Ed O'Bannon

Edward Charles O'Bannon Jr. (born August 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a power forward for the UCLA Bruins on their 1995 NCAA championship team. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the ninth overall pick of the 1995 NBA draft. After two seasons in the NBA, he continued his professional career for another eight years, mainly playing in Europe.

Ed O'Bannon
O'Bannon in 2008
Personal information
Born (1972-08-14) August 14, 1972
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolArtesia (Lakewood, California)
CollegeUCLA (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career1995–2004
PositionPower forward
Number31
Career history
19951997New Jersey Nets
1997Dallas Mavericks
1998La Crosse Bobcats
1998Acegas A.P.S. Trieste
1998–1999CB Valladolid
1999–2000Rethymno Aegean
1999–2000Boca Juniors
2000–2001Los Angeles Stars
2001–2002Anwil Włocławek
2002–2003Polonia Warszawa
2003–2004Ostromecko Astoria Bydgoszcz
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (1995)
  • NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1995)
  • USBWA College Player of the Year (1995)
  • John R. Wooden Award (1995)
  • Pac-10 co-Player of the Year (1995)
  • Consensus first-team All-American (1995)
  • Third-team All-American – NABC (1994)
  • 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1993–1995)
  • No. 31 retired by UCLA Bruins
  • McDonald's All-American (1990)
  • 2× First-team Parade All-American (1989, 1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points634 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds316 (2.5 rpg)
Assists102 (0.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
1990 Montevideo National team
Summer Universiade
1993 Buffalo National team

O'Bannon was the lead plaintiff in O'Bannon v. NCAA, an antitrust class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association which resulted in the discontinuation of NCAA video games.

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