Edward Charles O'Bannon, Jr. (born August 14, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a former basketball player, who was a star small forward for the UCLA Bruins, where he was known as "Ed-O," but had a less-than-illustrious career as a professional basketball player. He is the older brother of former Detroit Pistons guard Charles O'Bannon, who also played collegiate ball at UCLA. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... LeBron James is one of the premier players listed at small forward. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charles Edward OBannon (born February 22, 1975 in Lakewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. ...

He was a McDonald's High School All-American coming from Artesia High School and was all set to go to UNLV when the program came under probation due to recruiting improprieties, and he switched to UCLA. He had little impact, however, at the beginning as he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. He was told he might be able to walk properly again^[1], but eighteen months later, he returned to playing basketball and became the team leader. He was the key to UCLA's 1995 NCAA Basketball Championship scoring 30 points and taking 17 rebounds. For the season, he averaged 20.4 points (.533 field-goal percentage, .433 3-point percentage) and 8.3 rebounds, enough to earn him the John R. Wooden Award. His number 31 was then retired by the Bruins. The McDonalds All-American Team is named each year for boys and girls high school basketball. ... Artesia High School Artesia High School is a public high school in Lakewood, California, with a student population of around 2,000. ... The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its programs in engineering, English, hotel administration, and management information systems. ... The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. ... The 1995 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding mens and womens college basketball players. ...

Selected ninth by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft, he entered the league with high expectations, but was unable to find a place in the professional game, being too small for an NBA forward and too slow to be a guard. In his two seasons for the Nets, he averaged 6.2 and 4.2 points per game respectively. He was unloaded to the Dallas Mavericks in his third and final NBA season, where he had even less of an impact. His final indignity was being traded (along with Derek Harper) and then promptly released by the Orlando Magic on the 24th of September 1997. He is now universally considered one of the biggest all-time draft busts. ^[2] The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... 1995 NBA Draft - 28 June 1995 - Toronto, Ontario Round 1 See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13, 1961 in Elberton, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player from the University of Illinois, who spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers. ... The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. ... (Redirected from 24 September) September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... See also: 1996 in sports, other events of 1997, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk...

After his NBA career, O'Bannon played professional basketball in Italy, Spain, Greece, Argentina and Poland (in Anwil Włocławek, Polonia Warszawa and Astoria Bydgoszcz). He decided to retire at age 30 after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. When he made his decision, he was in the process of trying out for a new league in China but realized he had no more motivation to play the game. Furthermore, the people holding the tryouts had never even heard of him.^[2] Anwil WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek logo Anwil Wloclawek is a Polish basketball team, based in WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek, playing in Era Basket Liga. ... Polonia-Stadium Polonia-Stadium Polonia Warszawa is a Polish football club founded in 1911 based in Warsaw, Poland. ... Astoria Bydgoszcz is a Polish basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz, playing in Era Basket Liga. ... Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which a physical examination of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the join through a small incision. ...

He attended UNLV to finish his bachelor's degree. He now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and children and is employed as a car salesman. O'Bannon is not one to wallow in the past. He told the Los Angeles Times, "People see me and remember me and I'm proud to tell them — 'No, I don't play. No, I don't coach. Yes, I sell cars.'" ^[2] The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

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References

1. ^ Miech, Rob. "The GIFT", Las Vegas Sun, December 10, 2004. Retrieved on 2005-08-19.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Plaschke, Bill. "Fame was fickle for UCLA’s Ed O’Bannon", Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2006, p. D1. Retrieved on 2006-04-03.