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Dale Ellis
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Birthdate: 8/6/1960    
Height / Weight: 6' 7"  /  205 lbs. Position: G
College: Tennessee

Basketball Historian Biography

Dale Ellis was a high scoring star for the Tennessee basketball team, and was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks - the 9th college player selected in the 1983 NBA draft.

 

Although he started slowly his first three seasons in the NBA, Dale Ellis became a big-name star after being traded to the Seattle SuperSonics prior to the 1986 season opener. Noted for his 3-point shooting he led the entire NBA in 3-point shots attempted in his first year in Seattle, making 86 of 240 tries, a .358 percentage, and, his 24.9 points per game was 8th best in the NBA. The next season he averaged 25.8 ppg and in 1988-89 recorded a career-high 27.5 ppg.

 

A long-term veteran NBA player Dale Ellis played from 1983-1984 through 1999-2000 and scored 19,004 career points in 1,209 games. He played in 10 postseason playoffs, and started 43 of a total of 73 games, scoring 1,011 points, averaging 13.8 ppg.


Regular Season Statistics
Year Team G MIN FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% STL BLK TO Rebs AST PTS
83-84 DAL (NBA) 67 15.81 3.4-7.36 .456 0.2-0.4 .414 1.3-1.8 .719 0.6 0.1 1.2 3.7 0.8 8.19
84-85 DAL (NBA) 72 18.25 3.8-8.38 .454 0.6-1.5 .385 1.1-1.4 .740 0.6 0.1 0.8 3.3 0.8 9.26
85-86 DAL (NBA) 72 15.08 2.7-6.53 .411 0.9-2.4 .364 0.8-1.1 .720 0.6 0.1 0.5 2.3 0.5 7.06
86-87 SEA (NBA) 82 37.48 9.6-18.54 .516 1.0-2.9 .358 4.7-6.0 .787 1.3 0.4 2.9 5.5 2.9 24.89
87-88 SEA (NBA) 75 37.20 10.2-20.25 .503 1.4-3.5 .413 4.0-5.3 .767 1.0 0.1 2.3 4.5 2.6 25.84
88-89 SEA (NBA) 82 38.90 10.5-20.85 .501 2.0-4.1 .478 4.6-5.6 .816 1.3 0.3 2.7 4.2 2.0 27.48
89-90 SEA (NBA) 55 36.96 9.1-18.38 .497 1.7-4.7 .375 3.5-4.3 .818 1.1 0.1 2.2 4.3 2.0 23.51
90-91 MIL (NBA) 21 29.71 7.6-15.57 .486 1.4-3.2 .441 2.8-3.9 .707 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.9 1.5 19.33
90-91 SEA (NBA) 30 26.67 6.0-13.03 .463 0.9-3.0 .303 2.1-2.8 .738 1.1 0.1 1.6 3.1 2.1 15.03
90-91 total (NBA) 51 27.92 6.7-14.08 .474 1.1-3.1 .363 2.4-3.3 .723 1.0 0.2 1.6 3.4 1.9 16.80
91-92 MIL (NBA) 81 27.05 6.0-12.77 .469 1.7-4.1 .419 2.0-2.6 .774 0.7 0.2 1.5 3.1 1.3 15.70
92-93 SAS (NBA) 82 33.31 6.6-13.32 .499 1.5-3.6 .401 1.9-2.4 .797 1.0 0.2 1.4 3.8 1.3 16.66
93-94 SAS (NBA) 77 33.64 6.2-12.56 .494 1.7-4.3 .395 1.1-1.4 .776 0.9 0.1 1.0 3.3 1.0 15.20
94-95 DEN (NBA) 81 24.64 4.3-9.56 .453 1.3-3.3 .402 1.4-1.6 .866 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.7 0.7 11.33
95-96 DEN (NBA) 81 32.42 5.7-11.84 .479 1.9-4.5 .412 1.7-2.2 .760 0.7 0.1 1.2 3.9 1.7 14.86
96-97 DEN (NBA) 82 35.85 5.8-14.04 .414 2.3-6.4 .364 2.6-3.2 .817 0.7 0.1 1.8 3.6 2.0 16.60
97-98 SEA (NBA) 79 24.54 4.4-8.86 .496 1.6-3.5 .460 1.4-1.8 .782 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.3 1.1 11.80
98-99 SEA (NBA) 48 25.67 3.6-8.23 .441 2.0-4.5 .433 1.1-1.5 .757 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.4 0.8 10.31
99-00 CHA (NBA) 24 10.00 0.8-2.42 .328 0.6-1.5 .400 0.1-0.2 .750 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.3 2.29
99-00 MIL (NBA) 18 18.00 2.6-5.61 .465 1.3-3.6 .354 0.3-0.5 .667 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.9 0.3 6.83
99-00 total (NBA) 42 13.43 1.6-3.79 .415 0.9-2.4 .370 0.2-0.3 .692 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.3 4.24
21 years   1209 28.77 6.1-12.6 .479 1.4-3.5 .403 2.2-2.8 .784 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.5 1.4 15.72



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