Joe Binion (born March 26, 1961) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player.
College career
Born in
Rochester, New York
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, Binion played
college basketball
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with the
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. A&T, or simply A&T) is a public, historically black land-grant research university in Greensboro, North Caro ...
.
Professional career
Binion was selected by the
San Antonio Spurs
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, in the 3rd round (57th pick overall) of the
1984 NBA Draft. Binion played for the
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
(1986–87) in the
NBA, in 11 games. After that, he played overseas.
Binon at Pistoia
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See also
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External links
Lega Basket Serie A profile
Retrieved 15 June 2015
NBA profile
Retrieved 15 June 2015
REALGM.com profile
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References
1961 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from New York (state)
Florida Stingers players
Kansas City Sizzlers players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno players
Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball players
Olimpia Basket Pistoia players
Pallacanestro Reggiana players
Portland Trail Blazers players
Power forwards (basketball)
San Antonio Spurs draft picks
Sarasota Stingers players
Sportspeople from Rochester, New York
Topeka Sizzlers players
Virtus Bologna players
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
Great Taste Coffee Makers players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
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