David Chalton Ancrum (born June 9, 1958) is an American retired professional and college

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player. He played

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for Utica College. Subsequently, he had a professional basketball career, and played in several leagues, most notably in the CBA,

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and

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. He was the top scorer in the 1994 Israel Basketball Premier League. He played at the

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position.

College career

Born in New York City, Ancrum grew up in Roosevelt, New York, on

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. He played

with Utica College's men's basketball team, from 1978 to 1980. He is the all-time leader in points per game, for his college with an average of 23.1

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, in 47 games played. He is also the school's seventh all-time leading scorer, with 1,084 total points scored. He is the only Utica player to reach the 1,000 points scored mark in less than four seasons, and the only Utica player to score more than 600 points in a single season. In 2010 Ancrum was inducted in Utica's hall of fame.

Professional career

Ancrum played professionally for the

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, under coach

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, from 1984 to 1986. He averaged 14.2 points per game in the 1984–1985 season. He subsequently signed for the

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. He led his team to beat the Patroons 117–110, scoring 23 points. After playing basketball in

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and

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, he signed with

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of the Greek League, in 1987. In his first season, he was only eligible to play in international competitions, since foreign players were not allowed in the Greek League at the time. So in his first season with Iraklis, he only played with the club in the European third tier level FIBA Korać Cup's 1987–88 season competition. He averaged 22.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in that season's Korać Cup. Starting with the 1988–1989 season, when foreign players were declared eligible in the Greek League, through the 1991–1992 season, he appeared in 104 Greek League games for Iraklis, averaging 33.7

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, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. After being waived by Iraklis, Ancrum played in the Israeli Super League with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Afula. In the EuroLeague's 1992–1993 season, Ancrum appeared in 11 games with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and averaged 16.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He was the top scorer in the 1994 Israel Basketball Premier League.

Coaching career

Ancrum retired from playing professional basketball as the result of a knee injury. He then became a

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at the high school level. He currently lives in

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, where he runs the basketball program for

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References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileIsraeli Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ancrum, David 1958 births Living people Albany Patroons players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Sacramento, California Basketball players from New York City Hapoel Afula players High school basketball coaches in California Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Morrisville State College alumni Savannah Spirits players Shooting guards Utica Pioneers men's basketball players