For the Scottish footballer, see Danny Ferry (footballer).
Danny Ferry
Ferry playing for Duke, circa 1985
Personal information
Born
(1966-10-17) October 17, 1966 (age 57) Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College
Duke (1985–1989)
NBA draft
1989: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career
1989–2003
Position
Power forward / small forward
Number
35
Career history
1989–1990
Il Messaggero Roma
1990–2000
Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2003
San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2003)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1989)
USBWA Player of the Year (1989)
UPI College Player of the Year (1989)
Consensus first-team All-American (1989)
Consensus second-team All-American (1988)
2× ACC Player of the Year (1988, 1989)
2× First-team All-ACC (1988, 1989)
Second-team All-ACC (1987)
2× ACC Athlete of the Year (1988, 1989)
No. 35 retired by Duke Blue Devils
National high school player of the year (1985)
First-team Parade All-American (1985)
Second-team Parade All-American (1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points
6,439 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds
2,550 (2.8 rpg)
Assists
1,185 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing United States
Summer Universiade
1987 Zagreb
National team
Daniel John Willard Ferry (born October 17, 1966) is an American executive and retired professional basketball player who played the forward position.
Considered one of the most celebrated basketball players in the United States from the high school graduating class of 1985, Ferry chose to attend Duke University. Ferry led the Duke Blue Devils to three Final Four appearances while setting many school records and earning several national player of the year awards. In 2002, Ferry was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty greatest players in conference history.
Drafted into the NBA in 1989 as the second overall pick, Ferry played one season for Italian league's Il Messaggero (now Virtus Roma) after refusing to play for the Los Angeles Clippers. He went on to spend the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he played from 1990 to 2000. In the NBA, Ferry was a role player known for his three-point shooting. Ferry finished his playing career with the San Antonio Spurs, winning an NBA championship in the 2002–03 season before retiring.
After Ferry's playing career ended, he became an executive. Ferry has served as vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs and as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was hired as a consultant to the Spurs in 2020.
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being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and DannyFerry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice...
manager (GM) of the Bullets on June 13, 1973. His son, Danny, joked that owner Abe Pollin made Ferry GM because of the latter's success selling numerous...
year, the team also hired head coach Mike Brown and general manager DannyFerry. The Cavaliers built a team around James and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas by adding...
the Spurs and Knicks, DannyFerry elbowed Marcus Camby. While talking to the referee, Camby lost control and tried to punch Ferry. Camby missed and hit...
Loomis was responsible for overseeing interim Pelicans general manager DannyFerry. "New Orleans Saint: Mickey Loomis". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved October...
Spurs let Jackson leave as a free agent. Spurs veterans Steve Kerr, DannyFerry and, most notably, David Robinson retired after the 2003 Finals. Duncan...
negotiated the then-highest contracts in NBA history for Patrick Ewing and DannyFerry. He also negotiated professional sports' first US$100 million contract...
variety of newly acquired three-point shooters, including Stephen Jackson, DannyFerry, Bruce Bowen, Steve Kerr, Steve Smith and Argentine product Manu Ginóbili...
24, 2008. Windhorst, Brian (May 21, 2009). "Cleveland Cavaliers' GM DannyFerry picked by The Sporting News as its NBA Executive of the Year". Cleveland...
Pete Babcock (1990–2003) Billy Knight (2003–2008) Rick Sund (2008–2012) DannyFerry (2012–2014) Mike Budenholzer (2014–2017) Travis Schlenk (2017–2022) Landry...
Pete Babcock (1990–2003) Billy Knight (2003–2008) Rick Sund (2008–2012) DannyFerry (2012–2014) Mike Budenholzer (2014–2017) Travis Schlenk (2017–2022) Landry...
first-round draft picks and a second-round draft pick, for Reggie Williams and DannyFerry, the latter having refused to play for the Clippers. Harper started all...
In 2012, Levenson hired DannyFerry as the Hawks general manager and president of basketball operations. Previously, Ferry played for the Cleveland Cavaliers...
he still stays awake all night." Shue was the godfather of DannyFerry (the son of Bob Ferry, whom he played alongside and coached), who would similarly...
Langdon their newest general manager, replacing interim general manager DannyFerry. On June 20, 2019, the Pelicans selected Zion Williamson with the first...
NBA player (1986–90). He is also a television analyst for basketball. DannyFerry (1985) is a former NBA player with the Cleveland Cavaliers who won an...
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