Priest Lauderdale, Sofia, Bulgaria, 30 May 2011 |
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| Center | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 31, 1973 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| High school | Carver (Chicago, Illinois) |
| Listed height | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
| Listed weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Central State (1993–1994) |
| NBA Draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Pro career | 1995–present |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1996 | Peristeri Nikas (Greece) |
| 1996–1997 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2000 | Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) |
| 2000 | Fort Wayne Fury (CBA) |
| 2001 | Gaiteros del Zulia (Venezuela) |
| 2002 | Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) |
| 2002–2005 | Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria) |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) |
| 2006 | Saba Mehr Kazvin (Iran) |
| 2007 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) |
| 2007 | Al Nasr (United Arab Emirates) |
| 2008 | Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
| 2008 | Shandong Lions (China) |
| 2008–2009 2010 2011 2011 |
Mahram Tehran (Iran) Saba Mehr Qazvin (Iran) Chernomoretz Burgas (Bulgaria) Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) Chabeb-Zahle (Lebanon) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Priest Lauderdale (born August 31, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is a naturalized Bulgarian[1] professional basketball player who grew up in the United States.
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A 7' 4", 325 lb center, Lauderdale was selected 28th overall in the 1996 National Basketball Association Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, after playing collegiately at Central State University and professionally in the Greek League for Peristeri Nikas. He also attended Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois but did not play basketball there competitively.
He concluded his brief NBA career with the Denver Nuggets, in 1997–1998.
After 2001 he played professionally in Bulgaria for Lukoil Academic, and received Bulgarian citizenship three years later.[2]
Lauderdale is represented by Gary Ebert in his career as a basketball player.[3]
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