Anthony Avent (born October 18, 1969) is an American former professional

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player who was selected by the

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in the first round (15th pick overall) of the

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. Born in

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. The city is east of Raleigh, the st ...

, Avent played for the

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and

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in six NBA seasons. He played collegiately at

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where he played in the 1989 NCAA championship game. Prior to Seton Hall, Avent played at

Malcolm X Shabazz High School Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. Founded as South Side High School in 1912, the school was renam ...

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. Upon being drafted 15th overall by the Bucks, Avent went on to instead sign with Phonola Caserta of the Italian League. He made this decision after failing to reach a satisfactory contract with the Bucks. After one season in Italy, Avent signed a four-year deal with the Bucks, beginning with a $500,000 installment in his first season and increasing in $150,000 increments in each of the succeeding three seasons. Thus, Avent made $950,000 in the fourth year of his contract. In the 1996–97 season he played in several games for the perennially powerful Greek team Panathinaikos, and in 2001 he played for

PAOK BC PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 33 , , 20 , , 21.1 , , .404 , , .000 , , .772 , , 4.7 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

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, 41 , , 20 , , 16.5 , , .341 , , .000 , , .636 , , 4.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 3.5 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 71 , , 3 , , 15.0 , , .430 , , .000 , , .640 , , 4.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.7 , , 3.6 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

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, 71 , , 32 , , 22.3 , , .384 , , .000 , , .740 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 5.8 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

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, 5 , , 0 , , 8.8 , , .308 , , .000 , , .500 , , 2.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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, 2 , , 0 , , 20.0 , , .462 , , .000 , , .875 , , 5.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 9.5 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 7 , , 0 , , 5.7 , , .429 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 1.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 9 , , 0 , , 8.9 , , .450 , , .000 , , .833 , , 2.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 3.1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Avent, Anthony 1969 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey Basketball players from North Carolina Los Angeles Clippers players Malcolm X Shabazz High School alumni Milwaukee Bucks players Orlando Magic players Panathinaikos B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Power forwards Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players Sportspeople from Rocky Mount, North Carolina Utah Jazz players Vancouver Grizzlies players 20th-century American sportsmen