Grady Glynn Saulters Jr. (born February 10, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player born in Minden, Louisiana.
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| Born | February 10, 1945 Minden, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lisbon (Lisbon, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Louisiana–Monroe (1964–1968) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1968: 12th round, 152nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | New Orleans Buccaneers | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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A 6'2" guard from Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe), Saulters competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team. Despite being drafted in the 12th round (152nd overall pick) of the 1968 NBA draft by the National Basketball Association's Cincinnati Royals, he played one season (1968–69) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the New Orleans Buccaneers, scoring 59 points in 22 games.
References
edit- Career statistics from Basketball Reference
- 1968 Summer Olympics at USABasketball.com
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame bio
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