| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1957 Rochester, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Berkley (Berkley, Michigan) |
| College | Notre Dame (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: 2nd round, 26th overall pick |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 1979–1987 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 23 |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1982 | Gabetti / Squibb Cantù |
| 1982–1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1984–1986 | Virtus Banco di Roma |
| 1986–1987 | Filanto Desio |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bruce Flowers (born June 13, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall, he played as a power forward. Flowers is one of the few American players to have won all three of the different major European titles during his playing era, meaning the EuroLeague, as well as the now defunct FIBA Saporta Cup and FIBA Korać Cup competitions.
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Professional career
NBA
Flowers was drafted 26th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1979 NBA draft, but only appeared in one NBA season.[1]
Europe
Starting his European pro career in Cantù, he helped them win both the Italian League championship and the 1980–81 FIBA Saporta Cup. Flowers would add the EuroLeague title with Cantù in 1981–82, scoring 21 points in the EuroLeague Final against Maccabi, and he later captured the FIBA Korać Cup trophy with Virtus Roma in 1985–86.
On February 3, 2008, Flowers was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the competition.
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This page was last edited on 11 January 2024, at 18:25