Ricky Sobers

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Ricky Brad Sobers (born January 15, 1953) is a former professional basketball player who spent eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'3" guard born in the Bronx, New York, Sobers attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City, the College of Southern Idaho, and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas before being selecting by the Phoenix Suns with the 16th pick of the 1975 NBA draft. Sobers played two seasons for the Suns. In the 1976 Finals, Sobers was a key player in "the greatest game ever played"[1][2][3][4] in NBA history. In 1977, he joined the Indiana Pacers, with whom he averaged a career best 18.2 points per game during the 1977–78 NBA season.

Sobers also played with the Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, and Seattle SuperSonics before retiring in 1986. He compiled 10,902 points and 3,525 assists in his career.

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

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Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Phoenix 78 24.3 .449 .823 3.3 2.8 1.4 .1 9.2
1976–77 Phoenix 79 25.4 .496 .841 3.0 3.0 1.2 .2 13.6
1977–78 Indiana 79 38.2 .453 .825 4.1 7.4 2.2 .3 18.4
1978–79 Indiana 81 34.9 .463 .882 3.7 5.6 1.7 .3 17.3
1979–80 Chicago 82 82 32.6 .469 .309 .837 3.0 5.2 1.7 .2 14.2
1980–81 Chicago 71 0 25.4 .462 .258 .935 2.0 4.0 1.4 .2 13.5
1981–82 Chicago 80 6 24.2 .453 .250 .768 1.8 3.8 .9 .2 11.8
1982–83 Washington 41 39 35.1 .438 .418 .832 2.5 5.3 1.5 .3 15.7
1983–84 Washington 81 81 32.4 .456 .261 .837 2.2 4.7 1.4 .2 15.6
1984–85 Seattle 71 12 21.0 .446 .286 .815 1.5 3.5 .7 .1 9.9
1985–86 Seattle 78 0 16.4 .444 .302 .880 1.3 2.3 .6 .0 7.7
Career 821 220 28.0 .459 .291 .843 2.6 4.3 1.3 .2 13.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976 Phoenix 19* 29.6 .468 .833 3.3 4.2 .9 .3 13.0
1981 Chicago 6 27.0 .432 .167 .889 1.8 3.7 .7 .0 13.2
1984 Washington 4 37.5 .439 .300 .800 1.3 4.0 1.3 .5 15.3
Career 29 30.2 .455 .250 .835 2.7 4.0 .9 .3 13.3

References

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