A.C. Green, Jr., (born October 4, 1963) is a retired American NBA basketball player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. With 1,192 straight games played, he earned the nickname "Iron Man". He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He played in 1278 out of 1281 games in his career (99.8%), with the three he missed coming in his second season, 1986–87.

Career[link]

Oregon State[link]

Green was a four-year star at Oregon State University, where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at .657. As a senior he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the All-America Third Team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, March 10, 2012.^[1]

Los Angeles Lakers[link]

The Los Angeles Lakers, fresh from winning an NBA championship, selected Green as the 23rd overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft.^[2]

Green fit well into the Los Angeles flow, as he did not need to have plays run for him in order to be effective. He led the Lakers in rebounding for six of his eight years on the team. Led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles captured back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, Green's second and third years with the squad. In the two campaigns combined, he averaged 11.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting better than .500 from the field. Green also reached the NBA Finals with Los Angeles in 1989 and 1991. Green was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1988–89, was voted a starter on the 1990 Western Conference All-Star Team and finished fourth in the league in field goal percentage in 1992–93 at .537.

Phoenix Suns[link]

Green left the Lakers in 1993 to sign with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent. The Suns had just reached the NBA Finals, losing in six games to the Chicago Bulls, and they viewed Green as the missing piece to their championship puzzle. Green posted a career-high average of 14.7 points per game in 1993–94, but the Suns were eliminated in the conference semifinals. In 1994–95 he again contributed double-figure scoring and solid rebounding for the Suns, but his playing time and contributions dipped in 1995–96; though he remained the team's second-leading rebounder. His streak of consecutive games played almost ended during a game with the New York Knicks when J. R. Reid intentionally elbowed him in the face. Green lost two teeth and suffered a head injury but was still able to continue on with his streak by wearing a protective mask and only playing a couple of minutes a game for a few weeks.

Dallas Mavericks[link]

Green was traded two months into the 1996–97 season to the Dallas Mavericks in the deal that brought Jason Kidd to Phoenix. He brought reliable rebounding to the rebuilding Mavs. Due to the trade he was able to move one game closer to the record of consecutive games played, since he appeared in 83 games in 1996–97 instead of the standard 82. He tied Shawn Bradley for the team lead in rebounding in 1997–98 with 8.1 rpg, but his season highlight came on November 20 against Golden State when he played in his 907th consecutive game, becoming the league's all-time iron man, surpassing Randy Smith's mark of 906 consecutive games played. [1]

Green played in his 1,000th consecutive game on March 13, 1999 against Vancouver, and finished the 1998–99 season at 1,028 in a row and counting. After 14 seasons in the league, Green had missed only three games, all during the 1986–87 season (his second in the league).

Twilight years[link]

Green returned to the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1999–2000 season where he won his last NBA Championship with the team. He played his final season with the Miami Heat where he was reunited with Pat Riley. The Heat managed to make the playoffs where they were swept in a very one-sided series 3-0 by the Charlotte Hornets who won all 3 games easily.

Iron man streak[link]

Green's consecutive games played streak began on November 19, 1986, when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The streak ended on April 18, 2001 when the Miami Heat defeated the Orlando Magic in Orlando.

Business ventures[link]

A. C. Green is a member and endorser of Financial Destination, Inc.^{[dead link]}, a multi-level marketing company that advertises personal concierge and financial planning services, and recently joined the staff of Isagenix.

He is listed as "COB" of Desert Falls Sports Resort [2] Archived 8 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, and has publicly endorsed the project before the Mesquite, Nevada, City Council. [3]

Personal life[link]

• At the 2011 All Star Breakfast, A.C. Green was awarded the Bobby Jones Award for character, leadership, and faith in the world of basketball in the home and the community.
• Green is known as deeply religious and is well known for proclaiming that he began and ended his NBA career as a virgin. During his playing days, his teammates would frequently send women to tempt him to compromise his morals. Instead, Green would respond by calmly quoting scripture.^[3] Currently, he runs youth camps through his A.C. Green Youth Foundation promoting abstinence until marriage.
• On his homepage, he states that the initials in his name do not stand for anything. His given name is simply "A. C.", similar to the case of fellow basketball star K. C. Jones.
• Green is married to Veronique Green. The two were wed on April 20, 2002.
• Green converted to Christianity in the town of Hermiston, Oregon, while he was still in high school.^[2]
• Green suffered from singultus, or chronic hiccups, during his NBA career, the hiccups only stopping when Green was running or working out. Reportedly, Green never slept more than two hours at a time due to the condition. He has since recovered.^[4]

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

• ^a Due to a mid-season trade ended up playing a career-high 83 games.

