Jon Sundvold

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Jon Thomas "Sunny" Sundvold (born July 2, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.[1] A 6'2" shooting guard from the University of Missouri, Sundvold played in 9 NBA seasons from 1983–1992. He played for the Sonics, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.

Early life

Though born in South Dakota, Sundvold grew up in Blue Springs, Missouri, in suburban Kansas City, where his father Robert was a successful home builder.[2] While a player at Blue Springs High School, Sundvold scored over 2,100 points and was twice selected to the All-State team.[3] He earned a basketball scholarship to Mizzou where he played all four years for Norm Stewart's Tigers.[4] As a senior, he averaged nearly 20 points per game and made 87-percent of his free-throw attempts.[5] Sundvold is one of only two Missouri players to play on four consecutive Big 8 Conference championship teams and was an All-American in 1983.[6] Sundvold also played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[7] Sundvold's older brother Bob is a college basketball coach.[8]

NBA career

Drafted by Seattle in the 1983 draft, Jon Sundvold made an immediate impact by helping the SuperSonics earn an NBA Playoff berth in his first season.[9] Sundvold's best year as a professional came during the 1986–87 season as a member of the Spurs, appearing in 76 games and averaging 11.2 ppg. Selected by the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, Sundvold played more of a bench role but still led the NBA in three point shooting percentage in 1989, hitting more than 50-percent of his attempts.[10] He also participated in the NBA All Star Three Point Contest in 1989 and 1990. A neck injury forced a premature end to his playing career in 1992.[11] In his NBA career, Sundvold appeared in 502 games and scored a total of 3,886 points.[12]

Post-playing days

After his nine-year NBA career came to a close Sundvold returned to Columbia, Missouri and put his degree in finance from MU to use. He first worked full-time for BC Christopher Securities, where he'd already been working part-time during the basketball off-season.[13] In 1997 Sundvold stepped out on his own, establishing the investment firm, Sundvold Capital Management.[14] Despite no longer being active on the court, Sundvold has stayed close to the game he loves as a former college basketball analyst for ESPN and CBS and is currently heard as a color analyst on MU Tiger games broadcast by the Missouri Sports Network. Sundvold and wife Tamara are the parents of one son and two daughters and reside in the Columbia, Missouri area.[15] His son Wilson also attended MU and played on the golf team before joining Jon's firm.[16][17] His daughter Caroline is a Mizzou alum and former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. His other daughter Anna Kate is also a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. On June 8, 2016, Sundvold was named to the MU Board of Curators by Governor Jay Nixon.[18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[12]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Seattle 73 2 17.6 .445 .243 .889 1.2 3.3 .4 .0 6.9
1984–85 Seattle 73 1 15.8 .425 .316 .814 1.0 2.8 .5 .0 5.5
1985–86 San Antonio 70 4 16.4 .462 .350 .813 1.1 3.7 .5 .0 7.1
1986–87 San Antonio 76 42 23.2 .486 .336 .833 1.3 4.1 .5 .0 11.2
1987–88 San Antonio 52 12 19.7 .464 .406 .896 .9 3.0 .5 .0 8.1
1988–89 Miami 68 8 19.7 .455 .522* .825 1.3 2.0 .4 .0 10.4
1989–90 Miami 63 2 13.8 .408 .440 .846 1.1 1.6 .4 .0 6.1
1990–91 Miami 24 0 9.4 .402 .429 1.000 .4 1.0 .3 .0 4.7
1991–92 Miami 3 0 2.7 .333 1.000 – .0 .7 .0 .0 1.0
Career 502 71 17.6 .452 .392 .849 1.1 2.9 .4 .0 7.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984 Seattle 3 7.3 .375 .000 1.000 .7 1.7 .0 .0 2.7
1986 San Antonio 3 0 14.3 .389 .167 1.000 .3 1.7 .0 .0 5.3
1988 San Antonio 3 3 30.0 .500 .333 .667 1.3 5.0 1.3 .0 11.7
1992 Miami 1 0 2.0 .000 – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 10 3 15.7 .439 .222 .833 .7 2.5 .4 .0 5.9

Honors

  • University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, 1990.
  • University of Missouri Basketball All-Century team member.
  • Member, National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame.

References

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  5. ↑ Missouri Legends: Famous People From The Show-Me State by John W. Brown. Page 260. Published by Reedy Press, St. Louis, 2008.
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