Fred Reynolds (born August 20, 1960) is a retired American professional

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player. Attended the

University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stud ...

from 1979–80 through 1981–82 and 1983–84, sat out of the entire 1982–83 season because of a broken leg but bounced back to become a member of the gold medal-winning United States national team in the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

, Reynolds also played for the American squad that placed second to Russia in the 1982 World Basketball championships. He was taken by the

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in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft, has had European experience playing in Belgium and Spain.

External links

Fred Reynold's Bio

Fred Reynolds Player Profile
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