Clippers Sign Polynice

Posted: August 4th, 2003

The Clippers will look to Polynice to provide veteran leadership at the center position

The Clippers have announced the signing of free agent center/forward Olden Polynice,.

Polynice, a 14-year NBA veteran, spent the 2000-01 season with the Utah Jazz averaging 5.3 points, 4.7 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per game. After a brief stint with the American Basketball Association, Polynice was signed by the Philadelphia 76ers in October, 2002 but did not play. He later had short stints with the Harlem Globetrotters, the Grand Rapid Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association and the Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs of the United States Basketball League.

No stranger to the Clippers organization, Polynice played two seasons in the 90's, his first in 1990-91 averaging 12.3 ppg and 9.1 rpg in 31 games and then in 1991-92 where he averaged 8.1 ppg and 7.1 rpg in 76 games.