Patrick Wayne Durham (born March 10, 1967) is a retired American professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player who played in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) and several other top professional leagues. He was selected by the
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. The ...
in the second round (35th pick overall) of the
1989 NBA draft
The 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn ...
.
Durham played two years in the NBA for the
Golden State Warriors
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and
Minnesota Timberwolves
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. His best year as a pro came during the
1994–95 season as a member of the Timberwolves, appearing in 59 games and averaging 5.1 ppg. Durham played collegiately at
Colorado State University.
Durham also played professionally in Europe. In 1997, he was with Nancy, and he played for
STB Le Havre
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in France for the 2005–06 season.
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References
External links
Pat Durham NBA statistics ''basketballreference.com''
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1967 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American sportspeople
ALM Évreux Basket players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Apollon Patras B.C. players
Basketball players from Dallas
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets players
Colorado State Rams men's basketball players
Dallas Mavericks draft picks
Élan Béarnais players
Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Golden State Warriors players
Greek Basket League players
La Crosse Catbirds players
Liga ACB players
Minnesota Timberwolves players
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Rapid City Thrillers players
Real Betis Baloncesto players
San Miguel Beermen players
Saski Baskonia players
SLUC Nancy Basket players
Small forwards
STB Le Havre players
Valencia Basket players