Christen Guilford Dudley (born February 22, 1965) is an American retired basketball player and politician. He played for 16 years and 886 games in the NBA for five different teams. A journeyman center, he was known primarily for his defensive skill as a rebounder and shot blocker. In 2010, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon.\n', '

Dudley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Elizabeth Josephine (née Kovacs, c.1941– ), a teacher, and Guilford Dudley III (c. 1932– ), a minister. His maternal grandfather, also a minister, immigrated from Hungary, and his maternal grandmother\'s parents were also Hungarian. His paternal grandfather was Guilford Dudley, who was U.S. ambassador to Denmark under the Nixon and Ford presidential administrations.\n', '

Dudley played high school basketball at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. Like his parents, grandfather, and uncle, Dudley attended Yale University. At Yale he played NCAA basketball for the Bulldogs from 1983 to 1987 and earned a degree in political science and economics.\n', '

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