Manute Bol
Sign in to saveSudanese-American basketball player
Person
- Born
- 1962-10-16
- Died
- 2010-06-19
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 48
- Total plays
- 1,095
Tags
fastpunkOhiohardcore punkbowling green
Manute Bol is a positive hardcore punk band that formed in Bowling Green, Ohio in 2007. Geoff Diederich plays guitar, Tyler Fortney plays other guitar, Mark Gorey plays bass, Garret Bodette is the backbone, and Zack Seuberling is the host. Manute Bol takes their name from the tallest basketball player in NBA's history. Their influences range from Bad Brains, Saves the Day, the Misfits, and the Bouncing Souls. they went on indefinite hiatus in 2009 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Manute+Bol">
Recent publications · Crossref
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- A Review of Biochar and Its Use and Function in Soil
· 2010 · cited 1,700x
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· 2008 · cited 1,649x
- High-frequency, scaled graphene transistors on diamond-like carbon
· 2011 · cited 842x
- Comparative analysis of a large dataset indicates that internal transcribed spacer (ITS) should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants
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Key facts
- 1985
- Rhode Island Gulls
- 1994
- Washington Bullets
- Born
- c. 1946–1962 , Turalei , Sudan (present-day South Sudan )
- Died
- June 19, 2010 (aged between 48 and 64) , Charlottesville, Virginia , U.S.
- Nationality
- Dinka Sudanese / American
- Listed height
- 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
- Listed weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- College
- Bridgeport (1984–1985)
- Nba draft
- 1985 : 2nd round, 31st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Washington Bullets
- Playing career
- 1985–1997
- Position
- Center
- Number
Key dates
- Born
- 16 October 1962
- Died
- 19 June 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sudan
- Place of birth
- Turalei
- Place of death
- Charlottesville
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- University of Bridgeport
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- center
Article
Manute Bol (/məˈnuːt ˈboʊl/ mə-NOOT BOHL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Dinka Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Bol was one of the two tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
After he played college basketball for the Bridgeport Purple Knights, Bol was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1985 NBA draft. Bol played for the Bullets and three other teams over the course of his NBA career, which lasted from 1985 to 1995. A center, Bol is considered among the best shot-blockers in the history of the sport and is the only NBA player to retire with more career blocked shots than points scored. As of March 2026, he ranked second in NBA history in blocked shots per game and 17th in total blocked shots.
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