Theo Ratliff

Theo Ratliff is my kind of NBA story: a 6-foot-10 kid from tiny Demopolis, Alabama who carved out sixteen seasons not by scoring but by erasing other people's shots. Shot-blockers rarely get the glory, and that is exactly why I respect them. Coming up through Wyoming and lasting that long in the league takes a discipline and selflessness that highlight reels never quite capture. I find more to admire in a player who masters an unglamorous role than in another scoring machine. Ratliff built a long, useful career on defense and length, and that quiet consistency is its own kind of greatness.

Name (English)

Theo Ratliff

Name (Japanese)

テオ・ラトリフ

Reading

てお・らとりふ

Born

April 17, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Demopolis, Alabama, United States

Height

208 cm

Occupation

basketball player

University

University of Wyoming

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo%20Ratliff
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q516314

Tags

• Alabama
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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