Dale Ellis

Dale Ellis
Personal information
Born (1960-08-06) August 6, 1960
Marietta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Marietta (Marietta, Georgia)
College Tennessee (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career 1983–2000
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Number 14, 3, 9, 2
Career history
19831986 Dallas Mavericks
19861991 Seattle SuperSonics
19911992 Milwaukee Bucks
19921994 San Antonio Spurs
19941997 Denver Nuggets
19971999 Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2000 Milwaukee Bucks
2000 Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 19,004 (15.7 ppg)
Three-pointers 1,719
3P% .403
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association.

Playing career

After his time at the University of Tennessee, Ellis was selected ninth overall in the 1983 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. His time as a shooting guard with the Mavericks was rather unremarkable as he played scant minutes and was often relegated to sitting on the bench.

Ellis' fortunes changed dramatically after he found himself traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Al Wood on July 23, 1986. His playing time increased significantly, and his regular season scoring average reflected this as it jumped from 7.1 points per game with the Mavericks to 24.9 points per game with the SuperSonics. Ellis' rise with the SuperSonics was recognized around the league, which awarded him the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1987.

Ellis continued to star for the SuperSonics in the late 1980s, with his scoring average topping out at 27.5 point per game during the 1988–89 season. The 2,253 points he scored that season broke Spencer Haywood's franchise record of 2,251 and remained the SuperSonics/Thunder record until Kevin Durant broke it in 2009–10. Ellis was selected to the NBA All-Star Game during the same season, and scored 27 points for the West. In all, Ellis spent four and a half seasons with the SuperSonics before once again being traded, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ricky Pierce. Ellis made four-point plays in a win against the Sacramento Kings on January 26, 1988, becoming the first player in NBA history to complete two four point plays in one game.[1]

While he was again a bench player with the Bucks, his minutes still remained relatively high and Ellis still made large contributions to the team with his scoring ability. Following the conclusion of the 91-92 season, he found himself traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Tracy Murray. As a member of the Spurs, Ellis once again found himself in the starting lineup playing slightly more minutes than he did as a Buck. Although his production largely remained the same, he was doing it much more efficiently, shooting nearly 50% from the field as opposed to 46% with Milwaukee.

After signing with the Denver Nuggets, and then later in his career traded to the SuperSonics once again, the Orlando Magic (for whom he never played), again to the Bucks, and the Charlotte Hornets, he saw a more reduced playing role. The Hornets traded him to the Miami Heat after the 1999–2000 season;[2] but was waived prior to the start of the next season.[3]

Ellis played in 1,209 games and had career averages of 15.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, a .479 field goal percentage, and a .403 three point field goal percentage. He set the NBA record for most minutes played in a single game when he scored 53 points in 69 minutes (out of a possible 73) for the SuperSonics in a 155-154 quintuple-overtime loss to the Bucks on November 9, 1989. His 1,719 career made three-pointers ranked second in NBA history at the time of his retirement.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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
* Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Dallas 67215.8.456.414.7193.7.8.6.18.2
1984–85 Dallas 72418.3.454.385.7403.3.8.6.19.3
1985–86 Dallas 72115.1.411.364.7202.3.5.6.17.1
1986–87 Seattle 827637.5.516.358.7875.52.91.3.424.9
1987–88 Seattle 757337.2.503.413.7674.52.61.0.125.8
1988–89 Seattle 828238.9.501.478.8164.22.01.3.327.5
1989–90 Seattle 554937.0.497.375.8184.32.01.1.123.5
1990–91 Seattle 302426.7.463.303.7383.12.11.1.115.0
1990–91 Milwaukee 21029.7.486.441.7073.91.5.8.219.3
1991–92 Milwaukee 811127.0.469.419.7743.11.3.7.215.7
1992–93 San Antonio 827633.3.499.401.7973.81.31.0.216.7
1993–94 San Antonio 777533.6.494.395.7763.31.0.9.115.2
1994–95 Denver 81324.6.453.403.8662.7.7.5.111.3
1995–96 Denver 815232.4.479.412.7603.91.7.7.114.9
1996–97 Denver 825135.9.414.364.8173.62.0.7.116.6
1997–98 Seattle 79024.5.497.464*.7822.31.1.8.111.8
1998–99 Seattle 48525.7.441.433.7572.4.8.5.110.3
1999–00 Milwaukee 18018.0.465.354.6671.9.3.3.06.8
1999–00 Charlotte 24510.0.328.400.750.9.3.3.02.3
Career 1,20958928.8.479.403.7843.51.4.8.215.7
All-Star 1126.0.7501.0001.0006.02.0.0.027.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984 Dallas 822.3.325.083.7505.3.51.3.37.4
1985 Dallas 4117.0.435.400.5001.8.81.0.05.8
1986 Dallas 709.6.409.5831.0001.0.3.3.34.3
1987 Seattle 141437.9.487.361.8156.42.6.7.425.2
1988 Seattle 5534.4.482.250.7244.63.0.6.420.8
1989 Seattle 8838.0.450.405.7274.01.31.4.122.9
1993 San Antonio 101030.5.451.313.8133.51.1.4.012.5
1994 San Antonio 4428.5.395.294.6002.5.3.8.010.5
1995 Denver 3024.3.357.308.9234.71.0.7.312.0
1998 Seattle 10017.0.377.423.8331.3.6.2.05.6
Career 734227.1.443.351.7843.71.3.7.213.8

See also

References

  1. "Ellis sets record with two four-point plays". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Associated Press. January 27, 1988. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. NBA.com: Dale Ellis Player Info
  3. Heat History - Key Dates and Transactions: 2000
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