David Gerard Popson (born May 17, 1964) is an American former

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player who enjoyed a brief

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(NBA) career from 1988 until 1992. He played

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for the

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Biography

Popson, a 6'10"

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, played

at the

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for four years (1983–87). Popson was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. Born in

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, Popson attended Bishop O'Reilly High School where he held nearly all the basketball records.

Career statistics

NBA

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, 7 , , 0 , , 5.4 , , .333 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 1.6 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

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, 19 , , 0 , , 3.4 , , .406 , , .000 , , .900 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

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, 5 , , 0 , , 5.2 , , .429 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 1.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 41 , , 0 , , 4.8 , , .405 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.9

College

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, 29 , , - , , 6.4 , , .431 , , - , , .600 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 1.9 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 35 , , - , , 14.5 , , .529 , , - , , .738 , , 2.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , 17 , , 12.1 , , .504 , , - , , .846 , , 2.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 3.9 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 36 , , 34 , , 22.3 , , .541 , , .000 , , .771 , , 4.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.8 , , 10.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 134 , , 51 , , 14.2 , , .521 , , .000 , , .756 , , 2.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 5.7

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