John Amaechi

John Amaechi
OBE
Personal information
Born (1970-11-26) 26 November 1970 (age 53)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityBritish / American / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–2003
PositionPower forward / center
Number13, 26
Career history
1987–1988Manchester United Basketball
1995–1996Cleveland Cavaliers
1996Cholet
1996–1997Panathinaikos
1997Virtus Bologna
1997–1998Sheffield Sharks
1998–1999CSP Limoges
19992001Orlando Magic
20012003Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,837 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds772 (2.6 rpg)
Assists228 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team

John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi // , OBE (/əˈmi/; born 26 November 1970) is an English-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt and Penn State, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Amaechi also played in France, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a psychologist and consultant, establishing his company Amaechi Performance Systems.

In February 2007, Amaechi became the first former NBA player to publicly come out as gay after doing so in his memoir Man in the Middle.[1] Since then, he has been regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes".[2]

  1. ^ Woods, Mark (18 February 2007). "Coming out fighting off basketball court". Scotland on Sunday. Edinburgh, UK. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Fifa boss Sepp Blatter sorry for Qatar 'gay' remarks". BBC Sport. London. 17 December 2010.