Priest Lauderdale is a naturalized Bulgarian

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 professional basketball

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 player who grew up in the United States

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.

Pro career

A 7' 4", 325 lb center

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, Lauderdale was selected 28th overall in the 1996 National Basketball Association Draft

1996 NBA Draft

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 by the Atlanta Hawks

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, after playing collegiately at Central State University

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 and professionally in the Greek League

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 for Peristeri Nikas

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. He also attended Kaskaskia College

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 in Centralia, Illinois

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 but did not play basketball there competitively.

He concluded his brief NBA

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 career with the Denver Nuggets

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, in 1997–1998.

After 2001 he played professionally in Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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 for Lukoil Academic

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, and received Bulgarian citizenship three years later.

Lauderdale is represented by Gary Ebert in his career as a basketball player.

Career

Peristeri Nikas

Peristeri BC

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 (1995–1996) Atlanta Hawks

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 (1996–1998) Denver Nuggets

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 (1998–1999) Grand Rapids Hoops

Grand Rapids Hoops

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 (2000) Fort Wayne Fury

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 (2000) Apollon Limassol

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 (2001–2002) Lukoil Academic

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 (2002–2006) Al-Hilal

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 (2008) Shandong Lions

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 (2008) Mahram Tehran

Mahram Tehran BC

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 (2008–2009) Saba Mehr Qazvin (2009–2010) Chernomoretz Burgas (2010) Levski

Levski

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 (2010) Chabeb-Zahle (2011-Present)

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