Vern Fleming is a former professional basketball

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 player in the NBA who played twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996. Fleming grew up in the Queensbridge Housing projects in Long Island City, New York.

As a college player at the University of Georgia

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, Fleming won a gold medal as a member of the United States

United States

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 men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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 in Los Angeles

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 and then commenced his professional career as the 18th overall selection in the 1984 NBA Draft

1984 NBA Draft

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 by the Indiana Pacers

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. At 6'5", he played point guard

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 with them for eleven years, often sharing starter duties with both Haywoode Workman

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 and Mark Jackson

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, before rounding out the final year of his NBA career with the New Jersey Nets

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External links

• Vern Fleming statistics at basketball-reference.com