John B. Tresvant (born November 6, 1939) is a retired American

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player. A native of Washington, D.C., he played high school football and baseball, but not play basketball as he was cut from the team. After graduating, he joined the

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. He was stationed at

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and repaired aircraft radar units. He grew several inches and was playing AAU basketball when

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spotted him and gave him a scholarship after his military service had concluded. A 6'7"

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, Tresvant played three seasons in Seattle. He averaged 17.9 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior, and 12.6 and 11.1, respectively, in his three-year career in Seattle. In 1963, he snared 40 rebounds in a game against the

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at the Seattle Center Arena, the fourth-highest total in

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history. He was selected in the fifth round (40th overall) of the

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by the

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. He played nine seasons in the league with St. Louis, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the Baltimore Bullets, posting NBA career averages of 9.2 points and 6.3 rebounds. After retiring from basketball because of a knee injury, Tresvant worked as an

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teacher and middle school basketball coach. In 2006, he invented the Total Rebounder Exercise System (TRES), a basket designed for use in training young players in rebounding techniques. Tresvant is divorced and the father of three grown children. He resides in

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