Gregory Alan Dreiling (born November 7, 1962) is an American former professional

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player. Dreiling played center. He attended high school at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in

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. He initially attended

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and later transferred to the

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after his freshman year. He was selected by the

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in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft. Dreiling played ten seasons in the NBA, primarily as a backup center. He also played for the

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and

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in the NBA. He also played in the

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for the

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and Rockford Lightning. He serves as an advance scout for the

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Regular season

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Playoffs

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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College

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Wichita State Wichita State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 ...

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Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreiling, Greg 1962 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wichita, Kansas Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers players Dallas Mavericks players Indiana Pacers draft picks Indiana Pacers players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Oklahoma City Cavalry players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Rockford Lightning players Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States