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Danny Ferry

ダニー・フェリー　/　だにー・ふぇりー

American basketball player

October 17, 1966 (age 59)　・　Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

Maryland
basketball player
basketball coach

My Take

Danny Ferry interests me as a true two-way basketball lifer. A 208 cm forward out of DeMatha and Duke, he was rated among the very best of the 1985 high school class, so the pedigree was there early. What I find telling is what came after his playing days: he moved into the front office and became an executive shaping rosters. To me that career arc confirms he was always a thinking player, the sort of size-plus-intelligence athlete who reads the game from inside. Reaching near the top as a player and then competing again from the management side earns my full respect.

Overview

Daniel John Willard Ferry (born October 17, 1966) is an American executive and former professional basketball player who played the forward position. Considered one of the most celebrated basketball players in the United States from the high school graduating class of 1985, Ferry chose to attend Duke University.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Danny Ferry
Name (Japanese): ダニー・フェリー
Reading: だにー・ふぇりー
Born: October 17, 1966 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Horse
Origin: Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 208 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player / basketball coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: DeMatha Catholic High School
University: Duke University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

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