American basketball player
Ricky Sobers Born (1953-01-15 ) January 15, 1953 (age 71) The Bronx, New York , U.S.Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg) High school DeWitt Clinton College
NBA draft 1975 : 1st round, 16th overall pickSelected by the Phoenix Suns Playing career 1975–1986 Position Point guard Number 4, 40, 14 1975 –1977 Phoenix Suns 1977 –1979 Indiana Pacers 1979 –1982 Chicago Bulls 1982 –1984 Washington Bullets 1984 –1986 Seattle SuperSonics
Points 10,902 (13.3 ppg) Assists 3,525 (4.3 apg) Steals 1,085 (1.3 spg)
Stats at NBA.comStats at Basketball Reference
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] 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.
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