Peter Gerard Verhoeven (born February 15, 1959) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player.
He was selected by 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 ...
in the
1981 NBA draft
The 1981 NBA draft was the 35th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 9, 1981, before the 1981–82 season. The draft was broadcast in the United States on the USA Network. In this draft, 23 NBA te ...
and played for four teams throughout his six-year NBA career, averaging 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds a game.
Born in
Hanford, California
Hanford is a city and county seat of Kings County, California, located in the San Joaquin Valley region of the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley. The population was 53,967 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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, he played
collegiately at
Fresno State University
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until 1981, and in 2006 was inducted into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.
California State University Fresno Online Community – Class Notes
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1959 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from California
Charleston Gunners players
Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players
Golden State Warriors players
Indiana Pacers players
Kansas City Kings players
Liga ACB players
Sportspeople from Hanford, California
Portland Trail Blazers players
Small forwards
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