| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-03-06)March 6, 1960 (age 65) Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hunter Huss (Gastonia, North Carolina) |
| College | Georgetown (1978–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: 1st round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New Jersey Nets |
| Playing career | 1982–1995 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 21, 11, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1983 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1983–1987 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1987–1993 | Houston Rockets |
| 1993–1994 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1994–1995 | New Jersey Nets |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 12,260 (12.8 ppg) |
| Assists | 5,175 (5.4 apg) |
| Steals | 1,120 (1.2 spg) |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
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Eric Augustus "Sleepy"Floyd (born March 6, 1960) is an American former professionalbasketball player. AnNBA All-Star in 1987 as a Warrior, he is perhaps best known for his tenures for Golden State and Houston.
Floyd was born inGastonia, North Carolina. He received the nickname "Sleepy" playing baseball in thefourth grade, when a spectator yelled "Get that kid out of the game. He's sleeping."[1]
A 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) guard, Floyd played competitively atHunter Huss High School in Gastonia. During Floyd's junior season at Hunter Huss High, he led his team to win in the 1977North Carolina 4A state basketball championship over rival Ashbrook High, a team led byJames Worthy.
Floyd was a star basketball player atGeorgetown University (and was later inducted into the Georgetown University Athletic Hall of Fame). At Georgetown, Floyd excelled all four seasons, leading the team in scoring in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and was team captain in 1981 and 1982. Floyd was named anAll-Big East Conference selection in 1980, 1981, 1982, and an All-American in 1981 and 1982. In his final season at Georgetown, Floyd and co-starPatrick Ewing helped lead the Hoyas all the way to the National Championship game, where Floyd scored 18 points, recorded 5 assists, and stole the ball 5 times in a 63–62 loss toNorth Carolina.[2] Floyd holds theGeorgetown Hoyas men's basketball record for career points—2,304.[3]
Floyd was drafted by theNew Jersey Nets with the 13th pick of the1982 NBA draft. During the middle of an unspectacular rookie season, Floyd was traded by the Nets withMickey Johnson to theGolden State Warriors forMicheal Ray Richardson. Floyd quickly blossomed while playing for the Warriors, averaging 16.8 points per game in his first full season with the franchise, and during the1984–85 NBA season, he averaged a career high 19.5 points per game. Two seasons later, he averaged 18.8 points and 10.3 assists and earned a spot on the1987NBA All-Star Team. That season, on December 6, Floyd scored a career high 41 points in 109–104 loss against theDallas Mavericks.[4] During the1987 NBA Playoffs, Floyd averaged 21.4 points, 10.2 assists, and 1.8 steals in 10 games,[5] and played a key role in a first round upset of theKarl Malone-ledUtah Jazz.[6] The following round, however, the Warriors were eliminated by the eventual championLos Angeles Lakers.
In December 1987, Floyd was traded withJoe Barry Carroll to theHouston Rockets forRalph Sampson andSteve Harris. On February 26, 1991, Floyd scored 40 points after playing only 24 minutes (the fewest minutes needed for a 40-point game in NBA history), in a 129–99 win over theDenver Nuggets.[7] Floyd would play 5½ seasons in total with the Rockets before signing as a free agent with theSan Antonio Spurs in1993, a year before the Rockets would win their two consecutive championships. After one season in San Antonio, he returned to theNew Jersey Nets, and he retired in1995 with 12,260 career points and 5,175 career assists.
Floyd still holds the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in half (39),[8] in Game 4 of the aforementioned 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Lakers. Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 51 points, and prevented a sweep of the Warriors by in-state rival Lakers.
After retiring from the NBA, Floyd ran a restaurant for three years, and he started a financial management company. In 2004–2005, he coached junior varsity boys' basketball atGaston Day School, located inGastonia, North Carolina, his hometown.[9]
Floyd accompanied a group of basketball players toNorth Korea in January 2014 for an exhibition game honoring that nation's leaderKim Jong Un as "basketball diplomacy".[10] Less than a half day after his arrival, Floyd regretted the trip, feeling "misled".
The 2024 filmFreaky Tales features a plot point involving a fictionalized version of Floyd played byJay Ellis.[11]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1982–83 | New Jersey | 43 | 6 | 11.5 | .426 | .286 | .844 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Golden State | 33 | 11 | 22.8 | .431 | .545 | .830 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | |
| 1983–84 | Golden State | 77 | 73 | 33.2 | .463 | .178 | .816 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 |
| 1984–85 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 35.0 | .445 | .294 | .810 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 19.5 |
| 1985–86 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 33.7 | .506 | .328 | .796 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 17.2 |
| 1986–87 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | .488 | .384 | .860 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 18.8 |
| 1987–88 | Golden State | 18 | 18 | 37.8 | .439 | .050 | .835 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 21.2 |
| Houston | 59 | 55 | 31.1 | .431 | .250 | .860 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.1 | |
| 1988–89 | Houston | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | .443 | .373 | .845 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
| 1989–90 | Houston | 82 | 73 | 32.1 | .451 | .380 | .806 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.2 |
| 1990–91 | Houston | 82 | 4 | 22.6 | .411 | .273 | .752 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
| 1991–92 | Houston | 82 | 3 | 20.3 | .406 | .301 | .794 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
| 1992–93 | Houston | 52 | 10 | 16.7 | .407 | .286 | .794 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| 1993–94 | San Antonio | 53 | 2 | 13.9 | .335 | .222 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 1994–95 | New Jersey | 48 | 1 | 17.3 | .335 | .284 | .698 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Career | 957 | 584 | 27.6 | .444 | .324 | .815 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.8 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | .571 | .333 | .714 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1987 | Golden State | 10 | 10 | 41.4 | .507 | .464 | .922 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 21.4 |
| 1988 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 38.5 | .426 | .500 | .864 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 |
| 1989 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | .478 | .533 | .714 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 43.0 | .469 | .250 | .647 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| 1991 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .333 | .000 | – | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1993 | Houston | 7 | 0 | 8.6 | .316 | .333 | .700 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 1994 | San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | .250 | – | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 36 | 22 | 28.8 | .457 | .414 | .814 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 13.0 | |
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