John Amaechi
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| Born | 26 November 1970 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1995: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 13, 26 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1987–1988 | Manchester United Basketball | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Cholet | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield Sharks | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | CSP Limoges | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
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| Points | 1,837 (6.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 772 (2.6 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 228 (0.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi // ⓘ, OBE (/əˈmeɪtʃi/; born 26 November 1970) is an English psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Penn State Nittany Lions, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Amaechi also played in France, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a psychologist and consultant, establishing his company Amaechi Performance Systems.
In February 2007, Amaechi became the first former NBA player to publicly come out as gay after doing so in his memoir Man in the Middle. Since then, he has been regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes".