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Priest Lauderdale (born August 31, 1973) is an American-Bulgarian former professional
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player.


College career

Lauderdale attended
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at Carver Military Academy, in
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. After high school, Lauderdale played
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at
Central State University Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university in Wilberforce, Ohio. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Established by the state legislature in 1887 as a two-year program for te ...
, in
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, where he played with the
Central State Marauders The Central State Marauders and Lady Marauders are the athletic teams that represent Central State University, located in Wilberforce, Ohio, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Associ ...
(1993–1994). Lauderdale also attended
Kaskaskia College Kaskaskia College is a public community college in Centralia, Illinois Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in Marion County. The city is the large ...
, in
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, but he did not play competitive basketball while he was there.


Professional career

After college, Lauderdale, a 7'4" (2.24 m) tall, 330 lbs. (150 kgs),
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, played professionally in the
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. He played with Peristeri Athens, during the 1995–96 season. He also played in the Greek League All-Star Game that season. Lauderdale was selected in the first round, with the 28th overall pick of the
1996 NBA draft The 1996 NBA draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held on June 26, 1996 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting college basketball play ...
, by the
Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...
. Lauderdale saw action in 35
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regular season games played with the Atlanta Hawks, in the 1996–97 season. He averaged 3.2 points, as well as 1.2 rebounds per contest, and he also played in three playoff games for Atlanta that season. He concluded his brief NBA career with the
Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
, in the 1997–98 season, in which he averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, in 39 games played for the team. Lauderdale also played with the
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, in the
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, and with the
Connecticut Pride The Connecticut Pride (From 1993-94 the Hartford Hellcats) were an American professional basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association. They played in Hartford from 1993 to 2000, primar ...
, in the
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, during the 2000-01 season. Lauderdale played professionally with the
Bulgarian Basketball League The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed si ...
club
Lukoil Academic BC Academic Metropol Region ( bg, БК "Академик" Метропол-Рийджън) is a reestablished Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. In April 2022, Academic has been reborn and rebranded by the new ow ...
, from 2002 to 2005. While he was a member of the club, he received Bulgarian citizenship. During his pro club career, Lauderdale also played in numerous other countries besides
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and
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, including:
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,
Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
,
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,
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, the
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
,
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
, and the
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.


Coaching career

Lauderdale has worked as a
basketball coach Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behavior of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as wel ...
at youth camps in
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.


See also

*
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References


External links


NBA.com Player ProfileEuroCup Profile
@ Databasebasketball.com
Eurobasket.com ProfileCoach Priest Lauderdale
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lauderdale, Priest 1973 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American emigrants to Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Iran American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Apollon Limassol BC players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Chicago BC Levski Sofia players Bulgarian men's basketball players Bulgarian people of American descent Centers (basketball) Central State Marauders basketball players Denver Nuggets players Fort Wayne Fury players Gaiteros del Zulia players Mahram Tehran BC players Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria Peristeri B.C. players PBC Academic players People with gigantism Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players