See also[link]

• List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders

References[link]

External links[link]

• A. C. Green's official website
• player profile

Look up AC, ac, a/c, or ℀ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

AC or Ac may refer to:

• Air conditioner, a machine that produces cool air
• Air conditioning, the mechanical process of cooling air in enclosed spaces
• Anarcho-capitalism, a form of free-market anarchism
• Ante Christum, a Latin term meaning "before Christ"
• Anthrocon, the largest furry convention in the world held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Assessment center, a process to evaluate candidates for a job
• Average cost, in economics

Science[link]

• AC power, a net transfer of energy over a complete cycle of the alternating current waveform
• Acetyl, a functional group in chemistry
• Acromioclavicular joint (AC joint), the shoulder junction between the scapula and the clavicle
• Actinium, a chemical element
• Adenylate cyclase, a lyase enzyme
• Alternating current, a type of electric current
• Anticipated convection, convective outlooks issued by the U.S. National Weather Service
• Artificial consciousness, a field related to artificial intelligence and cognitive robotics
• Axiom of choice, a mathematical set theory concept
• Chemotherapy regimens, adriamycin and cyclophosphamide, a chemotherapy regimen used to treat breast cancer
• Altocumulus, a medium level cloud type

Places[link]

• Aachen (district) (vehicle registration code AC), a district in Germany
• Acre (state), a state in Brazil
• Atlantic City, New Jersey, a city in New Jersey, United States

Admirals Club, the business class lounge of American Airlines

Computing[link]

• AC (complexity), a hierarchy of complexity classes found in circuit complexity
• .ac, Internet top-level domain name for Ascension Island
• .ac (second-level domain), Internet second-level domain used to denote academic institutions in many countries
• Authorization certificate or attribute certificate, a digital permission to use a service or resource

Job titles / ranks[link]

• A person appointed Companion Of The Order of Australia
• Aelod y Cynulliad, the title for Members of the National Assembly for Wales
• Aircraftman, an air forces rank
• Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, a rank in London's Metropolitan Police

Entertainment[link]

• AC, the name of the ultimate computer at the end of time in Isaac Asimov's The Last Question
• A.C. Newman, solo stage-name for Canadian musician Carl Newman
• A.C. Slater, character in the American sitcom Saved by the Bell
• AC Comics, a comic book publisher established in 1969
• Adult contemporary music, a genre description used mainly in radio broadcasting
• After Colony, an alternate timeline in the Gundam metaseries for the universe of Gundam Wing
• Anal Cunt, an American musical group
• Armor Class, a combat-related parameter in the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game system

Video games[link]

• Ace Combat, a series of combat flight simulator games
• Armored Core, a series featuring the eponymous robotic fighter under the player's control
• Asheron's Call, a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game
• Assassin's Creed, a series of historical sci-fi action/adventure games
• Assault Cube, a free first-person shooter with pseudo-realistic gameplay, optimised for lower-end computers
• Animal Crossing, a life simulation game made by Nintendo

Organizations[link]

• AC Cars, a British specialist automobile manufacturer
• AC – The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations, an umbrella organisation for several Danish trade unions
• AC Transit, a regional public transit agency in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Action Congress, a political party in Nigeria
• Ad Council Japan (AC Japan), an organization that distributes Japanese public service announcements
• Air Canada (IATA code), an airline company
• Alternative for Change (Alternativa por el Cambio), a political party in Nicaragua
• Associated Content, an online publisher and distributor of original content
• Australia Council
• Ayala Corporation (Philippine Stock Exchange symbol), a holding company
• Civic Alliance Foundation (Alianţa Civică), a Romanian non-governmental organization
• Coast Alliance (Alianza Costeña), a former regional political coalition in Nicaragua

Law[link]

• Appeal cases

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "AC"
• All pages with titles containing "AC"
• A (disambiguation)
• C (disambiguation)
• Prefix disambiguation: ACA, ACB, ACC, ACD, ACE, ACF, ACG, ACH, ACI, ACJ, ACK, ACL, ACM, ACN, ACO, ACP, ACQ, ACR, ACS, ACT, ACU, ACV, ACW, ACX, ACY, ACZ

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Paul F. Crouch, Jr. (born March 13, 1959) is an American Christian broadcaster and former Vice President, and Chief of Staff of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). TBN was founded 38 years ago, by his parents Paul F. Crouch, Sr., and Janice Bethany Crouch.

