 Sheppard in 1976 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1954-03-21)March 21, 1954 (age 71) 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Steven Bernard Sheppard (born March 21, 1954) is an American former professionalbasketball player fromNew York City, who was nicknamed "Bear".
A 6'6"small forward from theUniversity of Maryland, Sheppard participated on theUnited States national basketball team which won a gold medal at the1976 Summer Olympics. Sheppard was then selected by theChicago Bulls as the eighth pick in the second round of the1977 NBA draft. In two NBA seasons (1977–1979) with the Bulls andDetroit Pistons, Sheppard scored 367 points and grabbed 178rebounds.
| 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 |
Source[1]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | Chicago | 64 | 10.9 | .454 | .661 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 4.3 |
| 1978–79 | Chicago | 22 | 9.2 | .471 | .632 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Detroit | 20 | 3.8 | .480 | .533 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.6 | |
| Career | 106 | 9.2 | .459 | .633 | 1.7 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 3.5 | |
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