Elden Campbell

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Elden Campbell
Campbell, Elden (2008).jpg
Campbell in 2008
Personal information
Born (1968-07-23) July 23, 1968 (age 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school Morningside (Inglewood, California)
College Clemson (1986–1990)
NBA draft 1990: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1990–2005
Position Power forward / center
Number41, 5
Career history
1990–1999 Los Angeles Lakers
1999–2002 Charlotte Hornets
2002–2003 New Orleans Hornets
2003 Seattle SuperSonics
2003–2005 Detroit Pistons
2005 New Jersey Nets
2005 Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 10,805 (10.3 ppg)
Rebounds 6,116 (5.9 rpg)
Blocks 1,602 (1.5 bpg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Elden Jerome Campbell (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played as a power forward and center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1990 to 2005. He spent his first nine years with the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest with various other teams.

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Playing career

Campbell attended Morningside High School in Inglewood, California before playing college basketball at Clemson University. During his four years at Clemson, he averaged 15.3 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game and 2.7 blocks. During a one-point loss in the 1990 NCAA Tournament to a Connecticut team, his college team defended a play that consisted of a full-court catch-and-shoot play by Tate George with one second on the clock. That same year, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Campbell with the 27th pick in the 1990 NBA draft.

On March 10, 1999, Campbell was traded by the Lakers along with Eddie Jones to the Charlotte Hornets for Glen Rice, J. R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong. [1]

Campbell's longest tenures were with the Lakers and the Hornets (in both Charlotte and New Orleans); he would also play with the Seattle SuperSonics and briefly for the New Jersey Nets, spending most of the final two seasons of his career as a member of the Detroit Pistons, being on roster in the 2004 NBA Championship team. During Campbell's tenure with the Pistons, perhaps his most important contribution was his defense against center Shaquille O'Neal in the two playoff series in which the Pistons engaged O'Neal's teams (against the Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals and against the Miami Heat in the 2005 NBA Eastern Conference Finals); [2] because of his enormous bulk and strength, he presented a unique challenge to O'Neal in the low post and was one of the few NBA players who could pose a serious physical challenge to O'Neal on defense.

Campbell's 15-year career comprised 1,044 games, of which he started 671, and 106 playoff games, of which he started 53. In 15 seasons, Campbell averaged 10.3 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game and 1.5 blocks. He was especially known for his shot-blocking ability, with 1,602 career blocks; he is 34th all time in blocks. Notably, Campbell was the Los Angeles Lakers' leading scorer between 1990–91 and 1998–99. [3] His nicknames were 'Easy', 'Big E', 'Big Homie' and 'The Janitor', which he received for his ability to clean up the boards. [4] [5]

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
1990–91 L.A. Lakers 5207.3.455–.6531.8.2.2.72.8
1991–92 L.A. Lakers 814723.2.448.000.6195.2.7.72.07.1
1992–93 L.A. Lakers 791319.6.458.000.6374.2.6.71.37.7
1993–94 L.A. Lakers 767429.6.462.000.6896.81.1.81.912.3
1994–95 L.A. Lakers 735928.4.459.000.6666.11.3.91.812.5
1995–96 L.A. Lakers 8282*32.9.503.000.7137.62.21.12.613.9
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 777732.6.469.250.7118.01.6.61.514.9
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 812822.0.463.500.6935.61.0.41.310.1
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 17119.1.436–.6135.6.5.1.97.4
Charlotte 323235.4.489.000.6479.41.91.21.815.3
1999–00 Charlotte 787732.5.446.000.6907.61.7.71.912.7
2000–01 Charlotte 787830.0.440.000.7097.81.3.81.813.1
2001–02 Charlotte 777428.0.484.000.7976.91.3.81.813.9
2002–03 New Orleans 41116.7.409.000.8093.51.0.6.87.2
Seattle 15012.2.333–.7622.6.6.6.53.2
2003–04 † Detroit 652713.7.439–.6853.2.7.3.85.6
2004–05 New Jersey 1005.0.000–.5001.1.3.0.1.2
Detroit 31111.0.336.000.7842.6.5.3.23.8
Career1,04567124.7.460.054.6995.91.1.71.510.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1991 L.A. Lakers 1409.9.658–.4672.1.2.4.64.1
1992 L.A. Lakers 4229.3.378–.6676.31.5.81.510.0
1993 L.A. Lakers 5535.6.420–.5008.41.41.22.414.0
1995 L.A. Lakers 101037.6.485–.6597.31.6.43.015.7
1996 L.A. Lakers 4432.3.513.000.5008.02.0.32.312.0
1997 L.A. Lakers 9930.9.3981.000.8164.31.0.81.411.8
1998 L.A. Lakers 13013.8.451–.6473.5.6.2.95.2
2000 Charlotte 4437.5.468.000.9298.31.0.51.014.3
2001 Charlotte 101028.7.396–.7557.9.7.51.112.1
2002 Charlotte 9928.2.445.000.7066.71.8.72.613.6
2004 † Detroit 1408.8.286–.5561.8.7.4.62.1
2005 Detroit 1005.8.308–.5001.8.5.2.01.2
Career1065321.4.440.250.6704.7.9.51.38.4

Personal life

Campbell was arrested for drunk driving in California in 1995. [6]

In 2014, Campbell sold his condominium in Marina del Rey for $770,000. He had originally purchased the home in 1994 for $270,000, making a profit of $500,000 with the sale. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lakers make trade official, complete swap with Hornets". Deseret News . Inglewood, California. March 11, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Little-used Campbell plays big vs. Shaq
  3. ↑ Player Season Finder: For combined seasons; played in the NBA/BAA; in the regular season; from 1990–91 to 1998–99; playing for the Los Angeles Lakers (Min); sorted by descending Points.
  4. ↑ Elden Campbell
  5. ↑ Campbell, Elden (The Janitor) [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ After Crash, Laker Campbell Arrested for Drunk Driving
  7. ↑ Leitereg, Neal J. (June 19, 2014). "Former Laker Elden Campbell nets sale in Marina del Rey". LA Times . Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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