Trinity Broadcasting Network role[link]

Paul Crouch was terminated from TBN in October, 2011 for supporting his daughter, Brittany Koper's efforts to bring financial accountability to the family directors of the network. Koper worked for TBN as Chief Financial Officer and in the course of her duties she discovered millions of dollars of donor funds being misused by her uncle and grandparents. Money was diverted for jet airplanes, many mansions, expensive furniture and fancy restaurants where the Crouches would charge up to $1000 per dinner to the non-profit TBN credit cards. ^[1] /ref>Prior to his termination, Paul Crouch Jr. managed the day to day operations from the TBN corporate headquarter in Costa Mesa, CA. Crouch also frequently hosted the network's flagship program, Praise the Lord as well as hosting his own daily show, Behind the Scenes. Paul Crouch Jr., was recently named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Christians in America.^[2] TBN programming reaches 91% of US households.^[3]

In 2003, Paul Crouch Jr., founded JCTV, TBN’s youth network. JCTV is carried by 722 US cable and broadcast affiliates, and is available to 16,359,870 US homes, according to Rentrak 2010 ratings for JCTV.^[4] In 2010, JCTV and Smile of a Child were awarded the Parents Television Council Entertainment Seal of Approval, which that organization presents to outstanding networks, films, television shows, and DVDs that emphasize conservative values and do not contain sex, violence, or profanity.^[5]

TBN is currently the third largest over-the-air Station Group in the United States, with CBS, FOX, and NBC holding the 4th, 5th and 6th place, according to TV News Check's annual listing of the Top 30 Station Groups.^[6] TBN owns and operates 5 independent TV networks, each of which adheres to a faith-based message, but reaching separate demographics. TBN networks include TBN itself, JCTV, TBN Enlace, Smile of a Child, and The Church Channel. TBN also operates 13 international TV networks, which deliver TBN programming via satellite to Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia and South America. Worldwide, TBN's channels are broadcast on 70 satellites and over 18,000 TV and cable affiliates.

TBN is also seen on the internet globally, where viewers can watch TBN programming live,^[7] as well as select archived shows on demand, through the website and select IPTV services.^[8][9] Crouch's technology upgrades at TBN include the upgrade to broadcast completely in high definition.^[10] Paul Crouch Jr., also introduced iMobile apps to TBN viewers as part of an overall technology upgrade. application software,^[11] This gives users access to TBN and its channels, plus the Arabic language Healing Channel, and Nejat TV in Persian.^[7][11][12]

Early broadcasting career[link]

In 1973, Crouch, known as "PJ" by friends and family, began his apprenticeship in Christian television broadcasting with the founding of the Trinity Broadcasting Network by his parents Paul Crouch Sr. and Jan Crouch. Along with his younger brother Matthew, he spent his teenage years working in TBN's Orange County, California TV production studios. This included sweeping floors, running cameras, helping with lighting and audio work, as well as directing entire productions. Always eager to learn, and ready to take on new and challenging projects, it was not surprising when in 1980, at age 20, Crouch left TBN and ventured out on his own to produce and direct various Christian television programs such as Church in the Home with Fred Jordan and a regular program for Dwight Thompson Ministries.

PJ Video Productions[link]

In 1983, Crouch formed PJ Video, a full service video production company. PJ Video produced and provided video equipment, crews, and post-production services for commercials, television programs, infomercials, and corporate videos. An extensive client list included Dick Clark Productions, Disney, CBS, ABC, NBC, ESPN, Baxter Medical, GTE, Ford Motor Company, Fleetwood Motor Homes, Toyota, Nissan, Lexus, Infinity, Hyundai, Suzuki, and Honda Motor Company. Ministry clients included the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, “Hour of Power” with Dr. Robert Schuller, Campus Crusade and Dr. Bill Bright, Zondervan Publishing, World Vision, Calvary Chapel, Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie, Focus on the Family, CBN and TBN. Crouch personally ran all aspects of PJ Video while specializing as both producer and director of photography for video and film productions.

