Greg Kelser
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Born | San Diego Clippers | September 17, 1957
1985 | Indiana Pacers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,961 (9.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,402 (4.6 rpg) |
Assists | 411 (1.3 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Kelser (born September 17, 1957) is a retired American
Early life
Kelser grew up in a military family, spending part of his childhood in
Amateur career
Upon graduating from
Then, as a senior, he and Johnson led the Spartans to the
On the
Kelser finished his career at Michigan State averaging 17.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg and was named third-team All-American. In addition, he was a two-time Academic All-American. He was the first Big Ten Conference player, and remains the only player in Spartan basketball history, to score over 2,000 points with over 1,000 rebounds.[10][11]
NBA career
Kelser was drafted by the hometown
Kelser would spend most of two seasons with the Sonics, averaging, 7.0 ppg, and was then traded in 1983 to the
Announcing career
Since leaving the NBA, Kelser has worked extensively as a sports
Personal life
Kelser finished his degree at Michigan State in 1981, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences. Spartan coach Jud Heathcote brought focus to Kelser in completing the degree, "Coach Heathcote stayed on me and showed me he cared. It would've been easy for him not to worry about it. Instead, I had no choice to get it over with and get him off my back. I wasn't going to walk at commencement. But my mom said, `Oh, yes, you are!' I'm really glad I did. And I remember Jud being there to watch me."[2]
Kelser was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, and his high school, Henry Ford High School, dedicated the Gregory Kelser Gymnasium in October 2007. He was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.[17][18] He lives in Franklin, Michigan with his wife Donna.
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
References
- ^ a b "Greg Kelser: All-American On The Court And In The Classroom". Michigan State University Athletics. Michigan State University. February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ a b "Greg Kelser: All-American On The Court And In The Classroom". Michigan State University Athletics. 22 February 2008.
- ^ DeFever, Dana (2010-04-28). "Greg Kelser speaks about academics, character and winning the NCAA national championship". mlive. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Michigan State All-Decade Teams: Magic and 'Special K' define the 1970's". 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Michigan State Michigan State University Spartans, Official Athletic Site – Michigan State". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Michigan State vs. Kentucky Box Score, March 18, 1978".
- ^ "Michigan State vs. Indiana State Box Score, March 26, 1979". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ISBN 978-1-59670-051-2.
- ^ "Greg Kelser earned "Special K" moniker". October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Greg Kelser: All-American On The Court And In The Classroom". Michigan State University Athletics. 22 February 2008.
- ^ Morris, Emily. "From the court to color commentating: Chatting with Greg Kelser".
- ^ "Greg Kelser of the Detroit Pistons received a clean..." UPI.
- ^ "Greg Kelser failed a physical exam by the Seattle..." UPI.
- ^ "Greg Kelser Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "NBA Players: Greg Kelser Profile and Basic Stats". www.landofbasketball.com.
- ^ "From the court to color commentating: Chatting with Greg Kelser".
- ^ "Greg Kelser".
- ^ "Greg Kelser (1996) – Hall of Fame". Michigan State University Athletics.