Gary Maloncon
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Gary Maloncon is a former college basketball player and actor. He is listed at 6'8" and played forward for the UCLA Bruins from 1981-1985.
Championship. He was later selected in the seventh round (143rd pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft
by the Los Angeles Clippers
but was cut by the team and never got to play in the NBA. He later signed to play professionally in Israel for the Hapoel Ramat-Gan team. Maloncon also took his game to the CBA
with the Albany Patroons
(1986-1988) where he helped win a championship in 1988.
in his first acting role in the TV movie, Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
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Playing Career
Maloncon was the starting power forward for the Bruins in his last two years and helped them win the 1985 NITNit
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Championship. He was later selected in the seventh round (143rd pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft
1985 NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held...
by the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
but was cut by the team and never got to play in the NBA. He later signed to play professionally in Israel for the Hapoel Ramat-Gan team. Maloncon also took his game to the CBA
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
with the Albany Patroons
Albany Patroons
The Albany Patroons were a professional basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association ....
(1986-1988) where he helped win a championship in 1988.
Acting Career
After retiring, Maloncon went to Hollywood and dabbled in a little bit acting where his particular height is required. He actually played BigfootBigfoot
Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
in his first acting role in the TV movie, Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter is a 1995 American independent family film about the legendary creature Bigfoot and a young boy he befriends. The film was written and directed by Ilyas Akram, and stars Zachery Ty Bryan as the young boy Cody and Mike Hunt as Bigfoot. It was distributed by...
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Filmography
- Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1994)
- Forget ParisForget ParisForget Paris is a 1995 film produced, directed, co-written by and starring Billy Crystal as an NBA referee and Debra Winger as an independent working woman whose lives are interrupted by love and marriage....
(1995) - Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)