The Edit Bay[link]

In 1985, Crouch founded and began operations of a full service post production company called The Edit Bay. This first-of-its-kind broadcast quality edit facility in Orange County continued under Crouch’s management until he sold the company to his partner Frank Konte in 1990.

Sonlight Broadcasting Network[link]

In 1990, following in the television pioneering footsteps of his father, Paul Crouch Sr., Crouch, along with Jay Sekulow, established Sonlight Broadcasting Systems, a network of Christian television stations affiliated with the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Crouch served as a member of the board of Sonlight Broadcasting until 1995. During his tenure, Sonlight Broadcasting acquired full powered television stations in Mobile, Alabama; Nashville, Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; Montgomery, Alabama; and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Crouch was involved in building these stations, many of them from the ground up, as well as developing and producing television programs that were broadcast on the Sonlight Broadcasting Systems network.

TBN Years[link]

In 1998, after 18 years of establishing and managing independent production companies, Crouch returned to Trinity Broadcasting Network as Vice President of Production to oversee new programs, program development, and special projects. Crouch worked alongside his brother, Matthew Crouch, (8X Entertainment) as second unit Director of Photography on the TBN full-length motion picture, The Omega Code, named #1 Limited Released Motion Picture of the year.^[13]

In recent years, Crouch has taken a more prominent role in the management and expansion of TBN's global network. Working alongside his father and mother in the early years, and continuing their goal to establish a global network footprint, Crouch has expanded the networks partnerships with cable and satellite companies in the US and around the world, and introduced TBN to new digital platforms, including the internet and social media sites such as Facebook^[14] and Twitter, live video streaming content to mobile platforms,^[15] and Video on Demand (VOD), which is available on TBN's website. www.tbn.org.^[16] Most recently they have launched iTBN where viewers can stream programming from the channel's 37 year history.^[17]

TBN USA and Global Reach[link]

Under the leadership of Crouch and his family, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) has grown to become the United States' largest Christian television network, offering 24 hour commercial-free programming,^[18][19] Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, TBN also has studio facilities located in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New York City. TBN is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most watched faith channel.^[18] TBN broadcasts programs hosted by a diverse group of ministries from traditional Protestant and Catholic denominations, Interdenominational and Full Gospel churches, Non Profit Charities, Messianic Jewish and well-known Christian media personalities.^[20] TBN also offers a wide range of original programming, and faith-based films.^[21]

References[link]

Paul Franklin Crouch (born March 30, 1934) is a religious broadcaster and, along with his wife Jan, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).

Biography[link]

Crouch was born in St. Joseph, the son of Pentecostal missionaries. Crouch, whose father died when he was just seven years old, was mainly raised by his mother with the help of his grandparents. He soon became interested in amateur radio and announced he would use such technology to send the Gospel around the world. He graduated from the Central Bible Institute and Seminary in Springfield, Missouri in 1955 with a degree in theology.

He has also received three honorary doctorates: Doctor of Litterarum (D.Litt) on May 29, 1981, from the California Graduate School of Theology, Glendale, California; a Doctor of Divinity on May 29, 1983, from the American Christian Theological Seminary, Anaheim, California; and a Doctor of Laws degree on May 5, 1985, from Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Crouch and the former Janice Bethany (Crouch) met in 1957 and were married in Missouri. They have three sons, Paul Crouch Jr., and Matthew Crouch, and producer Andrew Crouch, who also have prominent positions with and also frequently appear on TBN.

Early broadcasting career[link]

Crouch began his career in broadcasting by helping to build an educational AM station (KCBI-AM) on campus while a student at Central Bible Institute and Seminary. In 1957 he became a radio announcer at KRSD in Rapid City, South Dakota and progressed rapidly to program director. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to manager of sister station KRSD-TV, the NBC affiliate in Rapid City.

