Gerard King

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
World Championships
Bronze 1998 Greece USA

Gerard King (born November 25, 1972 (1972-11-25) (age 35) in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player, formerly for the Washington Wizards in the NBA.

He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1]

King attended and played college basketball at Nicholls State University in Louisiana, and finished his career as the fourth leading scorer and sixth leading rebounder in school history.[2] He was inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.[2]

He was a member of the San Antonio Spurs' 1999 NBA championship team.[2] Then he played his two final seasons (1999-01) for the Wizards. In 126 games, he averaged 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds.

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  1. ^ 1998 USA Basketball
  2. ^ a b c News ::|:: LSUS Men's Basketball ::|:: Louisiana State University in Shreveport

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Flag of the United States United States squad - 1998 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal Flag of the United States
4 Langdon | 5 Hawkins | 6 Garris | 7 Sasser | 8 J. King | 9 Edwards | 10 Oliver | 11 Alexis | 12 G. King | 13 Wood | 14 Amaya | 15 Miller | Coach: Tomjanovich
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San Antonio Spurs 1998-99 NBA Champions

2 Jackson | 4 Kerr | 6 Johnson | 17 Elie | 21 Duncan (Finals MVP) | 25 Kersey | 31 Rose | 32 Elliott | 33 Daniels | 41 Perdue | 50 Robinson | 54 King | Coach Popovich
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