Daniel LaDrew Vranes (born October 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.
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| Born | October 29, 1958 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Skyline (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Utah (1977–1981) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1981: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1981–1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 23, 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1981–1986 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Aresium Milan | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Cagiva Varese | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 2,613 (5.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,998 (3.9 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 594 (1.2 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977). He was named to the inaugural McDonald's All-American team, which played in the 1977 Capital Classic.[1][2] A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.
In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points. Perhaps his best year as a professional came during the 1983–84 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 points per game. On January 18, 1984, Vranes recorded a career high 6 blocks in a 114–107 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[3] Known for his defense, after the 1984–85 season, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. That season, on October 26, he recorded 6 steals, along with scoring a team-high 24 points, during a 102–94 win over the Utah Jazz.[4][5]
His single-game total of 18 rebounds recorded on April 22, 1983, during a Game 2 loss to the Trail Blazers, are still tied for fourth most rebounds in Thunder/Sonic franchise history.[6]
He played in Europe for AEK BC, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano.
His ancestors emigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s.[7] Vranes is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8] He is a cousin of Jeff Judkins, his teammate at Utah.[9]
References
edit- ^ "The Origin of the McDonalds All American Game". ESPN. February 26, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Prep Al-America revealed". The Herald Journal. March 20, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Danny Vranes Career High 6 Blocks". Statmuse.
- ^ "Danny Vranes Game Highs". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Utah Jazz at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, October 26, 1984". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Most Rebounds in a Playoff Game by a Thunder/Sonic Player". Statmuse.
- ^ Shelly Gledhill: Colby Vranes, awaiting his mission in life Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
- ^ Jares, Joe. "A double Danny dandy," Sports Illustrated, January 29, 1979. Retrieved December 24, 2020
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- nba.com historical playerfile