Wally Rank
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1958 Fort Ord, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carson (Carson, California) |
| College | San Jose State (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 5 / Pick: 99th overall |
| Selected by the San Diego Clippers | |
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| Number | 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1980–1981 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1981–1982 | Sacramora Rimini (Italy) |
| 1985 | Great Taste Coffee Makers (Philippines) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Wallace Aliifua "Wally" Rank (born March 1, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'6" guard-forward, Rank played college basketball for San Jose State University from 1977 to 1980. He scored 1,432 points in his college career and set a school record for points in a game when he tallied 40 against California State University, Sacramento on January 3, 1980.[1]
In 1980, Rank was selected by the San Diego Clippers with the 99th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft. He played 25 games for the Clippers during the 1980-81 NBA season, scoring 55 points.[2] He later played for Sacramora Rimini in Italy[3] and Great Taste Coffee Makers in the Philippines.[4]
Rank is a Samoan American, and played for the Western Samoa national basketball team at the 1993 Oceania championship.[5]
References
- ↑ San José State 2008-09 men's basketball media guide. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ↑ Wally Rank statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ↑ Legabasket statistics. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ↑ 1985 Great Taste Coffee Makers season. Wikipedia.
- ↑ Mike Reilley. "For Murphy, It's Jungle Out There - Basketball: UC Irvine assistant coaches Western Samoa national team to a gold medal at Oceania championships". Los Angeles Times. July 17, 1993. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
External links
- Wally Rank profile at the National Pacific Islander Educator Network
- 1958 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American people of Samoan descent
- Basketball players from California
- Basket Rimini Crabs players
- People from Carson, California
- People from Monterey County, California
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- San Diego Clippers draft picks
- San Diego Clippers players
- San Jose State Spartans men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
