Sidney Wicks
 Wicks being double-teamed in a 1971 game | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1949 Contra Costa County, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alexander Hamilton (Los Angeles, California) |
| College |
|
Reyer Venezia Mestre | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 12,803 (16.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,620 (8.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,437 (3.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010 | |
Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949) is an American former professional
San Diego Clippers
, finishing his career after one season in Italy.
Early life
Wicks was born on September 19, 1949, in
Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. Because of non-qualifying grades in high school, Wicks attended Santa Monica College for a year before he could attend his preferred university, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Wicks later received Academic All-America honors at UCLA in 1971.[2] He earned a degree in sociology from the school.[3]
A 6'8"
College Basketball Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional career
The
24.5 points and 11.5 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, Wicks was named NBA Rookie of the Year.[5] He also played in the NBA All-Star Game.[6]
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Wicks played for the Trail Blazers from 1971 to 1976,[7] earning a total of four All-Star selections (1972–1975).[8] He held the Blazers' franchise record for rebounds in a game with 27 until being surpassed by Enes Kanter Freedom.[9] Wicks averaged 22.3 points and 10.3 rebounds a game in his five years with the team.[3]
In October 1976, the rights to Wicks were sold to the Boston Celtics; Portland went on to win an NBA championship the next season. Wicks played for the Celtics from 1976 to 1978.
Post-NBA career
Following his playing career, Wicks lived for a year in Italy before returning to the United States.[3] He served as an assistant coach at UCLA during Walt Hazzard's four years as head coach.[11] Following coaching, he entered the real estate field, living in Atlanta, Florida, and Los Angeles.[3]
Personal life
Wicks was married from 1973 to 1979. He has one daughter, Sibahn Epps.[3]
At 9 a.m. on May 5, 1989, in
La Jolla, California. He also had facial lacerations and minor head injuries. A passenger in Wicks' car suffered a mild concussion and facial injuries. The cement truck driver was not injured.[13][14]
As of 2006, Wicks lived in North Carolina and Los Angeles.[3]
NBA 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Portland | 82 | — | 39.6 | .427 | — | .710 | 11.5 | 4.3 | — | — | 24.5 |
| 1972–73 | Portland | 80 | — | 39.4 | .452 | — | .723 | 10.9 | 5.5 | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1973–74 | Portland | 75 | — | 38.0 | .459 | — | .762 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .8 | 22.5 |
| 1974–75 | Portland | 82 | — | 38.6 | .497 | — | .706 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 1975–76 | Portland | 79 | — | 38.5 | .483 | — | .674 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .7 | 19.1 |
| 1976–77 | Boston | 82 | — | 32.2 | .458 | — | .668 | 10.0 | 2.1 | .8 | .7 | 15.1 |
| 1977–78 | Boston | 81 | — | 29.8 | .467 | — | .660 | 8.3 | 2.1 | .8 | .6 | 13.4 |
| 1978–79 | San Diego | 79 | — | 25.6 | .462 | — | .650 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | 9.8 |
| 1979–80 | San Diego | 71 | — | 30.2 | .423 | .000 | .546 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .7 | 7.1 |
| 1980–81 | San Diego | 49 | — | 22.1 | .437 | .000 | .507 | 4.6 | 2.3 | .8 | .8 | 6.7 |
| Career | 760 | — | 33.9 | .459 | .000 | .685 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .7 | 16.8 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 1 | 20.3 | .450 | — | .722 | 8.3 | 1.0 | — | — | 12.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977
|
Boston
|
9 | — | 29.0 | .519 | — | .732 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .3 | 13.1 |
| Career | 9 | — | 29.0 | .519 | — | .732 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .3 | 13.1 | |
References
- ^ "Sidney Wicks was born on September 19, 1949 in Contra Costa County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "UCLA All -Time Academic All-Americans - UCLA Athletics - UCLA Official Athletic Site". UCLA.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Eggers, Kerry (February 17, 2006). "Wicks keeps NBA life in past". The Portland Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ "Sidney Wicks". CollegeBasketballExperience.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "NBA: The 25 worst players to ever win Rookie of the Year". HoopsHabit.com. May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Sidney Wicks 1972 All-Star Game Stats". www.nba.com.
- ^ Quick, Jason (March 20, 2010). "Trail Blazers Top 40: No. 14 Sidney Wicks". OregonLive.com.
- ^ "Sidney Wicks: All-Star Game Log". nba.com.
- ^ Eggers, Kerry (March 25, 2008). "Star on home court". The Portland Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ "Sidney Wicks Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ JERRY CROWE, "In time of great change, Sidney Wicks helped UCLA stay the same", Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2009
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ LePage, Andrew (May 6, 1989). "Wicks Is Seriously Injured When Truck Hits His Car". Los Angeles Times. p. SD_B1.
- ^ Smith, Sam (May 6, 1989). "NBA Notes". Chicago Tribune. p. A7.
External links
Media related to Sidney Wicks at Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
