Bison Dele
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| Born | April 6, 1969 Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Disappeared | July 7, 2002 (aged 33) Tahiti, French Polynesia | ||||||||||||||
| Status | Missing for 22 years, 11 months and 10 days | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1991: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1991–1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 8, 18 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1993 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
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| Points | 4,536 (11.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,564 (6.2 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Blocks | 355 (0.9 bpg) | ||||||||||||||
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Bison Dele (/ˈbaɪsən ˈdɛli/ BYE-sən DEL-ee; born Brian Carson Williams; April 6, 1969 – disappeared July 7, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the NBA's Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons. Dele played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins from 1987–1988 and for the Arizona Wildcats from 1988–1991 before being selected by the Magic with the 10th overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft. He won a championship with the Bulls in 1997.
Dele is believed to have been murdered at sea by his older brother Miles Dabord in 2002. His girlfriend, Serena Karlan, and skipper Bertrand Saldo are also presumed to have been killed by Dabord.