Cliff Pondexter
American basketball player (born 1954)
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Clifton Pondexter (born September 15, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player.
(Fresno, California)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1954 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, California) |
| College | Long Beach State (1973–1974) |
| NBA draft | 1974: 1st round, 16th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls |
| Playing career | 1975–1986 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 42, 41 |
| Career history | |
| 1975–1978 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1978–1981 | ASPO Tours |
| 1981–1982 | Bartolini Brindisi |
| 1982–1983 | Hapoal Ramat Gan Giv’atayim |
| 1983–1984 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 1985–1986 | Hapoel Holon |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA and Serie A statistics | |
| Points | 1,556 (6.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,272 (4.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 252 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
A 6'9" power forward from Fresno, California, Pondexter starred at San Joaquin Memorial High School with his brother Roscoe.[1] At the conclusion of his college career at California State University, Long Beach, Pondexter was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the sixteenth pick of the 1974 NBA draft and by the San Diego Conquistadors in the first round of the 1974 ABA Draft.[2][3] Pondexter's NBA career was delayed by a stress fracture in his leg he suffered in the summer of 1974;[4] he did not make his professional debut until a fall 1975 exhibition game against the Kentucky Colonels.[5]
Between 1975 and 1978, Pondexter played 197 games for the Bulls. His best season was 1975–76, when he averaged 5.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.[3] He never fully bounced back from his injury, however, and was waived by the Bulls in the summer of 1978.[6] He then took his career to Europe.[7]
Pondexter's nephew, Quincy Pondexter, was selected by the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the 2010 NBA draft.[8]
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
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