Ashraf Amaya

Ashraf Amaya

Personal information
Born	(1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 52) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Walther Lutheran (Melrose Park, Illinois)
College	Southern Illinois (1989–1993)
NBA draft	1993: undrafted
Playing career	1993–2004
Position	Power forward
Number	18, 50
Career history
1993	Kolejliler
1993–1994	Quad City Thunder
1994	Fort Wayne Fury
1994–1995	Ampelokipoi
1995–1996	Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997	Washington Bullets
1997–1998	Idaho Stampede
1998–1999	Ducato Siena
1999–2002	Maroussi
2003–2004	Ülkerspor
2004	Dakota Wizards
2004	Tenerife
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Saporta Cup champion (2001) 2× Greek League All-Star (1999, 2001) CBA champion (2004) MVC Player of the Year (1992)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing  United States FIBA World Cup 1998 Greece National team

Ashraf Omar Amaya^[1] (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.

High school career

Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career. While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd-place finish in the 1988 Illinois High School Association playoffs. Amaya's number 50 jersey is retired at Walther.

College career

Amaya played college basketball for the Southern Illinois University.

Professional career

After college, Amaya then would appear for the Vancouver Grizzlies in their inaugural season (1995–96) and Washington Bullets (1996–97) in the NBA, playing a total of 85 games in those two seasons.^[2]

Amaya last played professionally for the Apollon Patras club in Greece, in the Greek Basket League in 2004. He also played for the Dakota Wizards of the NBDL, Alpella Istanbul in Turkey (Turkish League), the Idaho Stampede in the CBA, and Maroussi Athens in Greece, with whom he won the FIBA Saporta Cup in the 2000–01 season.^[3]

National team career

Amaya also played for the senior US national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.^[4]

References

External links

• nba.com historical playerfile