In 1961, he was appointed by the general council of the Assemblies of God to organize and operate their newly-formed Department of Television and Film Production in Burbank, California, a position he held for four years. Crouch was responsible for the ongoing production of films focusing largely on foreign missions and foreign missionary works, as well as the Assemblies of God’s large inventory of audiovisual materials and children’s teaching aids.

From 1965 to 1970 Crouch was general manager of KREL radio in Corona, California. In 1966, he purchased a minority stock interest in KREL. During his time at KREL, he successfully completed the station's application for an increase in power to 5,000 watts.

After leaving KREL in 1970, Crouch was invited to serve as general manager for KHOF-FM and KHOF-TV in San Bernardino, California.

Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) history[link]

Crouch left KHOF in 1973 and with his wife, Jan, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). In 1974, TBN purchased its first TV station, KLXA-TV (now KTBN-TV), DT channel 23, in Southern California. Since then, under his direction, The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) has grown to become the United States' largest Christian television network,^[1][2] and the third largest group owner of broadcast TV stations in the U.S., with CBS, FOX, and NBC holding the 4th, 5th and 6th place, according to TV News Check's annual listing of the Top 30 Station Groups.^[3]

TBN is viewed globally on 70 satellites and over 18,000 TV and Cable affiliates.^[2] TBN is also seen on the internet globally.^[4] TBN is carried on over 287 television stations in the U.S. and on thousands of other cable television and satellite systems around the world in over 75 countries, where their programming is translated into over eleven languages.

In the US, TBN’s coverage grew through agreements with national cable operators. TBN is viewed on US satellite and cable subs, and affiliated with major cable and satellite companies such as Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Verizon FIOS, DirecTV, AT&T, Dish Network and Charter.^[5]

In addition to TBN, Crouch and his wife developed and oversee operations for TBN’s affiliated television networks: Smile of a Child - children’s channel,^[6] JCTV - youth network,^[7][8] The Church Channel,^[9] TBN Enlace USA - Spanish language network,^[10][11] TBNE-Italian, The Healing Channel - Arabic language network, TBN-Russia, TBN Nejat TV - Persian-language channel, and TBN-HD, TBN’s new high definition network.

Awards and citations[link]

Crouch and the Trinity Broadcasting Network have been the recipients of numerous awards and citations of appreciation by both local and national leaders including the Golden Angel award from the Excellence in Media organization and the Parents Television Council Entertainment Seal of Approval, given to both the TBN and Smile of a Child networks for producing and promoting programming that reflects their values.^[12] Crouch was also appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Private Sector Initiative Project.

In May, 2009, the United Nations officially recommended the Smile of a Child Foundation to receive special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for the Democracy Coalition Project. The 19-member Committee recommends general, special or roster status with the Council in accordance with such criteria as the applicant’s mandate, governance and financial regime. Special consultative status was recommended for: Smile of a Child, a United States-based organization, seeking to help world leaders alleviate poverty and improve the lives of children.^[13]

Criticisms and controversies[link]

In September 2004 the Los Angeles Times reported that in 1998 Crouch paid Enoch Lonnie Ford, a former employee, a $425,000 formal settlement to end a wrongful termination lawsuit. At that time it was reported that Crouch had had a homosexual encounter with Ford. ^[14] TBN officials acknowledge the settlement, but contested the credibility of Ford who is a convicted felon, with crimes ranging from child sexual molestation to using illegal drugs such as crack cocaine. Ford became involved with TBN through a drug-rehabilitation program conducted on TBN’s property. Upon his successful completion of the program, TBN offered him employment. Ford was arrested while employed by TBN for drug-related violations, and was found guilty of violating his probation and was returned to prison for a year. Upon his release from incarceration in 1997, Ford again sought employment with TBN and, when TBN declined, he threatened to sue TBN by alleging wrongful termination and sexual harassment. Ford has convictions in Orange County Courts, case numbers: 04CC05609, 01CF0559.^[15] Solano Courts case number: FCM107776 San Bernardino County: M618996^[16][17] TBN officials stated that the settlement was made in order to avoid a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. ^[18]

In late 2003, Ford threatened to release an autobiographical manuscript to the media should TBN and Dr. Crouch not agree to buy the manuscript for $10 million. TBN refused to pay Ford, calling his actions extortion. In October 2004, Judge Robert J. O'Neill awarded Paul Crouch $136,000 in legal fees to be paid by Ford for his violation of the terms of the settlement agreement, specifically the prohibition of discussing the settlement's details. On March 15, 2005 Ford appeared at the taping of the ION Television show Lie Detector. The show's producers decided not to air the show, and the outcome of the lie detector test was never released.^[19]

Crouch family members control the boards of all Trinity Network entities, which makes Trinity "ineligible to join" the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, an evangelical self-regulating group.

