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Pat Durham
Personal information
Born (1967-03-10) March 10, 1967 (age 58)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
High school Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas, Texas)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Colorado State (1985–1989)
NBA Draft 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Pro career 1989–2006
Career history
1989–1990 Rapid City Thrillers
1990 Caja San Fernando
1990–1991 Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
1991–1992 Pallacanestro Bellinzona
1992 Olimpia Venado Tuerto
1992 La Crosse Catbirds
1992–1993 Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1993 Golden State Warriors
1993 Olimpia Venado Tuerto
1993–1994 Saski Baskonia
1994 Pau-Orthez
1994 Rapid City Thrillers
1994–1995 Minnesota Timberwolves
1995–1998 SLUC Nancy
1998–1999 Galatasaray
1999–2001 SLUC Nancy
2001 Pamesa Valencia
2001–2002 Apollon Patras
2002 ALM Évreux
2002–2006 STB Le Havre
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-WAC (1988, 1989)

Patrick Wayne Durham (born March 10, 1967) is a former professional basketball player from the United States. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other major leagues around the world. The Dallas Mavericks picked him in the 1989 NBA draft. He was the 35th player chosen overall.

Pat played for the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. His best season in the NBA was during the 1994–95 NBA season. While playing for the Timberwolves, he appeared in 59 games. He averaged 5.1 points per game that season. Before turning pro, Pat played college basketball at Colorado State University.

Pat's College Basketball Journey

Pat Durham played college basketball for the Colorado State Rams. He was a standout player during his time there.

Awards and Recognition in College

Pat received special honors while playing at Colorado State.

  • He was named First-team All-WAC twice. This happened in both 1988 and 1989. This award means he was one of the best players in his college conference.

Playing Professional Basketball

After college, Pat Durham began his professional basketball career. He was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1989.

NBA Career Highlights

Pat played in the NBA for two teams.

Playing Basketball Overseas

Pat Durham also had a long career playing basketball in Europe. He played for many teams in different countries.

  • In 1997, he played for SLUC Nancy in France. He returned to play for Nancy again from 1999 to 2001.
  • He also played for Galatasaray in Turkey from 1998 to 1999.
  • Later in his career, from 2002 to 2006, he played for STB Le Havre in France.
  • Other teams he played for include CB Sevilla (Spain), Pallacanestro Bellinzona (Switzerland), Olimpia Venado Tuerto (Argentina), Saski Baskonia (Spain), Pau-Orthez (France), Pamesa Valencia (Spain), Apollon Patras (Greece), and ALM Évreux (France).

See also

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