 Rank in 2016. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1958 Fort Ord, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carson ( Carson, California) |
| College | San Jose State (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980: 5th round, 99th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Diego Clippers | |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1980–1981 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1981–1982 | Sacramora Rimini |
| 1985 | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Wallace Aliifua Rank (born March 1, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'6" guard-forward, Rank played college basketball for San Jose State University from 1977 to 1980. He scored 1,432 points in his college career and set a school record for points in a game when he tallied 40 against California State University, Sacramento on January 3, 1980. [1]
In 1980, Rank was selected by the San Diego Clippers with the 99th pick of the 1980 NBA draft. He played 25 games for the Clippers during the 1980–81 NBA season, scoring 55 points. [2] He later played for Sacramora Rimini in Italy [3] and Great Taste Coffee Makers in the Philippines. [4]
Rank is a Samoan American, and played for the Western Samoa national basketball team at the 1993 Oceania championship. [5]
References
- ^ San José State 2008-09 men's basketball media guide. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ Wally Rank statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ Legabasket statistics. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
- ^ 1985 Great Taste Coffee Makers season. Wikipedia.
- ^ Mike Reilley. " For Murphy, It's Jungle Out There - Basketball: UC Irvine assistant coaches Western Samoa national team to a gold medal at Oceania championships". Los Angeles Times. July 17, 1993. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
External links
- Wally Rank profile at the National Pacific Islander Educator Network
- 1958 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- American sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Basket Rimini Crabs players
- Sportspeople from Carson, California
- Basketball players from Los Angeles County, California
- People from Fort Ord, California
- Sportspeople from Monterey County, California
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Samoan men's basketball players
- San Diego Clippers draft picks
- San Diego Clippers players
- San Jose State Spartans men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Great Taste Coffee Makers players
- Carson High School (Carson, California) alumni
- Basketball players from Monterey County, California