John Paul Shasky is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, a 6'11" (211 cm) and 235 lb (107 kg) center

Center (basketball)

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. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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 for four seasons (1982/83-1985/86).

Shasky was selected with the 14th pick of the third round (61st pick overall) in the 1986 NBA Draft

1986 NBA Draft

-Drug and health issues involving drafted players:There were various drug-related problems that plagued players in the 1986 NBA draft. Most notable was the death of highly-touted Len Bias. Bias died less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion Boston Celtics. His...

 by the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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. He played in the NBA for 3 seasons for the Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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 (1988/89), Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

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 (1989/90), and Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

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(1990/91), averaging 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 11.1 minutes per game on average.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com