Cezary Trybański

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Cezary Trybański
Personal information
Center
Born	(1979-09-22) September 22, 1979 Warsaw
Nationality	Polish
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (218 cm)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
Pro playing career	1997–present
Career history
Legia Warszawa (1997–1998) MKS Pruszkow (1999–2002) Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2003) Phoenix Suns (2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Tulsa 66ers (2005–2006) Peristeri BC (2006–2008) Reno Bighorns (2008–2010) BK NH Ostrava (2010–2011) Alytus (2012–2013) Polpharma Starogard Gdański (2013–present)

Cezary Trybański (born September 22, 1979) is a Polish basketball player. He is a 7'2" 235 lb center. He was the first Polish-born player in the NBA.^[1]

Born in Warsaw, he is the brother of a Polish triple jumper, Małgorzata Trybańska.

Early career

In Poland he played for Legia Warszawa in 1997-98 and MKS Pruszkow of PLK league from 1999 to 2002.

NBA career

Cezary Trybański signed a 3-year contract worth $4.8 million with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 22, 2002. He became the first Polish-born player to appear in an NBA game on November 15, 2002 in a six-minute debut. He played a total of 22 NBA games with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, and the New York Knicks from 2002 to 2004. On August 5, 2004 he was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a six-player trade that sent Jamal Crawford to the New York Knicks. In October 2004 he was waived by the Bulls. In 2005 he was selected 63rd overall in the 2005 NBDL Draft by the Tulsa 66ers. He appeared in 45 games making 15 starts and put up averages of 3.5 PPG 3.3 RPG and nearly 2 blocks in just 16 minutes. In October 2006, he signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors worth about US$600,000. Soon after signing this deal Trybanski was released. He was then reacquired by the 66ers. He was waived on November 22, 2006 to rehabilitate an injury and re-signed on December 1, 2006.

References

↑ http://www.sport.pl/koszykowka/1,65036,14249976,TBL__Cezary_Trybanski_wraca_do_polskiej_ekstraklasy.html

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Persondata
Name	Trybański, Cezary
Alternative names
Short description	Polish basketball player
Date of birth	September 22, 1979
Place of birth	Warsaw
Date of death
Place of death

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