.jpg) O'Bannon in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Artesia (Lakewood, California) |
| College | UCLA (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 1995–2004 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 31 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1997 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1997 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1998 | La Crosse Bobcats |
| 1998 | Acegas A.P.S. Trieste |
| 1998–1999 | CB Valladolid |
| 1999–2000 | Rethymno Aegean |
| 1999–2000 | Boca Juniors |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Stars |
| 2001–2002 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2002–2003 | Polonia Warszawa |
| 2003–2004 | Ostromecko Astoria Bydgoszcz |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 634 (5.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 316 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 102 (0.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
Edward Charles O'Bannon Jr. (born August 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a power forward for the UCLA Bruins on their 1995 NCAA championship team. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the ninth overall pick of the 1995 NBA draft. After two seasons in the NBA, he continued his professional career for another eight years, mainly playing in Europe.
O'Bannon was the lead plaintiff in O'Bannon v. NCAA, an antitrust class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association which resulted in the discontinuation of NCAA video games.[1]
- ^ Bailey, Kat (February 5, 2021). "How EA Is Bringing Back College Football and Sidestepping the NCAA's Biggest Problems". Vice. Retrieved February 5, 2021.