Granville Waiters

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Granville Stephen Waiters (born January 8, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player.

At 6'11" and 225 pounds, Waiters played center for Ohio State University's basketball team and was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1983 NBA Draft. The Blazers sold their draft rights to the Indiana Pacers, and Waiters spent his first two seasons in Indiana. He then played for the Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls until leaving the NBA for Europe in 1988. Waiters averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds over the course of his NBA career.

From 1988 to 1990 Waiters played in Spain as a member of FC Barcelona and CB Caja Bilbao. He is currently involved with several humanitarian efforts in his native Ohio.

During his career, he was (and still is) recognized for being bald, sporting a horseshoe haircut, despite his age.