Tellis Frank

Tellis Frank
No. 32
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth April 26, 1965 (1965-04-26) (age 46)
Place of birth Gary, Indiana
Nationality American
High school Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana)
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College Western Kentucky (1983–1987)
NBA Draft 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career 1987–2001
Career history
1987–1989 Golden State Warriors
1989–1990 Miami Heat
1990–1991 Phonola Caserta (Italy)
1991 Minnesota Timberwolves
1991–1993 Phonola Caserta (Italy)
1993–1994 Minnesota Timberwolves
1994–1995 Pitch Cholet (France)
1995–1996 TDK Manresa (Spain)
1996–1997 Caja San Fernando (Spain)
1997–1998 León Caja España (Spain)
1998–1999 Scandone Avellino (Italy)
1999–2000 Basket Livorno (Italy)
2000–2001 Longobardi Scafati (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,710 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds 1,022 (3.9 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tellis Joseph Frank Jr. (born April 26, 1965 in Gary, Indiana) is a retired American professional basketball player. Frank is a 1983 graduate of Lew Wallace High School.

Frank was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round (14th overall pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft from Western Kentucky University. At 6'10" (2.08 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg) he played as a power forward. Frank played for the Warriors (1987-1989), Miami Heat (1989-1990) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1991-1992, 1993-1994) during his five-year NBA career, averaging 6.5 points per game. He was briefly signed by Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995, but did not play in any NBA games for the club.

Frank has played in Italy for Phonola Caserta (1990-1993, won Italian championship in 1991), Scandone Avellino (Serie A2, 1998-1999), Basket Livorno (Serie A2, 1999-2000) and Longobardi Scafati (Serie A2, 2000-2001). He also played in the ACB league in Spain.

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