{{Short description|American basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Brett Vroman | image = Brett Vroman 1973.jpeg | width = 130px | caption = Vroman in 1973 as a member of the Provo High School basketball team. | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 220 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|12|25}} | birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S. | high_school = Provo (Provo, Utah) | college = *UCLA (1974–1977) *UNLV (1978–1979) | draft_year = 1978 | draft_round = 4 | draft_pick = 87 | draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers | career_start = 1980 | career_end = 1989 | career_position = Center | career_number = 52 | years1 = {{nbay|1980|start}} | team1 = Utah Jazz | years2 = 1980–1981 | team2 = Billings Volcanos | years3 = 1981–1983 | team3 = Sapori Siena | years4 = 1983–1984 | team4 = Italcable Perugia | years5 = 1984–1985 | team5 = Pepper Mestre | years6 = 1985 | team6 = Aris | years7 = 1985–1986 | team7 = Segafredo Gorizia | years8 = 1987 | team8 = Wuber Napoli | years9 = 1988–1989 | team9 = Torpan Pojat | highlights = * NCAA champion (1975) * First-team ''Parade'' All-American (1974) }}
'''Brett Grant Vroman''' (born December 25, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'0" 220 lb center, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and UNLV Runnin' Rebels. His professional career included a brief stint with the NBA's Utah Jazz and 12 years playing in Europe.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040627/ai_n11464216 Vroman vrooms up Suns' draft chart], by Paul Coro, ''The Arizona Republic''. Published June 27, 2004</ref>
Vroman was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 21st pick in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA draft but never made the team. On July 27, 1980, he signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz<ref>[http://www.n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1980.php 1980 NBA Transactions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928072655/http://www.n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1980.php |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref> for whom he played 11 games in 1980–81, averaging 3.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 assist per game. After ending his NBA career, he played in Europe, mostly in Italy.<ref>[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=VRO-BRE&year=1981&team=201 Lega A Basket<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He is the father of the late Jackson Vroman,<ref>[http://www.nba.com/suns/news/azcentral_040626.html Going the Long Way], by Paul Coro, ''The Arizona Republic'', posted June 26, 2004</ref> who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA draft and played with the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Hornets / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets from 2004 to 2006.
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===NBA=== Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vromabr01.html|title=Brett Vroman NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=13 November 2025}}</ref>
====Regular season==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1980}} | style="text-align:left;"| Utah | 11 || 8.5 || .370 || .000 || .737 || 2.3 || .8 || .5 || .5 || 3.1 {{S-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070507134137/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VromaBr01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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