Tellis Frank

Tellis Frank

Personal information
Born	(1965-04-26) April 26, 1965 Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana)
College	Western Kentucky (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1987–2001
Position	Power forward
Number	32
Career history
As player:
1987–1989	Golden State Warriors
1989–1990	Miami Heat
1990–1991	Phonola Caserta
1991	Minnesota Timberwolves
1991–1993	Phonola Caserta
1993–1994	Minnesota Timberwolves
1994–1995	Pitch Cholet
1995–1996	TDK Manresa
1996–1997	Caja San Fernando
1997–1998	León Caja España
1998–1999	Scandone Avellino
1999–2000	Basket Livorno
2000–2001	Longobardi Scafati
As coach:
2015	Atlanta Dream (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Sun Belt Player of the Year (1987) First-team All-Sun Belt (1987)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,710 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,022 (3.9 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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 6'8.5" (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. At Western Kentucky, Frank was a key player in the resurgence of the basketball program. He led the team to its first Sun Belt Conference basketball championship, a top ten national ranking, a 2nd-place finish in the pre-season NIT, and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances.

Professional career

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.

External links

• NBA playing history for Frank
• Serie A profile (in Italian) Retrieved 11 August 2015