| Point guard | |
| Born: November 29, 1956 Martinsville, Indiana |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| College | Purdue |
| Draft | 4th round, 82nd overall, 1979 |
| Pro career | 1980–1990 |
| Former teams | Indiana Pacers (1980–85) Boston Celtics (1985–88) Portland Trail Blazers (1988–89) Charlotte Hornets (1989–90) Milwaukee Bucks (1990) |
Jerry Lee Sichting (born November 29, 1956, in Martinsville, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA.
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College career
Purdue
1975–1979
After playing basketball at Martinsville High School under head coach Sam Alford, Jerry attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, to play for head coach Fred Schaus. Playing under Lee Rose during his Senior season and alongside All-American Joe Barry Carroll, he helped lead the Boilermakers to a Big Ten Conference title tie with the Earvin Johnson-led Michigan State team. After losing the spot to be invited to the NCAA Tournament, Sichting led the Boilers to an NIT Finals appearance, losing to in-state conference rival, Indiana. Named a First Team All-Big Ten selection his Senior year, he currently holds the school career free-throw percentage record with .867 accuracy.
Professional career
Indiana Pacers
1980–1985
Sichting was selected in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, although he did not play a game for the Warriors. He began the 1980–81 season with the Indiana Pacers, where he played for 5 seasons. His best season in his career came in the 1983–84 season, where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 5.7 assists a game, while holding a .532 field goal percentage.
Boston Celtics
1985–1988
After five seasons with the Pacers, Sichting was traded to the Boston Celtics to start the 1985–86 season. Teamed with fellow Indiana native Larry Bird, Jerry became a role player off the bench for the Celtics' 1985–86 championship team. He is known for being involved in a fight with Houston Rockets center Ralph Sampson during Game 5 of the 1986 NBA Finals, resulting in Sampson's ejection.
Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks
1988–1990
Jerry played on the Portland Trail Blazers during the 1988–89 season and then was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for his last full season. He retired in 1990 after playing one game with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Broadcasting career
1990–1995
After he retired, he returned to Boston, Massachusetts, where he ran his Jerry Sichting basketball Camp for five years and served as a Boston Celtics analyst on radio broadcasts. He also did broadcasts for pregame shows for his alma mater Purdue University and various Indiana high school games.
Coaching career
Minnesota Timberwolves
1995–2005, 2008–2009
In 1995, Sichting became the Minnesota Timberwolves' director of scouting and development. During that year he also became an assistant on the Wolve's bench until the 2004–05 season. He returned to Minnesota as an assistant once again under head coach and former Celtics teammate Kevin McHale for the 2008–2009 season.
Marquette
2005–2008
Jerry Sichting served as an assistant coach at Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For the three seasons he assisted under head coach Tom Crean, where he helped the Golden Eagles to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
Personal
Jerry is a member of the Alpha Zeta Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Purdue University..[1] Every one in Sichting's family has a name starting with the letter J, incuding Jerry, himself, his wife Joni, his three sons Jared, Jason, Jordan and his daughter, Jenna. His son, Jared, was a walk-on on the Marquette University basketball team that reached the Final Four in 2003.[2]
Notes
- ^ DU Beta Theta Pi
- ^ Sichting's wonderful life, posted Feb. 7, 2003
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External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Houston Rockets Official Site: 1986 Finals
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