Cezary Trybański

Cezary Trybański

Personal information
Born	(1979-09-22) September 22, 1979 Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2016
Position	Center
Number	15, 5, 14
Career history
1997–1998	Legia Warsaw
1999–2002	Znicz Pruszków
2002–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2003–2004	Phoenix Suns
2004	New York Knicks
2005–2007	Tulsa 66ers
2007–2008	Peristeri
2009–2010	Reno Bighorns
2010–2011	NH Ostrava
2012–2013	Dzūkija
2013–2014	Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2014	AZS Koszalin
2014–2016	Legia Warsaw
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Cezary Trybański (born September 22, 1979) is a Polish former professional basketball player. He is a 7'2" 235 lb center. He was the first Polish-born player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Born in Warsaw, he is the brother of a Polish triple jumper, Małgorzata Trybańska.

Early career

In Poland, he played for Legia Warszawa in 1997-98 and MKS Pruszkow of PLK league from 1999 to 2002. Previously, he played in Shmoolky, which is, and was in 1990s, one of the best non-professional/amateur clubs in Warsaw.

NBA career

Cezary Trybański signed a 3-year contract worth $4.8 million with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 22, 2002. He became the first Polish-born player to appear in an NBA game on November 15, 2002, in a six-minute debut. He played a total of 22 NBA games with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, and the New York Knicks from 2002 to 2004. On August 5, 2004, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a six-player trade that sent Jamal Crawford to the New York Knicks. In October 2004, he was waived by the Bulls. In 2005, he was selected 63rd overall in the 2005 NBDL Draft by the Tulsa 66ers. He appeared in 45 games, making 15 starts and put up averages of 3.5 PPG, 3.3 RPG, and nearly 2 blocks in just 16 minutes. In October 2006, he signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors worth about US$600,000. Soon after signing this deal, Trybanski was released. He was then reacquired by the 76ers. He was waived on November 22, 2006, to rehabilitate an injury, and re-signed on December 1, 2006.

Trybański's final NBA game was on March 7, 2004, in a 99-86 win over the Washington Wizards where he only played for 50 seconds, substituting at the very end of the game for Stephon Marbury. In that 50 seconds, Trybański missed his only field-goal attempt but was able to record 1 steal thanks to a bad pass by Wizards' player Steve Blake.

External links

• Tyrbanski's NBA Profile
• Cezary Trybanski's Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
• Bighorns add a long frame to the Roster, Cezary Trybanski