 Lichti in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1967-01-08)January 8, 1967 (age 59) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Diablo (Concord, California) |
| College | Stanford (1985–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Denver Nuggets |
| Playing career | 1989–1999 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 21, 24, 22, 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1993 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1993–1994 | Orlando Magic |
| 1994 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1994 | Boston Celtics |
| 1996–1999 | Perth Wildcats |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Todd Samuel Lichti (born January 8, 1967) is an American former professionalbasketball player. At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg) he played atguard. He was selected with 15th pick in the1989 NBA draft by theDenver Nuggets where he stayed for 4 years. He also had short stints withOrlando Magic,Golden State Warriors, andBoston Celtics before moving toAustralia to play for thePerth Wildcats.
Lichti was inducted into theCollege Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
In four seasons withStanford, Lichti averaged 18.8points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, and 2.5 assists per game, appearing in 124 games.[1] At graduation, Lichti was Stanford's all-time leading scorer with 2,336 points, a record broken byChasson Randle on March 31, 2015.[2][3]
Lichti started his professional career when he was drafted via the 15th overall pick by theDenver Nuggets in the1989 NBA draft. With the Nuggets, he performed well in his first season (8 points per game), and continued to improve inhis second season (14 points per game), before knee injuries limited him to 29 of 82 contests. Various injuries (including being involved in a serious car accident, which killed his fiancée, Kirstin Gravrock of Bellevue, Washington) further kept him from playing at a competitive level.[4] Lichti stayed on in Denver for two more seasons until August 19, 1993, when he was traded to theOrlando Magic forBrian Williams. He played a combined 13 games with three different teams before being waived by theGolden State Warriors in1993-94, his final NBA season.
His last appearance was in theAustralianNational Basketball League with thePerth Wildcats. Lichti's recruitment was in part due to his association with nativePerth playerAndrew Vlahov, with whom he was teammates at Stanford.Lichti played 82 games over four seasons for the Wildcats from 1996 to 1999, and averaged impressive NBL career stats of 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[5]
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