Tellis Frank

Tellis Frank
Personal information
Born	(1965-04-26) April 26, 1965 Gary, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana)
College	Western Kentucky (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1987–2001
Position	Power forward
Number	32
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
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)
As coach:
2015	Atlanta Dream (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: Sun Belt Player of the Year (1987)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,710 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,022 (3.9 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tellis Joseph Frank Jr. (born April 26, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). At 6'10" (2.08 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg) he played as a power forward.

High school & college career

Frank is a 1983 graduate of Lew Wallace High School (Gary, Indiana). He played college basketball for Western Kentucky from 1983 to 1987.

Frank was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round (14th overall pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft. He 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.

He also played in Italy, for Phonola Caserta (1990–1993, won the league 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 Spanish Liga ACB with three teams in as many years.

1987 NBA draft

First round	David Robinson Armon Gilliam Dennis Hopson Reggie Williams Scottie Pippen Kenny Smith Kevin Johnson Olden Polynice Derrick McKey Horace Grant Reggie Miller Muggsy Bogues Joe Wolf Tellis Frank José Ortiz Christian Welp Ronnie Murphy Mark Jackson Ken Norman Jim Farmer Dallas Comegys Reggie Lewis Greg Anderson

Second round	Fred Banks Ron Moore Steve Alford Nate Blackwell Rickie Winslow Lester Fonville Nikita Wilson Andre Moore Bob McCann Tony White Brian Rowsom Doug Lee Duane Washington Derrick Dowell Norris Coleman Vincent Askew Winston Garland Kannard Johnson Terrance Bailey Andrew Kennedy Terry Coner Brad Lohaus Bruce Dalrymple

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