In 2000, Crouch was sued for $40 million^[20] by author Sylvia Fleener, who accused Crouch of plagiarism in his popular end-times novel (and subsequent movie), The Omega Code. Fleener's lawsuit alleged that the movie's plot was taken from her own novel, The Omega Syndrome. A former Crouch personal assistant, Kelly Whitmore, revealed that she had encountered a loose-leaf binder in Jan Crouch's luggage that the Crouches referred to as "the End Times project" and that he often called it "The Omega" but said he disliked the working title, "especially the word 'Syndrome'. After the defendant's motion for summary judgment failed^[21] the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.^[20][22]

Books[link]

• Hello World! A Personal Message to the Body of Christ. (autobiography) (Nelson, 2003) ISBN 0-7852-6312-8
• I Had No Father But God
• The Omega Code: Another Has Risen from the Dead.
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
• Shadow of the Apocalypse. (Berkley Trade, October 5, 2004) ISBN 0-425-20011-6

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Felton LaFrance Spencer (born January 5, 1968 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player who played at the center position in the National Basketball Association.

High school and college[link]

Spencer was an all-state basketball player at Eastern High School in Middletown, Kentucky (now part of Louisville); as both a junior and a senior, he led the team to the KHSAA state tournament in Lexington. In the first year, Eastern was upset by lightly regarded Metcalfe County in the first round, 60-58. A year later as a senior, Eastern was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Hazard High School.

Spencer attended the University of Louisville, where he became the all-time field goal percentage leader at 62.8%. He took over the center position as a senior in 1989-90 after Pervis Ellison left to join the NBA. That season Spencer paced the Cardinals in scoring (14.9 ppg), rebounding (8.5 rpg), blocked shots (69), and field goal percentage (68.1%).

NBA career[link]

Spencer was selected with the 6th pick in the 1990 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Spencer, at 7'0", entered a tough situation as starting center, averaging 7.1 points and 7.9 rebounds and shooting 51.2% from the floor, good enough for a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Luc Longley, whom the Wolves selected immediately after drafting Spencer, gained more minutes and Spencer's production decreased. After the 1992-93 season, Minnesota traded Spencer to the Utah Jazz for power forward/center Mike Brown. In Utah, Spencer became the successor to Mark Eaton, and he provided the Jazz with solid scoring, rebounding and defense at the pivot position. In 1993-94, as a complement to John Stockton and Karl Malone, he averaged 8.6 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 50.5% from the floor. Spencer and the Jazz were on their way to greatness in 1994-95, but 34 games into the season he ruptured his left Achilles tendon and was lost for the year. Utah went on to win 60 regular-season games but failed to reach the NBA Finals by losing in the first round. He missed the first 11 games of the 1995-96 season while recovering from his Achilles injury, but went on to play in the remaining 71, starting 70 and averaging 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17.8 minutes per game. He shot a career-high 52.0% from the field, tying Adam Keefe for the second-best mark on the team. On August 10, 1996, Spencer was obtained by the Orlando Magic for guard Brooks Thompson, forward Kenny Gattison and a first-round draft pick, after the Magic had lost Shaquille O'Neal to the Lakers as a free agent. But he played just one game for Orlando before he was traded to Golden State in the deal that brought Rony Seikaly to the Magic. He went on to play 71 games for the Warriors and do a solid job in the middle, ranking second on the team in rebounding and third in blocked shots. His role was diminished in 1997-98 by the arrival of second-year man Erick Dampier as the starter, as well as the drafting of rookie Adonal Foyle, and he saw relatively limited action as a reserve in 68 games. He played even less in 1998-99, averaging just 6.1 minutes in his 26 appearances off the bench.

Spencer retired after the 2001-02 season.

References[link]

External links[link]

• NBA.com: Felton Spencer bio
• Felton Spencer's stats @ Basketball-reference.com