Cedric Glenn Ball is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He had a brief stint with the Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

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 during the 1990–91 NBA season. Ball, a 6'8" (2.03 m) and 210 lb (95 kg) small forward

Small forward

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, attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Ball also played professionally in Japan

Japan

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, France

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 and Venezuela

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He now works as an associate in the Probation Department at the Western Worcester District Court

Courts of Massachusetts

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 in East Brookfield

East Brookfield, Massachusetts

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, Worcester County

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, Massachusetts. He is also studying to become a deacon

Deacon

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 at his Baptist

Baptist

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 church.

External links

• NBA stats @ www.basketballreference.com