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Christian Laettner is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Born in Angola in 1969, he competed as a power forward and center. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Dallas Mavericks. Laettner was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves and played professionally from 1992 until 2005.
He represented the United States in international competition, participating in the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1991 Pan American Games, the 1989 Tournament of the Americas, and the 1990 FIBA World Championship. Laettner attended Duke University and received the John R. Wooden Award. He is a native English speaker.
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Key facts
- 2012
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
- Born
- ( 1969-08-17 ) August 17, 1969 (age 56) , Angola, New York , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
- Listed weight
- 245 lb (111 kg)
- High school
- Nichols School ( Buffalo, New York )
- College
- Duke (1988–1992)
- Nba draft
- 1992 : 1st round, 3rd overall pick
- Drafted by
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Playing career
- 1992–2005
- Position
- Power forward / center
- Number
- 32, 44
- 1992 1996
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- 1996 1998
- Atlanta Hawks
- 1999 2000
- Detroit Pistons
- 2000 2001
- Dallas Mavericks
- 2001 2004
- Washington Wizards
- 2004 2005
- Miami Heat
- Points
- 11,121 (12.8 ppg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Forward/Center
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Angola
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- John R. Wooden Award
- Participant in
- 1990 FIBA World Championship
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 110
- Image
- Christian Laettner at Yahoo event.jpg
- Height
- 211
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- date of birth
- 1969-08-17
- Commons category
- Christian Laettner
- drafted by
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- end of work period
- 2005-00-00
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Christian Donald Laettner (/ˈleɪtnər/, LAYT-nər; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. He was the star player on back-to-back Duke National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992, and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year. He is famous for his game-winning shot against Kentucky in the 1992 tournament and being polarizing amongst basketball fans.
Laettner was the only collegian selected for the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, dubbed the "Dream Team", that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. As a member of the "Dream Team", Laettner is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, and FIBA Hall of Fame, while he is enshrined for his individual career in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. He was drafted third overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1992 NBA draft, then played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six teams, being named as an All-Star in 1997.
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