David Thirdkill

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David Thirdkill
Personal information
Born (1960-04-12) April 12, 1960 (age 64)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri)
College
NBA draft 1982: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1982–1996
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number40, 22, 21, 45
Career history
1982–1983 Phoenix Suns
1983–1984 Detroit Pistons
1985 Milwaukee Bucks
1985 San Antonio Spurs
1985–1986 Boston Celtics
1986–1987 Tanduay Rhum Masters
1988 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
1987–1988 Rochester Flyers
1989 Virtus Roma
1989–1990 Chorale Roanne Basket
1991–1994 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1994–1995 Hapoel Holon
1995–1996 Bnei Herzelia
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference

David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, and was the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

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NBA career

He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (15th overall) of the 1982 NBA draft. [2] A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) small forward from the College of Southern Idaho and Bradley University, Thirdkill played in five NBA seasons from 1982 to 1987. [3]

Born in St. Louis, Missouri and nicknamed "The Sheriff", [2] [4] he played for the Suns, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics. [5] On January 24, 1986, he scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds in a 135–114 win over the Golden State Warriors. [6] He earned a championship ring with the 1985–86 Celtics.

In his NBA career, Thirdkill played in 179 games and scored a total of 510 points. [7] [8] Thirdkill made one 3 point shot as a rookie with Phoenix, then never made another three pointer. He finished his career one for 11 from three point land. [9]

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
 † Won an NBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1982–83 Phoenix 49210.6.435.143.5771.50.70.40.14.0
1983–84 Detroit 4606.3.431.000.4840.70.60.20.11.7
1984–85 Detroit 10111.5.522.000.4550.80.10.30.22.9
1984–85 Milwaukee 602.7.750.000.5000.30.00.00.01.2
1984–85 San Antonio 2226.0.455.000.8333.51.51.00.57.5
1985–86† Boston 4907.9.491.000.6251.40.30.20.13.3
1986–87 Boston 1705.2.417.000.3131.10.10.10.01.5
Career17958.2.457.091.5651.20.50.30.12.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984–85 San Antonio 504.4.250.000.5000.40.40.00.00.8
1985–86† Boston 1303.6.333.000.4550.60.20.20.01.3
Career1803.8.318.000.4670.60.30.10.01.2

International career

In 1987, Thirdkill played in a tournament (Open Conference) for the Tanduay Rhum Masters team in the Philippine Basketball Association and won the championship aside from being named "Best Import" of the conference. [10] He returned for another conference in 1988, this time for the newly formed Purefoods team, which he led to another finals appearance. [10] Thereafter, he played in Italy for Virtus Roma, in France for Chorale Roanne Basket and Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball.

He then played most notably in Israel for a spell of five years, mainly for Hapoel Tel Aviv, finally retiring in 1996. He was the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

References

  1. ↑ "CBA all-stars". USA Today . January 22, 1988. p. 5C. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 In '80s, Bradley spread the news Archived August 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , July 28, 2002
  3. ↑ "David Thirdkill Player Profile, Boston Celtics, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Dave. "Reynolds: 'Sheriff' is back in town in St. Louis". Journal Star.
  5. ↑ Smith, Sam. "THIRDKILL FINALLY FINDS HOME WITH CELTICS". chicagotribune.com.
  6. ↑ "Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics Box Score, January 24, 1986". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ "David Thirdkill Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  8. ↑ "David Thirdkill – Men's Basketball". Bradley University Athletics.
  9. ↑ "David Thirdkill Stats".
  10. 1 2 Cuna, Charlie (March 23, 2020). "Norman Black, Billy Ray Bates and other PBA imports who made an impact in the '80s". ESPN . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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