John Leslie Turner (born November 30, 1967) is an American former professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
Turner was selected by the
Houston Rockets
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in the first round (20th pick overall) of the
1991 NBA draft, playing for the team in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) for one season.
During the
1991-92 NBA season, he appeared in 42 games, averaging 2.8 points per game.
At the end of the season, in August 1992, the Rockets agreed to release Turner so he could go to Spain to play for
CAI Zaragoza
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.
References
External links
Serie A profile Retrieved 11 August 2015
@ basketballreference.com
Spanish league stats
1967 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
Allegany Trojans men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Basket Livorno players
Basket Napoli players
CB Zaragoza players
Fabriano Basket players
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players
Harbour Heat players
Houston Rockets draft picks
Houston Rockets players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liga ACB players
Mens Sana Basket players
Olimpia Basket Pistoia players
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
People from Greenbelt, Maryland
Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland
Phillips University alumni
Phillips Haymakers men's basketball players
Power forwards (basketball)
Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
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