Ivan Daniels

Ivan Daniels is an American former semi professional basketball player. He was 6'10 ft, 235 lbs[1] and played the center position.[2]

Ivan Daniels
Personal information
BornFebruary 8th 1963
Chicago IL, Cook County Hospital.
NationalityAmerican & Argentine
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Park H.S. Roselle IL.
CollegeUIC (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 111th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
PositionCenter/Forward
NumberGrade School #1/High School #53/20/& 41. University #41. Semi Pro Numbers- 9/5/& 15.
Career history
1985Tonego '65 (basketball) Haaksbergen,Holland
1986Club Independiente de Zárate (basketball) Zárate, Argentina
1987Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Australia
Career highlights and awards
Captain of the Lancers Frosoph Boys basketball team 1979-80 Leading scorer and rebounder. Second team all conference Upstate 8 1980. Confrences Leading rebounder. MVP Lake Park Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament 1980. All Tournament team at the Luthor North Christmas Tournament 1980. Team Captain Lancers Varsity Boys Basketball Team 1980-81. 1st team All Conference in the Upstate 8, 1981. Inducted into the Lake Park H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame for Basketball. Lake Park High School's all time leading rebounder.

College

Daniels played four seasons of college basketball for University of Illinois at Chicago. He was a key member of the 1983-84 UIC team that won the Association of Mid-Continent Universities Conference regular season title and set a then-school record with 22 victories. During his senior year, Daniels averaged 17.7 points per game.[3]

Playing career

After his college career, Daniels was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 5th round of the 1985 NBA Draft.[4] He was cut by the Pacers before the start of the season[2] and went on to play professionally with, among others, Tonego '65 in the Dutch Basketball League during the 1985–1986 season[5] and the Newcastle Falcons of the Australian National Basketball League during the 1987 NBL season.[6]

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References

  1. "Sewell Signs Pact With Broncos". The Oklahoman. 22 July 1985. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. "Basketball". Orlando Sentinel. 22 July 1985. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "UIC Hall of Fame". uicflames.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "1985 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Spelers Dossier". db.basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. "Player Profile - Ivan Daniels". sportstg.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.


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