Pervis Ellison
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1994–2000 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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2000 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 4,494 (9.5 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 3,170 (6.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 691 (1.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Pervis Ellison (born April 3, 1967) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992.
Collegiate career
At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 242 lb (110 kg), he started all four years as the center under coach Denny Crum. In his freshman year he led Louisville to its second national championship, scoring a game-leading 25 points and adding 11 rebounds in the 72-69 championship win over Duke,[1] and was then named the Most Outstanding Player—the second time a freshman had ever been awarded that honor, after Arnie Ferrin in 1944 for Utah.
Professional career
Ellison was made the first overall pick in the
Assorted injuries plagued his career, including two knee problems that kept him benched for 29 games in
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 |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1989–90 | Sacramento | 34 | 22 | 25.5 | .442 | .000 | .628 | 5.8 | 1.9 | .5 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
1990–91 | Washington | 76 | 30 | 25.6 | .513 | .000 | .650 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .6 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
1991–92 | Washington | 66 | 64 | 38.0 | .539 | .333 | .782 | 11.2 | 2.9 | .9 | 2.7 | 20.0 |
1992–93 | Washington | 49 | 48 | 34.7 | .521 | .000 | .702 | 8.8 | 2.4 | .9 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
1993–94 | Washington | 47 | 24 | 25.1 | .469 | .000 | .722 | 5.1 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
1994–95 | Boston | 55 | 11 | 19.7 | .507 | .000 | .717 | 5.6 | .6 | .4 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
1995–96 | Boston | 69 | 29 | 20.7 | .492 | — | .641 | 6.5 | .9 | .6 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
1996–97 | Boston | 6 | 4 | 20.8 | .375 | — | .600 | 4.3 | .7 | .8 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
1997–98 | Boston | 33 | 8 | 13.5 | .571 | — | .588 | 3.3 | .9 | .6 | .9 | 3.0 |
1999–2000 | Boston | 30 | 5 | 9.0 | .442 | — | .714 | 2.2 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 1.8 |
2000–01 | Seattle | 9 | 0 | 4.4 | .286 | — | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .7 |
Career | 474 | 245 | 24.5 | .520 | .050 | .689 | 6.7 | 1.5 | .6 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1995 | Boston | 4 | 0 | 17.0 | .579 | — | 1.000 | 4.3 | .5 | .5 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
References
- ^ "Louisville vs. Duke Box Score (Men), March 31, 1986". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "PACERS CLOSE PLAYOFFS TO BULLETS". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Jersey Side Sports". www.philly.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20.
- Courier Post, September 15, 2005. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Also expected to appear and sign autographs are Pervis Ellison a Voorhees resident and YMCA member who was the top pick in the 1989 NBA draft."
- ^ "Catching Up With.....Malik Ellison". Savannah Herald. May 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com