Paul Mokeski

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Paul Keen Mokeski (born January 3, 1957, in Spokane, Washington, USA) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. At 7-foot, his position was center. He was a college basketball player out of Crespi Carmelite High School and the University of Kansas. He was selected in the second round (42nd pick overall) of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. He is most noted for his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks. He also played with the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Golden State Warriors. After his playing career ended, he coached in the CBA and ABA, but was fired from the Kansas City Knights in July 2000 when he was arrested for possession of cocaine.

Mokeski was an assistant coach with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League. In June 2007, he was hired by the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach under Sam Vincent. He was let go at the end of the 2007-08 season, when Vincent was fired.

He is currently an assistant coach with the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA Development League.

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