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Bruce Flowers (born June 13, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall, he played as a power forward. Flowers is one of the few American players to have won all three of the different major European titles during his playing era, meaning the EuroLeague, as well as the now defunct FIBA Saporta Cup and FIBA Korać Cup competitions.

Bruce Flowers

Personal information
Born	(1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 65) Rochester, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Berkley (Berkley, Michigan)
College	Notre Dame (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1979–1987
Position	Power forward
Number	23
Career history
1979–1982	Gabetti / Squibb Cantù
1982–1983	Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1986	Virtus Banco di Roma
1986–1987	Filanto Desio
Career highlights and awards
2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1982, 1985) EuroLeague champion (1982) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1982) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1986) First-team Parade All-American (1975)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

NBA

Flowers was drafted 26th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1979 NBA draft, but only appeared in one NBA season.[1]

Europe

Starting his European pro career in Cantù, he helped them win both the Italian League championship and the 1980–81 FIBA Saporta Cup. Flowers would add the EuroLeague title with Cantù in 1981–82, scoring 21 points in the EuroLeague Final against Maccabi, and he later captured the FIBA Korać Cup trophy with Virtus Roma in 1985–86.

On February 3, 2008, Flowers was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the competition.

References

External links

• Euroleague 50 Greatest Contributors - Nominees
• NBA Profile and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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