Education
Skyline High School.
Skyline High School.
Vranes led Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City, to the state basketball championship in his senior year (1977). A 6"7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 National Basketball Association Draft. Vranes played in 7 National Basketball Association seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.
In his National Basketball Association career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points.
In the 1984-1985 season, he was named to the National Basketball Association All-Defensive Second Team. He played in Europe for AEK British Columbia, Teorematour Arese and Breeze Milano.
His ancestors emigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s.
His best year as a professional came during the 1983-1984 season as a member of the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.4 ppg.