Personal information | |
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Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | May 3, 1966
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Shades Valley (Irondale, Alabama) |
College | UAB (1985–1989) |
NBA draft | 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall |
Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
Position | Small forward |
Reginald Bernard Turner (born May 3, 1966) is an American former basketball player. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he played college basketball for the UAB Blazers from 1985 to 1989. [1]
Turner was drafted by the Denver Nuggets as the 47th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft. After spending rookie camp with Denver, he was traded to the Utah Jazz for future considerations. [2] [3] Turner was waived by Utah as one of their final preseason cuts on October 22, 1989. [4]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1985–86 | UAB | 18 | 1 | 4.7 | .481 | – | .444 | 1.4 | .1 | .3 | .2 | 1.9 |
1986–87 | UAB | 31 | 8 | 16.3 | .538 | .500 | .712 | 3.5 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 4.2 |
1987–88 | UAB | 31 | 25 | 29.1 | .457 | .479 | .778 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .6 | 11.3 |
1988–89 | UAB | 34 | – | 33.4 | .507 | .333 | .868 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .7 | 19.5 |
Career | 114 | 34 | 23.1 | .493 | .406 | .788 | 4.9 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 10.3 |
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