Luc Longley
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 January 1969 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scotch College (Perth, Australia) |
| College | New Mexico (1987–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 1991–2001 |
| Position | Centre |
| Number | 13 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1986 | Perth Wildcats |
| 1991–1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1994–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998–2000 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2000–2001 | New York Knicks |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–present | Australian Boomers (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,090 (7.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,794 (4.9 rpg) |
| Blocks | 549 (1.0 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Lucien James "Luc" Longley (born 19 January 1969) is an Australian retired professional basketball player. He was the first Australian to play in the NBA, where he played for 10 seasons.
Longley, playing under the coaching of Phil Jackson and alongside such players as Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoč, Ron Harper, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, stands 7'2" (218 cm) tall and was the starting centre during the Chicago Bulls' second "three-peat" championship seasons from 1996–1998, including the Bulls' 1995–96 season, in which they set what was at the time an NBA record by going 72–10 during the regular season.
Longley represented Australia at the 1988, 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
Luc Longley was born 19 January 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria. At age sixteen Luc was a member of the Australian Under-19 side and the following year, 1986, he joined the Perth Wildcats, with whom he played two games.
Longley was recruited out of Scotch College in Perth by the University of New Mexico's basketball coach, Gary Colson, who went to Perth to recruit Longley's childhood friend Andrew Vlahov, who ended up attending Stanford University. Vlahov and Longley both played their junior basketball for the Belmont Redbacks District Basketball Club on the same team. Longley attended college at the University of New Mexico, from 1987 to 1991, where he averaged 19.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in his senior year. At nineteen he was a member of the national team for the Seoul Olympics, where they came fourth, the best result an Australian senior men's basketball team has achieved in Olympic competition.
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