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David Thirdkill
Personal information
Born
(1960-04-12) April 12, 1960 (age 58)
St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri)
College

  • College of Southern Idaho (1978–1979)


  • Bradley (1979–1982)


NBA draft
1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall

Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
1982–1996
Position
Small forward / Shooting guard
Number
40, 22, 21, 45
Career history
1982–1983
Phoenix Suns

1983–1984

Detroit Pistons
1985
Milwaukee Bucks
1985
San Antonio Spurs

1985–1986

Boston Celtics
1986–1987
Tanduay Rhum Masters
1988
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
1987–1988
Rochester Flyers
1989
Virtus Roma
1989–1990
Chorale Roanne Basket
1991–1994
Hapoel Tel Aviv
1994–1995
Hapoel Holon
1995–1996
Bnei Herzelia

Career highlights and awards


  • NBA champion (1986)



Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960) is an American retired basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (15th overall) of the 1982 NBA draft.[1] A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) small forward from the College of Southern Idaho and Bradley University, Thirdkill played in five NBA seasons from 1982 to 1987. Born in St. Louis, Missouri and nicknamed "The Sheriff",[1] he played for the Suns, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics. He earned a championship ring with the 1985-86 Celtics.


In his NBA career, Thirdkill played in 179 games and scored a total of 510 points.


In 1987, Thirdkill played in a tournament (Open Conference) for the Tanduay Rhum Masters team in the Philippine Basketball Association and won the championship aside from being named "Best Import" of the conference. He returned for another conference in 1988, this time for the newly formed Purefoods team, which he led to another finals appearance. Thereafter, he played in Italy for Virtus Roma, in France for Chorale Roanne Basket and Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball, and most notably in Israel for a spell of five years, mainly for Hapoel Tel Aviv, finally retiring in 1996.



References





  1. ^ ab In '80s, Bradley spread the news Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine., July 28, 2002




External links



  • Basketball-Reference.com: David Thirdkill

  • NBA page

  • Virtus Roma 88-89

  • David Thirdkill European stats in 1992-1996











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