Personal information | |
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Born |
Shawnee, Oklahoma |
December 8, 1968
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Enid (Enid, Oklahoma) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall |
Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
Playing career | 1992–2004 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 20, 25 |
Career history | |
1992–1996 | Washington Bullets |
1996–1999 | Houston Rockets |
1999–2001 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
2001–2002 | Sacramento Kings |
2004 | Oklahoma Storm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,481 (5.9 ppg) |
Assists | 1,236 (3.9 apg) |
3P% | .387 |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Hartley Brent Price was born December 9, 1968 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, while his father, Denny Price, serviced as head coach of the Shawnee High School Wolves. The older Price took an assistant coach's position under John MacLeod at the University of Oklahoma. The two then moved to the Phoenix Suns in 1974. After coaching at Sam Houston State Denny Price enter private business in Enid, Oklahoma, where his sons Brent and Mark played high school ball. Brent played college ball at South Carolina later transferring to OU.
Price was drafted in the second round (32nd overall pick) in the 1992 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets (now Wizards). He played for Washington for 3 years scoring an average of 3 points a game, and made 41% of his field Goals. On May 19, 1995, he was waived by the Bullets and then re-signed on October 3, 1995. He was released in the end of the 1995 season, and signed with the Houston Rockets. He improved, averaging 5 points a game and made 43% of his field goals. On August 1, 1999, he was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Steve Francis and Tony Massenburg. It was a two-year struggle, scoring only 3 points a game and 30% made field goals. On June 27, 2001 he was acquired by Sacramento Kings with Mike Bibby for Jason Williams and Nick Anderson.
His older brother, Mark, who played his college ball at Georgia Tech, played 12 seasons in the NBA with four teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Bullets.
Price lives in Enid, Oklahoma, with his wife and four children.