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Manute Bol
Center ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#1

Manute Bol

Age63 BornOct 16, 1962 FromUSA Height229 cm (7'6") Weight91 kg CollegeBridgeport Draft1985 · #31
Career averages
2.5PPG
4.2RPG
0.3APG
638 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
638Games
1,603Career points
7.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 241 games · 1985-86 to 1993-94
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Defense Team1985
All awards
Career highsSingle season
3.9PPG · 1988-89 · GSW
6.0RPG · 1985-86 · WAS
0.5APG · 1989-90 · GSW
9.8PER · 1988-89 · GSW
1.7Win shares · 1988-89 · GSW
Draft1985
2Round
31Overall pick
From Bridgeport
Position rank1992-93
#51PPG rank
#40PER rank
#42Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 54 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1988-89 - 1994-95 · 3 seasons
2.9 PPG 4.7 RPG 0.4 APG
160 games
Miami Heat
1993-94 - 1993-94 · 1 seasons
0.3 PPG 1.4 RPG 0.0 APG
8 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1990-91 - 1993-94 · 4 seasons
1.8 PPG 3.6 RPG 0.3 APG
215 games
Washington Wizards
1985-86 - 1993-94 · 4 seasons
3.0 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.2 APG
241 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1985-86 WAS 80 60 26.1 3.7 6.0 0.3 0.4 5.0 46.0 0.0 48.8 - -
1986-87 WAS 82 12 18.9 3.1 4.4 0.1 0.2 3.7 44.6 0.0 67.2 - -
1987-88 WAS 77 4 14.8 2.3 3.6 0.2 0.1 2.7 45.5 0.0 53.1 - -
1988-89 GSW 80 4 22.1 3.9 5.8 0.3 0.1 4.3 36.9 22.0 60.6 9.8 1.7
1989-90 GSW 75 20 17.5 1.9 3.7 0.5 0.2 3.2 33.1 18.8 51.0 7.2 0.0
1990-91 PHI 82 6 18.6 1.9 4.3 0.2 0.2 3.0 39.6 7.1 58.5 8.4 1.3
1991-92 PHI 71 2 17.8 1.5 3.1 0.3 0.2 2.9 38.3 0.0 46.2 7.7 0.8
1992-93 PHI 58 23 14.7 2.2 3.3 0.3 0.2 2.1 40.9 31.3 63.2 8.5 0.2
1993-94 NBA 14 0 8.3 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 21.1 0.0 0.0 - -
1993-94 MIA 8 0 7.6 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 8.3 0.0 0.0 -3.4 -0.3
1993-94 PHI 4 0 12.3 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 42.9 0.0 0.0 10.2 0.1
1993-94 WAS 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
1994-95 GSW 5 2 16.2 3.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.8 60.0 60.0 0.0 9.5 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1994 Miami Heat Golden State Warriors season change
Jul 1994 Philadelphia 76ers Golden State Warriors season change
Oct 1993 Miami Heat Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1993-94 to 1993-94
Jul 1993 Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards season change
Jul 1993 Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat season change
Jul 1990 Golden State Warriors Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1988 Washington Wizards Golden State Warriors season change

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Born on October 16

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About Manute Bol

Manute Bol was a Dinka Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Bol was one of the two tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).