Anthony Avent

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Anthony Avent: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

From Newark's Malcolm X Shabazz High to Seton Hall, Avent played in the 1989 NCAA championship game before Atlanta drafted him 15th overall in 1991. When contract talks with Milwaukee stalled, he took a year in Italy with Phonola Caserta, then returned on a four-year Bucks deal. Six NBA seasons followed — Milwaukee, Orlando, Vancouver, the Jazz in 1998–99, and the Clippers.

The game kept him traveling afterward, with stints in Greece for Panathinaikos in 1996–97 and PAOK in 2001. He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah signed him to a non-guaranteed contract on January 22, 1999, for the lockout season, and waived him four weeks later.

Utah Jazz tenure

1998–99

Position

Forward

Born

1969, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Height

6′9″ (206 cm)

Weight

236 lb (107 kg)

College

Seton Hall

Drafted

1991, 1st round (No. 15), Atlanta