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Mike Bantom

1951 - Today

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Michael Allen Bantom (born December 3, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" power forward/center from Saint Joseph's University, Bantom won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national basketball team, who lost a controversial final game to the Soviet Union. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the eighth pick of the 1973 NBA draft, and he embarked upon a nine-year NBA (1973–82) career as a member of the Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He earned All-Rookie Team honors and ended his NBA career with 8,568 total points, 4,517 total rebounds, and 1,623 total assists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Mike Bantom is the 354th most popular basketball player (up from 376th in 2024), the 12,661st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,820th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mike Bantom ranks 354 out of 1,757. Before him are Byron Beck, Sasha Vezenkov, Joe Dumars, Bob Kurland, Danko Cvjetićanin, and Petar Naumoski. After him are David Thompson, T. J. McConnell, Dante Exum, Ainars Bagatskis, Bill Wheatley, and Larry Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Mike Bantom ranks 653. Before him are Julian Lloyd Webber, Marietta Giannakou, Alan Merrill, Françoise Nyssen, Satish Shah, and Azimzhan Askarov. After him are Alan Minter, Rubén Cano, Jean-Pierre Bel, Debra Fischer, Khattiya Sawasdipol, and George Karl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Bantom ranks 12,665 out of 20,380. Before him are Israel Pickens (1780), Eugene Wright (1923), John B. Floyd (1806), Morris Chestnut (1969), Ola Ray (1960), and Andrew Kevin Walker (1964). After him are Ryan Tedder (1979), Sharon Lawrence (1961), Shirley Clarke (1919), Brian Acton (1972), Bobby Goldsboro (1941), and Jackie Fields (1908).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Mike Bantom ranks 203. Before him are Bill Hougland (1930), Ed Macauley (1928), Frank Ramsey (1931), Byron Beck (1945), Joe Dumars (1963), and Bob Kurland (1924). After him are David Thompson (1953), T. J. McConnell (1992), Bill Wheatley (1909), Larry Johnson (1969), Penny Hardaway (1971), and Connie Hawkins (1942).

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