Greg Ballard (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California |
January 29, 1955
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Garey (Pomona, California) |
College | Oregon (1973–1977) |
NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
Playing career | 1977–1989 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 42, 4, 5 |
Career history | |
1977–1985 | Washington Bullets |
1985–1987 | Golden State Warriors |
1987–1988 | VL Pesaro (Italy) |
1989 | Libertas Forlì (Italy) |
1989 | Seattle SuperSonics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 9,953 (12.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,858 (6.1 rpg) |
Assists | 1,733 (2.2 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Gregory "Greg" Ballard (born January 29, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Ballard attended the University of Oregon where he played at the collegiate level at the forward position. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft and won an NBA Championship with the Bullets in 1978. He played for the Golden State Warriors for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He finished his career with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1989 with career stats of 12.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Ballard turned to coaching after his playing career wound up, and in 1989 he moved to Italy to serve as an assistant coach for Il Messaggero Roma. Until recently he was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks.[1]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches
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- Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coaches
- Oregon Ducks men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California
- Washington Bullets draft picks
- Washington Bullets players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs