Tellis Frank

Tellis Joseph Frank Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. At and he played as a power forward.

High school & college career

Frank is a 1983 graduate of Lew Wallace High School.
He played college basketball for Western Kentucky from 1983 to 1987. At Western Kentucky, Frank was a key player in the resurgence of the basketball program. He led the team to its first Sun Belt Conference basketball championship, a top ten national ranking, a 2nd-place finish in the NIT [Season Tip-Off|pre-season NIT], and back-to-back 1987 [NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament] appearances.

Professional career

Frank was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft. He played for the Warriors, Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves during his five-year NBA career, averaging 6.5 points per game. He was briefly signed by Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995, but did not play in any NBA games for the club.
He also played in Italy, for Phonola Caserta, Scandone Avellino, Pallacanestro [Don Bosco Livorno|Basket Livorno] and Longobardi Scafati. He also played in the Spanish Liga ACB with three teams in as many years.