Sleepy Floyd
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Born | New Jersey Nets | March 6, 1960||||||||||||||
1983–1987 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
1987–1993 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 12,260 (12.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 5,175 (5.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Steals | 1,120 (1.2 spg) | ||||||||||||||
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Eric Augustus "Sleepy" Floyd (born March 6, 1960) is an American former professional
Early life, family and education
Floyd was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. He received the nickname "Sleepy" playing baseball in the fourth grade, when a spectator yelled "Get that kid out of the game. He’s sleeping."[1]
A 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) guard, Floyd played competitively at Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia. During Floyd's junior season at Hunter Huss High, he led his team to win in the 1977 North Carolina state basketball championship over rival Ashbrook High, a team led by James Worthy.
Collegiate career
Floyd was a star basketball player at Georgetown University (and was later inducted into the Georgetown University Athletic Hall of Fame). At Georgetown, Floyd excelled all four seasons, leading the team in scoring in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and was team captain in 1981 and 1982. Floyd was named an All-Big East Conference selection in 1980, 1981, 1982, and an All-American in 1981 and 1982. In his final season at Georgetown, Floyd and co-star Patrick Ewing helped lead the Hoyas all the way to the National Championship game, where Floyd scored 18 points, recorded 5 assists, and stole the ball 5 times in a 63-62 loss to North Carolina.[2] Floyd holds the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball record for career points — 2,304.[3]
Professional career
Floyd was drafted by the
In December 1987, Floyd was traded with
Floyd still holds the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in half (39),[8] in Game 4 of the aforementioned 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Lakers. Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 51 points, and prevented a sweep of the Warriors by in-state rival Lakers.
Post career
After retiring from the NBA, Floyd ran a restaurant for three years, and he started a financial management company. In 2004–2005, he coached junior varsity boys' basketball at Gaston Day School, located in Gastonia, North Carolina, his hometown.[9]
Floyd accompanied a group of basketball players to North Korea in January 2014 for an exhibition game honoring that nation's leader Kim Jong Un as "basketball diplomacy".[10] Less than a half day after his arrival, Floyd regretted the trip, feeling "misled".[11]
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 |
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1982–83 | New Jersey | 43 | 6 | 11.5 | .426 | .286 | .844 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
Golden State | 33 | 11 | 22.8 | .431 | .545 | .830 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | |
1983–84 | Golden State | 77 | 73 | 33.2 | .463 | .178 | .816 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 |
1984–85 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 35.0 | .445 | .294 | .810 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 19.5 |
1985–86 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 33.7 | .506 | .328 | .796 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 17.2 |
1986–87 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | .488 | .384 | .860 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 18.8 |
1987–88 | Golden State | 18 | 18 | 37.8 | .439 | .050 | .835 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 21.2 |
Houston | 59 | 55 | 31.1 | .431 | .250 | .860 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.1 | |
1988–89 | Houston | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | .443 | .373 | .845 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
1989–90 | Houston | 82 | 73 | 32.1 | .451 | .380 | .806 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.2 |
1990–91 | Houston | 82 | 4 | 22.6 | .411 | .273 | .752 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
1991–92 | Houston | 82 | 3 | 20.3 | .406 | .301 | .794 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
1992–93 | Houston | 52 | 10 | 16.7 | .407 | .286 | .794 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
1993–94 | San Antonio | 53 | 2 | 13.9 | .335 | .222 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
1994–95 | New Jersey | 48 | 1 | 17.3 | .335 | .284 | .698 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
Career | 957 | 584 | 27.6 | .444 | .324 | .815 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.8 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | .571 | .333 | .714 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1987
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Golden State | 10 | 10 | 41.4 | .507 | .464 | .922 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 21.4 |
1988
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Houston | 4 | 4 | 38.5 | .426 | .500 | .864 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 |
1989
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Houston | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | .478 | .533 | .714 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 15.5 |
1990
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Houston | 4 | 4 | 43.0 | .469 | .250 | .647 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
1991
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Houston | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .333 | .000 | – | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
1993
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Houston | 7 | 0 | 8.6 | .316 | .333 | .700 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
1994
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San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | .250 | – | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Career | 36 | 22 | 28.8 | .457 | .414 | .814 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 13.0 |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game
References
- ^ "Catching up with Sleepy Floyd". NBA.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "North Carolina vs. Georgetown Box Score, March 29, 1982". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players". hoyabasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sleepy Floyd Career High 41 Points". Statmuse.
- ^ "Sleepy Floyd Per Game Playoffs". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "1987 NBA Western Conference First Round Warriors vs. Jazz". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Sleepy Floyd NBA Record 40 Points in 24 MInutes". Statmuse.
- NBA History. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 22, 2001). "Where Are They Now? / Eric "Sleepy" Floyd". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Chairusmi, Jim (January 8, 2014). "Assessing Dennis Rodman's North Korea All-Star Squad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via WSJ.com.
- Gaston Gazette. Retrieved August 23, 2021.