Randall Drew Denton (born February 18, 1949) is an American former professional
basketball player.
Denton graduated from
William G. Enloe High School
William G. Enloe High School, also known as Enloe Magnet High School or Enloe High School, is a public magnet high school offering Gifted & Talented and International Baccalaureate programs located in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina, United Stat ...
in 1967. A 6'10"
center from
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
, Randy holds the all-time Duke record for average rebounds per game at 12.7. Denton played six seasons (1971–1977) in the
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...
and
National Basketball Association as a member of the
Carolina Cougars
The Carolina Cougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Ca ...
,
Memphis Pros / Tams,
Utah Stars,
Spirits of St. Louis, and
Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 11.5 points and 8.6
rebounds
'Rebound' is a term used in sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play) becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put the ball or puck into the goal has been unsuccessful. Rebounds are generally ...
in his ABA/NBA career.
References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina
Boston Celtics draft picks
Centers (basketball)
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
Carolina Cougars players
Memphis Pros players
Memphis Sounds draft picks
Memphis Tams players
Spirits of St. Louis players
Utah Stars players
William G. Enloe High School alumni
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