Bruce Flowers
Encyclopedia
Bruce Flowers is a former American basketball
player. A 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall forward, he was drafted 26th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
in the 1979 NBA Draft
, but only appeared in one NBA
season. He is one of the few American players to win all three different European titles, meaning the Euroleague
as well as the defunct Saporta cup
and Korać Cup
. Starting his European pro career in Cantù
, he helped them win both the Italian Championship and the 1981 Saporta Cup. Flowers would add the Euroleague title with Cantù in 1982, scoring 21 points in the final against Maccabi, and later captured the Korać Cup trophy with Virtus Roma in 1986.
On February 3, 2008, Flowers was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors
list commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the competition.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. A 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall forward, he was drafted 26th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
in the 1979 NBA Draft
1979 NBA Draft
The 1979 NBA Draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on June 25, 1979, before the 1979–80 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...
, but only appeared in one NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
season. He is one of the few American players to win all three different European titles, meaning the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
as well as the defunct Saporta cup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
and Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
. Starting his European pro career in Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
, he helped them win both the Italian Championship and the 1981 Saporta Cup. Flowers would add the Euroleague title with Cantù in 1982, scoring 21 points in the final against Maccabi, and later captured the Korać Cup trophy with Virtus Roma in 1986.
On February 3, 2008, Flowers was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors
50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors
The 50 Greatest Contributors in Euroleague History were chosen on February 3, 2008, in Madrid, Spain. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the FIBA European Champions Cup, officially recognized as the predecessor to today's Euroleague.The list was made up of the...
list commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the competition.