Olden Polynice

Olden Polynice

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Center
Personal information
Date of birth	November 21, 1964 (1964-11-21) (age 46)
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian
High school	All Hallows (The Bronx, New York)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Virginia (1983–1986)
NBA Draft	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career	1986–2006
Career history
1986–1987	Hamby Rimini (Italy)
1987–1991	Seattle SuperSonics
1991–1992	Los Angeles Clippers
1992–1994	Detroit Pistons
1994–1998	Sacramento Kings
1999	Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2001	Utah Jazz
2001–2002	Las Vegas Slam (ABA)
2002–2003	Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
2003	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (USBL)
2003	Gary Steelheads (USBL)
2003	Los Angeles Clippers
2004	Long Beach Jam (CBA)
2004–2005	Michigan Mayhem (CBA)
2005–2006	Los Angeles Aftershock (ABA)
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,265 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds	7,110 (6.7 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Olden Polynice (born November 21, 1964 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian former professional basketball player. He played center for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.

Career

After graduating from All Hallows High School in the Bronx, Polynice played college basketball at the University of Virginia. After three years in college and playing with Serie A's Hamby Rimini in 1986-87, he was selected 8th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1987 NBA Draft, but was immediately traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Scottie Pippen. Polynice then arrived in Detroit in 1992 after being traded by the Los Angeles Clippers and departed two years later when he was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Pete Chilcutt and two draft picks.

In 15 NBA seasons, Polynice averaged 23.5 minutes, 7.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, with a career PER of 13.2. At 6'11", he was often signed by teams in need of a rebounder and interior player, and consistently ranked among the league leaders in offensive rebounds. Polynice retired from the NBA in 2004 after a brief return to the Clippers. He played in 2004-05 for the Los Angeles Aftershock of the ABA.

Upon retiring, Polynice served as coach for the ABA's Long Beach Breakers. In 1997, still active, he worked as a color commentator for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs.

References

External links

• NBA.com profile
• NBA.com historical playerfile
• College stats at sportsstats.com

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Name	Polynice, Olden
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Date of birth	November 21, 1964
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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