Hartley Brent Price (born December 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for four teams in the

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(NBA). He is the brother of 4-time

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Mark Price William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Charlotte 49ers. As a player, he played for 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1 ...

Early years

Price was born in

Shawnee, Oklahoma Shawnee ( sac, Shânîheki) is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 in 2010, a 4.9 percent increase from the figure of 28,692 in 2000. The city is part of the Oklahoma Cit ...

. His father, Denny served as head coach of the Shawnee High School Wolves. Denny Price was an assistant coach under John MacLeod for the

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team and then moved to the

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in 1974 also as an assistant coach. After coaching at

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, Denny opened up a private business in

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in 1979, where his sons Brent and Mark played high school ball at

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College career

Brent played college basketball at

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for 2 years and later on transferred to

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for his junior and senior years.

Professional career

Price was drafted in the second round with the 32nd overall pick in the

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by the

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. He played for the Bullets for 3 years and averaged 6.9 points per game and had a 43.6% field goal percentage. On April 19, 1995, he was waived by the Bullets and then re-signed with the team on October 3, 1995. Price scored a career-high 30 points and dished out 13 assists in a 116–109 loss to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. He signed with the

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as a free agent on July 16, 1996. On August 27, 1999, he was traded to the

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as part of a 3-team deal together with

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and a 1st round draft pick for

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and

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. On June 27, 2001 he was acquired by the

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with

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in exchange for Jason Williams and Nick Anderson.

Personal life

Price lives in

, with his wife and four children. His older brother,

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played 12 seasons in the NBA with four teams including the

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and

References

External links

NBA stats
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