Ricky Sobers

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Ricky Sobers
Personal information
Born (1953-01-15) January 15, 1953 (age 72)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school DeWitt Clinton
(The Bronx, New York)
College
NBA draft 1975: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Drafted by Phoenix Suns
Playing career1975–1986
Position Point guard
Number4, 40, 14
Career history
19751977 Phoenix Suns
19771979 Indiana Pacers
19791982 Chicago Bulls
19821984 Washington Bullets
19841986 Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 10,902 (13.3 ppg)
Assists 3,525 (4.3 apg)
Steals 1,085 (1.3 spg)
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Ricky Brad Sobers (born January 15, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who spent eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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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] in NBA history. In 1977, he joined the 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.

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

NBA

Source [5]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975–76 Phoenix 7824.3.449.8233.32.81.4.19.2
1976–77 Phoenix 7925.4.496.8413.03.01.2.213.6
1977–78 Indiana 7938.2.453.8254.17.42.2.318.4
1978–79 Indiana 8134.9.463.8823.75.61.7.317.3
1979–80 Chicago 828232.6.469.309.8373.05.21.7.214.2
1980–81 Chicago 71025.4.462.258.9352.04.01.4.213.5
1981–82 Chicago 80624.2.453.250.7681.83.8.9.211.8
1982–83 Washington 413935.1.438.418.8322.55.31.5.315.7
1983–84 Washington 818132.4.456.261.8372.24.71.4.215.6
1984–85 Seattle 711221.0.446.286.8151.53.5.7.19.9
1985–86 Seattle 78016.4.444.302.8801.32.3.6.07.7
Career82122028.0.459.291.8432.64.31.3.213.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1976 Phoenix 19*29.6.468.8333.34.2.9.313.0
1981 Chicago 627.0.432.167.8891.83.7.7.013.2
1984 Washington 437.5.439.300.8001.34.01.3.515.3
Career2930.2.455.250.8352.74.0.9.313.3

References

  1. "Greatest Game Ever". NBA.com .
  2. "Greatest Game Ever Played | Celtics.com – The official website of the Boston Celtics". Nba.com. June 4, 1976. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. AJ Foss. (June 3, 2011). 35 Years Ago: The Celtics and the Suns Play The Greatest NBA Finals Game Ever Played Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Phoenix Suns: The Unluckiest Franchise in Professional Sports". Bleacher Report .
  5. "Ricky Sobers NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2025.