Rouben "Redd" Vesmadian (born 30 December 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-Armenia

Armenia

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n professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. Vesmadian played one season for Fresno State followed by various stints in Australia

Australia

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, Asia

Asia

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, Europe

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 and Africa

Africa

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Career

Vesmadian led Narrabeen Sports High School to one of the top teams in NSW between 1999-2000 before attending Fresno State in 2001/02 and playing for Jerry Tarkanian

Jerry Tarkanian

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 in his final season as a head coach. Vesmadian signed his first professional contract in the Iranian Super League and played for Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC

Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC

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. The following season Vesmadian was awarded Egypt

Egypt

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ian citizenship as the son of an Egyptian-born Armenian to compete in the Egyptian Pro League. In 2005, Vesmadian signed with DJK Munchen in the German Regional League before transferring to Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

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