Personal information | |
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Born |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
June 12, 1970
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Will Rogers (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
College | Arkansas (1988–1992) |
NBA draft | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1992–1999 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 11 |
Career history | |
1992–1996 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1996–1999 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,546 (5.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 642 (1.3 rpg) |
Assists | 1,767 (3.6 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals
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Orva Lee Mayberry Jr. (born June 12, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player, spending seven seasons in the National Basketball Association.
Mayberry played high school basketball at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, where he led them to a state championship in 1988.
Mayberry played collegiately at the University of Arkansas and scored 1,940 points for the Razorbacks. Mayberry was a teammate of Todd Day and Oliver Miller, who also had lengthy NBA careers, and helped lead Arkansas to the 1990 Final Four in Denver, Colorado, where they lost in the national semifinals to Duke.
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft, Mayberry played from 1992–1999 for the Bucks and Vancouver Grizzlies, averaging 5.1 points per game. For the first four years of his career, he played in 328 consecutive games, never missing a regular season game.
Mayberry also played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
In 2012 Mayberry was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. In an interview posted on 10 Jan 2012 Mayberry reviewed his playing days with the Razorbacks.
The article also disclosed that Mayberry was currently "...living in Tulsa, scouting for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA"