Daniel LaDrew Vranes (born October 29, 1958) is an American retired professional basketball player.
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Born | (1958-10-29) October 29, 1958 (age 63) Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||
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High school | Skyline (Salt Lake City, Utah) | |||||||||||||
College | Utah (1977–1981) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1981–1992 | |||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
Number | 23, 20 | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
1981–1986 | Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||
1986–1988 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
1988–1989 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Aresium Milan | |||||||||||||
1992 | Cagiva Varese | |||||||||||||
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Points | 2,613 (5.1 ppg) | |||||||||||||
Rebounds | 1,998 (3.9 rpg) | |||||||||||||
Assists | 594 (1.2 apg) | |||||||||||||
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Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977). A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.
In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points. Perhaps his best year as a professional came during the 1983–84 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 points per game. On January 18, 1984, Vranes recorded a career high 6 blocks in a 114-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[1] Known for his defense, after the 1984–85 season, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. That season, on October 26, he recorded 6 steals, along with scoring a team high 24 points, during a 102-94 win over the Utah Jazz.[2][3]
His single game total of 18 rebounds recorded on April 22, 1983, during a Game 2 loss to the Trail Blazers, are still tied for fourth most rebounds in Thunder/Sonic franchise history.[4]
He played in Europe for AEK BC, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano.
His ancestors emigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s.[5] Vranes is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6] He is a cousin of Jeff Judkins, his teammate at Utah.[7]
United States men's basketball squad – 1979 Pan American Games – Gold medal | ||
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1981 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans | |
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