Steve Sheppard
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| Born | March 21, 1954 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | DeWitt Clinton (New York City, New York) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Maryland (1974–1977) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1977: 2nd round, 30th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1977–1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 41, 10, 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Eldorado Roma | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Steven Bernard Sheppard (born March 21, 1954) is an American former basketball player from New York City, who was nicknamed "Bear".
A 6'6" forward from the University of Maryland, Sheppard participated on the United States national basketball team which won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Sheppard was then selected by the Chicago Bulls as the eighth pick in the second round of the 1977 NBA draft. In two NBA seasons (1977–1979) with the Bulls and Detroit Pistons, Sheppard scored 367 points and grabbed 178 rebounds.
References
[edit]- Career statistics at basketball-reference.com
- sports-reference
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