Ashraf Amaya

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Ashraf Amaya
Personal information
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 52)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Walther Lutheran
(Melrose Park, Illinois)
College Southern Illinois (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993 / Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2004
Position Forward
Number 18, 50
Career history
1993 Kolejliler (Turkey)
1993–1994 Quad City Thunder (CBA)
1994 Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
1994–1995 Ampelokipoi (Greece)
1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997 Washington Bullets
1997–1998 Idaho Stampede (CBA)
1998–1999 Ducato Siena (Italy)
1999–2002 Maroussi (Greece)
2003–2004 Ülkerspor (Turkey)
2004 Dakota Wizards (CBA)
2004 Tenerife (Spain)
Career highlights and awards

Ashraf Amaya (born November 23, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player.

High school career

Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career. While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd-place finish in the 1988 Illinois High School Association playoffs. Amaya's number 50 jersey is retired at Walther.

College career

Amaya played college basketball for the Southern Illinois University.

Professional career

After college, Amaya then would appear for the Vancouver Grizzlies in their inaugural season (1995-96) and Washington Bullets (1996–97) in the NBA, playing a total of 85 games in those two seasons.[1]

Amaya last played professionally for the Apollon Patras club in Greece, in the Greek Basket League in 2004. He also played for the Dakota Wizards of the NBDL, Alpella Istanbul in Turkey (Turkish League, the Idaho Stampede in the CBA, and Maroussi Athens in Greece, with whom he won the Saporta Cup in 2001.[2]

International career

Amaya also played for the US national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[3]

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