Dale Ellis

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Dale Ellis
Personal information
Born (1960-08-06) August 6, 1960 (age 64)
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Marietta (Marietta, Georgia)
College Tennessee (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1983–2000
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number14, 3, 9, 2
Career history
1983–1986 Dallas Mavericks
1986–1991 Seattle SuperSonics
1991–1992 Milwaukee Bucks
1992–1994 San Antonio Spurs
1994–1997 Denver Nuggets
1997–1999 Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2000 Milwaukee Bucks
2000 Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 19,004 (15.7 ppg)
Rebounds 4,201 (3.5 rpg)
Assists 1,746 (1.4 apg)
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Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At various points in his career, Ellis held the record for the most career 3-point field goals made, until Reggie Miller surpassed him. His 1,719 career made three-pointers ranked 2nd in NBA history at the time of his retirement. [1]

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Playing career

After his time at the University of Tennessee, Ellis was selected ninth overall in the 1983 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. His time as a shooting guard with the Mavericks was rather unremarkable as he played scant minutes and was often relegated to sitting on the bench.

Ellis' fortunes changed dramatically after he found himself traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Al Wood on July 23, 1986. His playing time increased significantly, and his regular season scoring average reflected this as it jumped from 7.1 points per game with the Mavericks to 24.9 points per game with the SuperSonics. [2] In his Seattle debut, Ellis scored 23 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in a 127–110 win over the Trail Blazers. [3] Ellis' rise with the SuperSonics was recognized around the league, which awarded him the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1987.

Ellis continued to star for the SuperSonics in the late 1980s. Ellis made four-point plays in a win against the Sacramento Kings on January 26, 1988, becoming the first player in NBA history to complete two four point plays in one game. [4] His scoring average peaked at 27.5 points per game during the 1988–89 season, which would be a career high. That season, on January 5, Ellis scored 49 points in a 120–106 victory over the Kings. [5] The 2,253 points he scored that season broke Spencer Haywood's franchise record of 2,251. Ellis was selected to the NBA All-Star Game during the same season, and scored 27 points for the West. Despite success in Seattle, Ellis' tenure was tumultuous, and included a drunk driving incident in which he was hospitalized, a fist fight with teammate Xavier McDaniel, and a bizarre fight between Ellis' wife, Monique Ellis, and Alton Lister's wife. [6] [7] In all, Ellis spent four and a half seasons with the SuperSonics before once again being traded, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ricky Pierce. While he was again a bench player with the Bucks, his minutes still remained relatively high and Ellis still made large contributions to the team with his scoring ability. Following the conclusion of the 91–92 season, he found himself traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Tracy Murray. As a member of the Spurs, Ellis once again found himself in the starting lineup playing slightly more minutes than he did as a Buck. Although his production largely remained the same, he was doing it more efficiently, shooting nearly 50% from the field as opposed to 46% with Milwaukee.

After signing with the Denver Nuggets, and then later in his career traded to the SuperSonics once again, the Orlando Magic (for whom he never played), again to the Bucks, and the Charlotte Hornets, he saw a more reduced playing role. The Hornets traded him to the Miami Heat after the 1999–2000 season; [8] but was waived prior to the start of the next season. [9]

Ellis played in 1,209 games and had career averages of 15.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, a .479 field goal percentage, and a .403 three point field goal percentage. He set the NBA record for most minutes played in a single game when he scored 53 points in 69 minutes (out of a possible 73) for the SuperSonics in a 155–154 quintuple-overtime loss to the Bucks on November 9, 1989. His 1,719 career made three-pointers ranked second in NBA history at the time of his retirement.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1983–84 Dallas 67215.8.456.414.7193.7.8.6.18.2
1984–85 Dallas 72418.3.454.385.7403.3.8.6.19.3
1985–86 Dallas 72115.1.411.364.7202.3.5.6.17.1
1986–87 Seattle 827637.5.516.358.7875.52.91.3.424.9
1987–88 Seattle 757337.2.503.413.7674.52.61.0.125.8
1988–89 Seattle 828238.9.501.478.8164.22.01.3.327.5
1989–90 Seattle 554937.0.497.375.8184.32.01.1.123.5
1990–91 Seattle 302426.7.463.303.7383.12.11.1.115.0
1990–91 Milwaukee 21029.7.486.441.7073.91.5.8.219.3
1991–92 Milwaukee 811127.0.469.419.7743.11.3.7.215.7
1992–93 San Antonio 827633.3.499.401.7973.81.31.0.216.7
1993–94 San Antonio 777533.6.494.395.7763.31.0.9.115.2
1994–95 Denver 81324.6.453.403.8662.7.7.5.111.3
1995–96 Denver 815232.4.479.412.7603.91.7.7.114.9
1996–97 Denver 825135.9.414.364.8173.62.0.7.116.6
1997–98 Seattle 79024.5.497.464*.7822.31.1.8.111.8
1998–99 Seattle 48525.7.441.433.7572.4.8.5.110.3
1999–00 Milwaukee 18018.0.465.354.6671.9.3.3.06.8
1999–00 Charlotte 24510.0.328.400.750.9.3.3.02.3
Career1,20958928.8.479.403.7843.51.4.8.215.7
All-Star1126.0.7501.0001.0006.02.0.0.027.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984 Dallas 8–22.3.325.083.7505.3.51.3.37.4
1985 Dallas 4117.0.435.400.5001.8.81.0.05.8
1986 Dallas 709.6.409.5831.0001.0.3.3.34.3
1987 Seattle 141437.9.487.361.8156.42.6.7.425.2
1988 Seattle 5534.4.482.250.7244.63.0.6.420.8
1989 Seattle 8838.0.450.405.7274.01.31.4.122.9
1993 San Antonio 101030.5.451.313.8133.51.1.4.012.5
1994 San Antonio 4428.5.395.294.6002.5.3.8.010.5
1995 Denver 3024.3.357.308.9234.71.0.7.312.0
1998 Seattle 10017.0.377.423.8331.3.6.2.05.6
Career734227.1.443.351.7843.71.3.7.213.8

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References

  1. ↑ "All Time Leaders". NBA.com .
  2. ↑ "Dale Ellis Stats".
  3. ↑ "SuperSonics vs Trail Blazers, October 31, 1986". Basketball-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "Ellis sets record with two four-point plays". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Associated Press. January 27, 1988. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kings vs SuperSonics, January 5, 1989". Basketball-Reference.com.
  6. ↑ Wilbon, Michael (June 14, 1996). "Mcmillan: Providing Peace In Sonics' Puzzle". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "THE NBA : Ellis Has Gone from a Sonic Boom to Bust". Los Angeles Times . November 25, 1990.
  8. ↑ "NBA.com: Dale Ellis Player Info". NBA.com .
  9. ↑ "Heat History – Key Dates and Transactions: 2000". NBA.com . Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
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