Sedale Threatt

Sedale Eugene Threatt (born September 10, 1961) is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Threatt played college basketball at the West Virginia Institute of Technology from 1979 to 1983. Threatt, who has the distinction of being the last sixth round pick to play in the NBA (the NBA draft was shortened to the now-current two rounds in 1989), played in the NBA from 1983–1997 and finished his basketball career overseas.

Sedale Threatt
Personal information
Born (1961-09-10) September 10, 1961
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolTherrell (Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeWest Virginia Tech (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983 / Round: 6 / Pick: 139th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1983–2002
PositionPoint guard
Number9, 3, 4, 2
Career history
1983–1987Philadelphia 76ers
1987–1988Chicago Bulls
1988–1991Seattle SuperSonics
1991–1996Los Angeles Lakers
1996Paris Basket Racing
1997Houston Rockets
1997–1998Gymnastikos S. Larissas
2001–2002Lausanne Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-WVIAC (1981–1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points9,327 (9.8 ppg)
Assists3,613 (3.8 apg)
Steals1,138 (1.2 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

Threatt was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the sixth round of the 1983 NBA draft. He played for four seasons for the 76ers and was traded to the Chicago Bulls in 1986. In 1988, he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Sam Vincent.[1] He played for Seattle for four seasons before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on October 2, 1991, in exchange for three second round draft picks.

Threatt was expected to play a backup role to Magic Johnson. However, after Johnson's sudden retirement for medical reasons (he announced that he was HIV positive), Threatt became the starting point guard. Threatt's ability to steal the ball earned him the nickname "The Thief" from Lakers commentators Chick Hearn[2] and Stu Lantz. Threatt led the Lakers in assists, steals and minutes played each in his first two seasons. In 1992-93, he became the second player in Lakers franchise history (after Johnson) to lead the Lakers in scoring (15.1), assists (6.9), and steals (1.7).

He scored a career high 42 points against the New York Knicks on March 10, 1992, and scored a career playoff high 35 points in Game 1 of the 1993 Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Phoenix Suns. He retired from the NBA after the 1996-97 season and went on to play basketball with the Gymnastikos S. Larissas (Greece) before retiring in 2002.

Personal life

Threatt is thought to have fathered at least fourteen children,[3] and been married twice. His first wife, Nicole Plotzker, left him for Dr. Dre; his second marriage was to Britt Johnson.

In 2000, Threatt was sentenced to six months in prison for failing to pay child support. Threatt had a plea deal with prosecutors, who recommended five months of probation, but U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf rejected the agreement and sentenced him to prison. Wolf also ordered Threatt to comply with five other outstanding child-support orders for children in other jurisdictions.[4]

Threatt currently lives in Melbourne, Australia,[5] working alongside his eldest son, Sedale Threatt Jr., in his company, Australian Basketball Development (AUBD).[6] Threatt has another son also named Sedale Threatt Jr., who attended college at Lehigh University and played quarterback on the football team. This Sedale Jr. later went into acting.[3]

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/threase01.html
  2. "Chick Hearn". Laker Legends. Laker Legends. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. "Not Much More Than Name Links Threatt Jr. to Father". New York Times. October 10, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/threatt-jailed-for-six-months-1.230476
  5. Memberto, Brad. "Threatt spreads hoop dreams Down Under". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. "The Australian Basketball Development (AUBD)". The Australian Basketball Development (AUBD). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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