Manute Bol (/məˈnuːtˈboʊl/mə-NOOTBOWL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)[1] or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)[2] tall, Bol was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
After he played college basketball for the Bridgeport Purple Knights, Bol was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1985 NBA draft. Bol played for the Bullets and three other teams over the course of his NBA career, which lasted from 1985 to 1995. A center, Bol is considered among the best shot-blockers in the history of the sport and is the only NBA player to retire with more career blocked shots than points scored. As of March 2024[update], he ranked second in NBA history in blocked shots per game and 16th in total blocked shots.
Bol was notable for his efforts to promote human rights in his native Sudan and aid for Sudanese refugees.
^ ab"Manute Bol". National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ abThe Official NBA Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday. 2000. p. 405. ISBN 9780385501309.
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blocks per game (5.56) in a season; both achieved in the 1984–85 season. ManuteBol holds the rookie records for total blocks and blocks per game when he...
Springfield Fame were declared USBL champions. The Gulls featured 7-foot-7 ManuteBol and 5-foot-6 Spud Webb; the two future NBA stars were often on the court...
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non-7-foot player, though Anya went undrafted in 2017. The wingspan of ManuteBol, at 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m), is (as of 2013) the longest in NBA history...
eliminated in both years in the first round. In 1985, the Bullets acquired ManuteBol in the 1985 NBA draft, whose specialty was blocking shots. That year,...
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event, including height (which received comparisons to former NBA player ManuteBol), wingspan, and standing reach. Despite going undrafted in the 2019 NBA...
sixth rookie to ever win the award by a unanimous vote. He also joined ManuteBol as the only rookies in NBA history to lead the league in blocks per game...
that same year. 7’7” ManuteBol was selected in the 5th round by the Clippers, but the NBA rejected the pick on technicalities. Manute had never filed draft...
NBA player ManuteBol. After Bol was badly injured in a taxi cab incident in 2004, Mullin and the Warriors offered to raise money for Bol's medical bills...
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around 1988 in Turalei, South Sudan, the same village where NBA player ManuteBol was born. In 1999, when Ayuel was 11, his Dinka Tribe was invaded by Islamic...
rookie season, Hardaway wore number 5 on his jersey, as ManuteBol wore Hardaway's 10. After Bol left the Warriors, Hardaway acquired the number. Hardaway...
the average NBA player. In his rookie year, Bogues was a teammate of ManuteBol who stood 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall. They were the tallest and shortest...
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