Greg Kelser
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 17, 1957 Panama City, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Henry Ford (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan State (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1979–1985 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 32, 3, 20, 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1981 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1981–1983 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1983–1984 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1985 | Indiana Pacers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,961 (9.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,402 (4.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 411 (1.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory "Greg" Kelser (born September 17, 1957) is a retired American basketball player and current television color commentator. Kelser played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 to 1985 and is best known for his standout college basketball career at Michigan State.
Kelser grew up in a military family, spending part of his childhood in Okinawa. He credits his exposure to military discipline with contributing to his later success in athletics.
Upon graduating from Detroit Henry Ford High School in 1975, Kelser was brought to Michigan State by Gus Ganakas, who left the head coach position after Kelser's freshman season. His impressive on-court skills earned him the sobriquet "Special K", after the locally-made cereal. In his junior year (the freshman year for Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Jay Vincent) under coach Jud Heathcote, the Spartans squad had an impressive season, racking up a 25–5 record, the Big Ten Conference title, and a berth in the 1978 NCAA tournament, where they made it to the regional finals before losing narrowly to eventual champion Kentucky. As a senior, he along with Johnson led the Spartans to the 1979 NCAA tournament championship, the first in the school's history. He was often on the receiving end of spectacular alley-oop passes from Johnson. He later wrote a book about his basketball experiences at MSU.
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