Rony Seikaly

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Rony Seikaly

Seikaly (in white) playing with Syracuse, c. 1986
Personal information
Born	(1965-05-10) May 10, 1965 (age 59) Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese / American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school	American Schools (Athens, Greece)
College	Syracuse (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	1988–2000
Position	Center
Number	4, 9, 2
Career history
1988–1994	Miami Heat
1994–1996	Golden State Warriors
1996–1998	Orlando Magic
1998–1999	New Jersey Nets
2000	Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
NBA Most Improved Player (1990) Consensus second-team All-American (1988) 3× Second-team All-Big East (1986–1988) No. 4 retired by Syracuse Orange
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,991 (14.7 ppg)
Rebounds	6,424 (9.5 rpg)
Assists	860 (1.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA World Cup 1986 Spain Team competition Goodwill Games 1986 Soviet Union Team competition Representing  Lebanon West Asian Championship 1999 Beirut Team competition

Ronald Fred Seikaly (Arabic: رونالد فريد صيقلي, born May 10, 1965) is a Lebanese and American former professional basketball player. Seikaly was one of the first internationally born players to make an impact on American basketball.^[1] He was considered one of the top college players from the Syracuse basketball program, Seikaly's stellar offense and defense placed him among the school's all-time leaders in rebounds, points and blocks, while earning several nationally recognized awards and honors. Drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Miami Heat with the 9th pick of the 1988 draft and the first ever pick for the Heat, Seikaly developed into one of the best centers in the NBA and the team's top offensive and defensive contributors–winning NBA player of the week twice–and also amassing many of the team's records (of which some are still standing). Seikaly earned the 1990 NBA Most Improved Player Award and later played for the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets and in Spain with FC Barcelona. He was also part of the United States national basketball team during the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning gold. After his retirement from basketball, Seikaly became a successful real estate developer. He also works in electronic music as a producer/DJ, and hosted a radio show, Sugar Free Radio, on Sirius/XM.