Danny Vranes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Danny Vranes

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Daniel LaDrew Vranes (born October 29, 1958) is an American retired professional basketball player. Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977).
A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft.
Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988. In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points.
His best year as a professional came during the 1983–84 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 ppg.
In the 1984–85 season, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. He played in Europe for AEK BC, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano. His ancestors emigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s.
Vranes is a member of the LDS Church.