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Born | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. | July 24, 1958||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | East (Denver, Colorado) | ||||||||||||||
College | Purdue (1976–1980) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1980: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1980–1991 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 2, 11 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1980–1984 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Simac Milano | ||||||||||||||
1985–1987 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
1990 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
1991 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 12,455 (17.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 5,404 (7.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Blocks | 1,121 (1.6 bpg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Joe Barry Carroll (born July 24, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After retiring from basketball, he became a wealth advisor, philanthropist, artist, author of the memoir Growing Up... In Words and Images, and recipient of the Hank Aaron Champion for Justice award.[1]