Tellis Joseph Frank Jr. (born April 26, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). At 6'8.5" (2.08 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg) he played as a power forward. High school & college career Frank is a 1983 graduate of Lew Wallace High School (Gary, Indiana). 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 pre-season NIT, and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances. Professional career Frank was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round (14th overall pick) of the 1987 NBA draft. He played for the Warriors (1987–1989), Miami Heat (1989–1990) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1991–1992, 1993–1994) 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 (1990–1993, won the league in 1991), Scandone Avellino (Serie A2, 1998–1999), Basket Livorno (Serie A2, 1999–2000) and Longobardi Scafati (Serie A2, 2000–2001). He also played in the Spanish Liga ACB with three teams in as many years. References External links NBA playing history for Frank Serie A profile Retrieved 11 August 2015 1965 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players American women's basketball coaches Atlanta Dream coaches Baloncesto León players Basket Livorno players Basketball coaches from Indiana Basketball players from Gary, Indiana Bàsquet Manresa players Real Betis Baloncesto players Cholet Basket players Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players Juvecaserta Basket players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Miami Heat players Minnesota Timberwolves players Power forwards (basketball) S.S. Felice Scandone players Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players