Wallace Aliifua Rank (born March 1, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.
![]() Rank in 2016. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1958-03-01) March 1, 1958 (age 64) Fort Ord, California |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Carson (Carson, California) |
College | San Jose State (1976–1980) |
NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 5 / Pick: 99th overall |
Selected by the San Diego Clippers | |
Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
Number | 30 |
Career history | |
1980–1981 | San Diego Clippers |
1981–1982 | Sacramora Rimini |
1985 | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
A 6'6" guard-forward, Rank played college basketball for San Jose State University from 1977 to 1980. He scored 1,432 points in his college career and set a school record for points in a game when he tallied 40 against California State University, Sacramento on January 3, 1980.[1]
In 1980, Rank was selected by the San Diego Clippers with the 99th pick of the 1980 NBA draft. He played 25 games for the Clippers during the 1980–81 NBA season, scoring 55 points.[2] He later played for Sacramora Rimini in Italy[3] and Great Taste Coffee Makers in the Philippines.[4]
Rank is a Samoan American, and played for the Western Samoa national basketball team at the 1993 Oceania championship.[5]