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The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
In the USBL draft, the Gulls drafted 5-foot-3 Muggsy Bogues second overall. Bogues was named the league's Rookie of the Year, averaging 22.2 points and 8.4 assists per game and leading the league in minutes per game before an ankle injury ended his season. (Hank McDowell was also named to the USBL's second All-Star squad.)
Most scouts predicted that Webb would end up playing in either Europe or for the Harlem Globetrotters because of his height [2] (5 ft 6 in (168 cm)). [6] However, Webb was drafted in the 4th round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. After the guard-loaded Pistons released Webb before the preseason even started, his agent, Bill ...
Bogues has held the title ever since. In a hilarious coincidence, the point guard famously played along side the tallest player in NBA history (tied 1st) in his rookie season.
The movie 'Ant-Man' is about a small -- but powerful -- superhero, and he if he wasn't out saving the world he'd make one hell of a scrappy athlete. So, in honor of Paul Rudd's new role, we break ...
Bogues is making the media rounds to promote Charlotte as the host of this year's All-Star Game on Feb. 17 and was kind enough to carve out time for Yahoo Sports.
Bogues made his NBA debut on November 6, 1987, against the Atlanta Hawks at Omni Coliseum; he started and led the team in assists. [23] At the time of his debut, he was 16.5 inches (42 cm) shorter than the average NBA player. [4] In his rookie year, Bogues was a teammate of Manute Bol who stood 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall. They were the tallest and ...
Bogues’ second middle school basketball tournament is bigger than the first, giving teams a second chance. Muggsy Bogues throws a basketball party in Indian Trail — and 400 players show up ...