![]() Brabender (#4 in white) | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Montevideo, Minnesota, U.S. | October 16, 1945||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Milan (Milan, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||
College |
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NBA draft | 1967: 14th round, 145th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1967–1985 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 4, 14 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1990–2004 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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1967–1983 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Caja Madrid | ||||||||||||||
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1990–1991 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Valladolid | ||||||||||||||
2004 | CB Illescas | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968,[1] relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national team.[2] At a height of 6'4" (1.93 m), he could play at either the shooting guard or small forward positions. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. On February 3, 2008, Brabender was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European professional club basketball, over the previous half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.[3] In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.