Gregory Lawrence Graham (born November 26, 1970) is an American former professional

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player who played five seasons in the

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(NBA).

College career

Graham played collegiately for Bob Knight and the Indiana University Hoosiers, where he played alongside

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and

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. From 1991 to 1993, the Hoosiers posted 87 victories, the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span, breaking the mark of 86 set by Knight's Indiana teams of 1974–76. Teams from these three seasons spent all but two of the 53 poll weeks in the top 10, and 38 of them in the top 5. They captured two Big Ten crowns in 1990–91 and

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, and during the 1991–92 season reached the Final Four. During the

season, the 31–4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the

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, but were defeated by

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in the

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College statistics

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Professional career

Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round (17th pick overall) of the

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, he played in five NBA seasons from 1993 to 1997 for the Philadelphia 76ers,

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/ref> He averaged 4.5 points per game in his NBA career Graham returned to his alma mater, Warren Central High School, to coach for 7 seasons, resigning in April, 2015 with a record of 80–74, when family considerations resulted in a move to Rhode Island. His tenure at Warren Central included three appearances in the Marion County tournament championship.

References

"Greg Graham resigns as Warren Central basketball coach"
IndyStar, March 5, 2015

External links

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