Bernard King
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 4, 1956 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | Tennessee (1974–1977) |
| NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the New York Nets | |
| Playing career | 1977–1993 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 22, 30, 55 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1979 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1979–1980 | Utah Jazz |
| 1980–1982 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1982–1987 | New York Knicks |
| 1987–1991 | Washington Bullets |
| 1993 | New Jersey Nets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 19,655 (22.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,060 (5.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,863 (3.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and the Washington Bullets. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013. His younger brother, Albert, has also played in the NBA during his career.
Bernard King attended college at the University of Tennessee and was selected 7th overall in the 1977 NBA draft by the New York Nets, who months later relocated from Uniondale, New York to New Jersey and became known as the New Jersey Nets.
At 6′7″ and 205 pounds, Bernard King epitomized the explosive, high-scoring NBA small forward of the 1980s. With his long arms and quick release, King was a tremendous scorer. Speed permeated his game, whether cutting to the hoop or finishing on the fast-break. King led the NBA in scoring in the 1984–85 season with 32.9 points per game and was selected twice to the All-NBA First Team and four times to the NBA All-Star Game.
In 1977–78, his rookie season, he set a New Jersey Nets franchise record for most points scored in a season with 1,909, at 24.2 points per game. He would later surpass this record with his 2,027 point season in 1983–84, earning the first of his back-to-back All-NBA First Team selections.
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