Greg Ostertag
Personal information | |
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Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | March 6, 1973
Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) |
College | Kansas (1991–1995) |
NBA draft | 1995: 1st round, 28th overall pick |
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
Playing career | 1995–2006, 2011–2012 |
Position | Center |
Number | 00, 39 |
Career history | |
1995–2004 | Utah Jazz |
2004–2005 | Sacramento Kings |
2005–2006 | Utah Jazz |
2011–2012 | Texas Legends |
Career statistics | |
Points | 3,512 (4.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,145 (5.5 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,293 (1.7 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Donovan Ostertag (born March 6, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Kansas.
High school career
Ostertag starred at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. He averaged 22.5 points and 13 rebounds per game during his senior season,[1] and capped the year by leading the Panthers to the 1991 state championship, the first-ever for the school's boys basketball team.
College career
After his successful high school career, Ostertag joined the basketball team at the
Professional career
Utah Jazz (1995–2004)
The
Envisioning him as a potentially dominant defender in the future, the Jazz signed Ostertag to a long-term contract extension worth $39 million over six years. However, throughout the remainder of his career, Ostertag struggled with poor physical conditioning and inconsistent play, much to the chagrin of his coaches and teammates. Also, he constantly frustrated Jazz fans with his clumsiness and lack of skill on offense. Nevertheless, Ostertag made valuable contributions to the team on the defensive side of the floor, providing size and intimidation in the paint. He never played full starter-level minutes, thus hindering his overall statistical totals, but he was one of the most efficient shot-blockers in the league during his career. He led the NBA in blocked shot percentage twice (in 2000 and 2002)[3] and was particularly good at gaining possession of the ball after blocking a shot.[4]
Sacramento Kings (2004–2005)
Ostertag's contract expired in 2004, making him a free agent in the league. After nine seasons in Utah, he joined the Sacramento Kings.
Return to Utah (2005–2006)
Ostertag played one year in Sacramento, before the Kings sent him back to Utah in a "mega-trade" that involved five teams and 13 players—the largest trade in NBA history. Ostertag played one final season (
Texas Legends (2011–2012)
In December 2011, Ostertag returned to professional basketball. He signed with the
Off the court
In 2002, Ostertag donated a kidney to save the life of his sister Amy (Hall) Ostertag, who was dying of complications from type 1 diabetes; upon his return he became the first player in NBA history to play after donating an organ.[8] He has since been an advocate of organ donation.
Ostertag lives on a small cattle farm in Mount Vernon, Texas with his wife Shannon. They have one child, daughter Charlestynn (born in 2013). Ostertag also has three children from a previous marriage, son Cody (born in 1993), daughter Bailey (born in 1997), and daughter Shelby (born in 1999).
Ostertag is the co-founder of The Ostertag Group,
Career statistics
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 |
* | Led the league |
NBA
Source[3]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995–96 | Utah | 57 | 10 | 11.6 | .473 | – | .667 | 3.1 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
1996–97 | Utah | 77 | 70 | 23.6 | .515 | .000 | .678 | 7.3 | .4 | .3 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
1997–98 | Utah | 63 | 23 | 20.4 | .481 | – | .479 | 5.9 | .4 | .4 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
1998–99 | Utah | 48 | 48 | 27.9 | .476 | – | .620 | 7.3 | .5 | .2 | 2.7 | 5.7 |
1999–2000 | Utah | 81 | 3 | 19.8 | .464 | .000 | .636 | 6.0 | .2 | .2 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
2000–01 | Utah | 81 | 3 | 18.4 | .495 | .500 | .556 | 5.1 | .3 | .3 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
2001–02 | Utah | 74 | 14 | 15.0 | .453 | – | .485 | 4.2 | .7 | .2 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
2002–03 | Utah | 81 | 74 | 23.8 | .518 | – | .510 | 6.2 | .7 | .2 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
2003–04 | Utah | 78 | 51 | 27.6 | .476 | .000 | .579 | 7.4 | 1.6 | .4 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
2004–05 | Sacramento | 56 | 3 | 9.9 | .440 | .000 | .342 | 3.0 | .7 | .1 | .7 | 1.6 |
2005–06 | Utah | 60 | 22 | 13.5 | .492 | – | .500 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .1 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Career | 756 | 321 | 19.5 | .486 | .100 | .569 | 5.5 | .6 | .3 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Utah | 15 | 0 | 14.1 | .444 | – | .619 | 3.3 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
1997 | Utah | 20* | 20* | 20.3 | .410 | – | .743 | 6.9 | .3 | .5 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
1998 | Utah | 19 | 1 | 17.7 | .565 | – | .480 | 4.3 | .3 | .4 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
1999 | Utah | 11 | 11 | 23.7 | .371 | – | .643 | 5.9 | .5 | .2 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
2000 | Utah | 8 | 0 | 21.5 | .526 | – | .455 | 5.6 | .3 | .3 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
2001 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 12.8 | .364 | – | .000 | 3.6 | .2 | .0 | .4 | 1.6 |
2002 | Utah | 4 | 0 | 21.8 | .619 | – | .100 | 8.5 | .5 | .5 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
2003 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 30.2 | .444 | – | .737 | 8.6 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
2004 | Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 4.5 | .0 | .5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
Career | 89 | 37 | 19.9 | .465 | – | .573 | 5.4 | .3 | .3 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff blocks leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game
References
- ^ "Houston Chronicle: "Big Guy Concerns North Shore"".
- ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (May 22, 1997). "Even Ostertag Taking Shots at Shaq". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "Greg Ostertag Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "NBA Blocked Shot Study from 82games.com". 82games.com.
- ^ "Deseret News: Fans give Ostertag a warm send-off". Deseret News.
- ^ "Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Morning News". www.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Jazz center Ostertag abandons comeback". ESPN.com. January 19, 2012.
- ^ Greg Ostertag player profile at NBA.com Archived March 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "theostertaggroup". theostertaggroup. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "mledwardsco". mledwardsco. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "watermelonmills". watermelonmills. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "ostertagconstruction". ostertagconstruction. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "CENTURY 21 Harvey Properties - Residential, Farm and Ranch, Land, Commercial and Multi Family Real Estate - Paris, Texas - Bonham, Texas - Clarksville, Texas". www.c21php.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Ostertag's NBA Draft History Page
- Official website