Vincent Raymond Yarbrough (born March 21, 1981) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who played in the
NBA and Europe.
The 6'7" and 210 lb forward out of the
University of Tennessee
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was selected as the fourth pick of the second round (33rd overall) of the
2002 NBA Draft by the
Denver Nuggets. He played 59 games with them during
2002-03 (his only season in the NBA), averaging 6.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Yarbrough's final NBA game was on April 16th, 2003 in a 84 - 89 loss to the
Houston Rockets where he recorded 8 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Yarbrough also played with
Oostende of the
Belgian
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basketball league and in
Italy
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with
Sicilia Messina and
Viola Reggio Calabria
Viola Reggio Calabria was an Italian professional basketball club based in Reggio Calabria, Calabria.
At its heyday the club was renowned for discovering talented players who would go on to play at the highest level, for example five former pla ...
.
In the 2006–07 season, Yarbrough played for the
German
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team
Brose Baskets
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in
Bamberg,
Bavaria
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after signing for the team in July 2006.
In July 2008, Yarbrough was signed by
Telekom Baskets Bonn
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for the 2008–09 season.
Bonn brings in forward Vincent Yarbrough
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Notes
External links
@ NBA.com
@ basketballreference.com
Player Profile
@ Legabasket.it
1981 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Tennessee
BC Oostende players
Brose Bamberg players
Denver Nuggets draft picks
Denver Nuggets players
EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Riesen Ludwigsburg players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Cleveland, Tennessee
Small forwards
Telekom Baskets Bonn players
Tennessee Volunteers basketball players
Viola Reggio Calabria players
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