points | 2,613 (5.1 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,998 (3.9 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Assists | 594 (1.2 apg) | |||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977). A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.
In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1983–84 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 ppg. In the 1984–85 season, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
He played in Europe for AEK BC, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano.
His ancestors emigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s.[1] Vranes is a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] He is a cousin of Jeff Judkins, his teammate at Utah.[3]
References
- Shelly Gledhill: Colby Vranes, awaiting his mission in life Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
- Jares, Joe. "A double Danny dandy," Sports Illustrated, January 29, 1979. Retrieved December 24, 2020
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- nba.com historical playerfile