Shea Brandon Seals (born August 26, 1975) is an American former professional

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player. He played in four games during the

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as a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the

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team and is still their all-time career scoring leader, also played in the

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with the

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and the

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, in the NBDL with the Mobile Revelers, and professionally in

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with

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and

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. The

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have retired Seals' number (#21). He served eight years as the head basketball coach at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is probably best remembered for his performance against Dream Team III on July 6, 1996, the first exhibition game prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Dream Team III won the Gold. He scored 20 points, leading all players on both squads, for his Collegiate All-Star team. Despite his amazing game which helped the College Stars build a 17-point lead at the half, Dream Team III managed to win 96–90.

References

External links

NBA.com player profile
@ basketballreference.com

1975 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Oklahoma Basketball players from Oklahoma High school basketball coaches in the United States Los Angeles Lakers players Mobile Revelers players Philippine Basketball Association imports San Miguel Beermen players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball coaches Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub