Tree Rollins

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Wayne Monte "Tree" Rollins (born June 16, 1955, in Winter Haven, Florida) is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic. He was primarily known under his playing name, Tree Rollins. The 7-foot-1-inch Clemson graduate played center, and gained high esteem for his defense, particularly his rebounding and shot-blocking ability. He finished in the top three in blocked shots six times, leading the league during the 1982-83 NBA season. At the time of his retirement in 1995, he was fourth all-time in career blocked shots, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton. He currently holds the seventh highest total of career blocked shots, with 2,542. His 6,750 career rebounds currently place him 89th on the all-time list.

He was one-time coach of the now-defunct Greenville Groove of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL).^[1]

[edit] Trivia

• During an NBA game, he once bit Danny Ainge in the finger during a fight for a loose ball.^{[citation needed]}

• Rollins nickname was The Intimidator

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/tree_rollins_coach_020711.html

[edit] External link

• Coach profile @ NBA.com