Danny Vranes

Danny Vranes
Personal information
Born (1958-10-29) October 29, 1958
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Skyline (Salt Lake City, Utah)
College Utah (1977–1981)
NBA draft 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career 1981–1992
Position Power forward
Number 23, 20
Career history
1981–1986 Seattle SuperSonics
1986–1988 Philadelphia 76ers
1988–1989 AEK Athens
1989–1992 Aresium Milan
1992 Cagiva Varese
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,613 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds 1,998 (3.9 rpg)
Assists 594 (1.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan Team competition

Daniel LaDrew "Danny" Vranes (born October 29, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977). A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.

In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1983–84 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 ppg. In the 1984–85 season, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

He played in Europe for AEK BC, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano.

His ancestors emigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s.[1] Vranes is a member of the LDS Church.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Shelly Gledhill: Colby Vranes, awaiting his mission in life Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
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