- Charlie Yelverton
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Charlie Yelverton No. 11 Guard / Small forward Personal information Date of birth December 5, 1948 Place of birth New York City, New York Nationality American High school Rice (Harlem, New York) Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Career information College Fordham NBA Draft 1971 / Round: 2 / Pick: 25th overall Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers Pro career 1971–1987 Career history 1971–1972 Portland Trail Blazers 1972 Scranton Apollos (EBA) 1972–1973 Olympiacos (Greece) 1974–1975 Ignis Varese (Italy) 1975–1976 Basket Brescia (Italy) 1977–1979 Mobilgirgi / Emerson Varese (Italy) 1979–1980 Viganello Basket (Italy) 1980–1987 Robur Basket Saronno (Italy) Career highlights and awards - Euroleague Champion (1975)
- Haggerty Award winner (1971)
Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Charlie Yelverton (born December 5, 1948 in New York, USA) is a former American basketball player. A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall guard-forward, he was drafted 25th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1971 NBA Draft, but only appeared in one NBA season.[1] He then headed to Europe and Ignis Varese. He helped the team to the 1975 Euroleague title and played in two other finals in 1978 and 1979. He also won the 1978 Italian league title while in Varese as well as a Swiss League and Cup crowns with Lugano in 1980.
On February 3, 2008, Yelverton was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the competition.
References
- ^ Charlie Yelverton. basketball-reference
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1971 NBA Draft First round Austin Carr · Sidney Wicks · Elmore Smith · Ken Durrett · George Trapp · Fred Brown · Cliff Meely · Darnell Hillman · Stan Love · Clarence Glover · Curtis Rowe · Dana Lewis · Jim Cleamons · John Roche · Kennedy McIntosh · Dean Meminger · Collis JonesSecond round Steve Patterson · Fred Hilton · Willie Sojourner · John Mengelt · Ted McClain · Jim McDaniels · Mike Newlin · Charlie Yelverton · Amos Thomas · Rick Fisher · Jim Rose · Isaiah Wilson · Spencer Haywood · Joe Bergman · Howard Porter · Marvin Stewart · Gregg Northington · Willie LongCategories:- 1948 births
- Living people
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- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
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