| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1970-09-23)September 23, 1970 (age 54) Buffalo, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | McKinley (Buffalo, New York) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Canisius (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1994–2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Otago Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Palmerston North Jets | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Palmerston North Jets | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Nelson Giants | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Nelson Giants (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Canterbury Rams (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Edward Frank Book (born September 23, 1970)[1] is an American-New Zealand former professionalbasketball player. Listed at 211 cm (6'11")[2][3][4] and 112 kg, Book played thecentre position.[5]
Born inBuffalo, New York,[6][7] Book was educated atCanisius College,[8] but came toNew Zealand in 1994 to play in theNBL. He was consistently one of the best post players in the league, winning Outstanding Forward in 1996, Outstanding Kiwi Forward in 2002 and named to the All-Star Five both years. He played in every NBL season between 1994 and 2007, winning a championship with theNelson Giants in his final season.[9]
Book debuted for the Tall Blacks against China in 2002, filling the one available naturalized player spot under FIBA rules. He earned hero status during the world championship campaign after stepping into a starting role to fill in forSean Marks. Book's three-point shooting ability made him a difficult match-up for opposing centres. Book helped New Zealand to a silver medal at the2006 Commonwealth Games and announced his retirement from the Tall Blacks immediately after the final.[5]
Book served as an assistant coach for the Nelson Giants in 2013 and 2014.[10]
In March 2022, Book was appointed an assistant coach of theCanterbury Rams.[11] He continued on with the Rams as an assistant in 2023.[12]
Book and his wife Lisa have three children: Josh, Amiee and Nic.[13][14] All three of his children play basketball, while Lisa is a former national league guard and junior Tall Fern.[13]
As of October 2018, Book was a teacher atWaimea College.[13]
The 6-11 Book grabbed 14 rebounds and Smith had 10.
Canisius was led by Ed Book, a 6-foot-11 senior [..]
6-11, 228, Center, Buffalo, N.Y.
