Rolando Blackman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 26, 1959 Panama City, Panama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
William E. Grady (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | Kansas State (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 1981–1997 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 22, 20 |
| Career history | |
| 1981–1992 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1992–1994 | New York Knicks |
| 1994–1995 | AEK Athens (Greece) |
| 1995–1996 | Olimpia Milano (Italy) |
| 1996–1997 | CSP Limoges (France) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 19,823 (18.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,278 (3.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,981 (3.0 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 |
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Rolando Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959) is a retired professional basketball player. He was a four-time All-Star who spent most of his career with the Dallas Mavericks.
Blackman was born in Panama City, Panama, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, from the age of eight.
After being raised in Brooklyn, New York, Blackman attended Kansas State University where he played basketball under coach Jack Hartman. At Kansas State, Blackman had a number of noteworthy achievements:
Prior to his senior season, Blackman also was selected as a starter for the 1980 Summer Olympics basketball team, but did not participate in the Olympics because of the U.S. Olympic boycott.
In his senior year Blackman led Kansas State into the West Regional of the NCAA tournament as the #8 seed. They defeated #9 seed University of San Francisco in the first round, then upset #1 seed Oregon State 50-48 in the second round. Next up was #4 seed Illinois, whom they defeated 57-52 in the semi before losing to #2 seed North Carolina 82-68 in the West Regional Final.
In 1996, after the Big Eight Conference expanded to the Big 12, Blackman was named to the AP all-time All-Big Eight basketball team. Blackman's number 25 jersey was retired by Kansas State February 17, 2007 in a ceremony at halftime during a game against Iowa State. In 2015, he was inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Rolando Blackman was drafted by the Mavericks in the first round (9th overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. He became the first Panamanian-born player in the NBA. In eleven seasons with the Mavericks, Blackman played on six Maverick playoff teams and was named to the NBA All-Star Team four times. At the 1987 All-Star Game, Blackman tied the game at the end of regulation with two free throws. The West team would go on to win in overtime. Blackman made 6,487 field goals with the Mavericks and scored 16,643 points, which was a franchise record for 18 years – until broken by Dirk Nowitzki on March 8, 2008. In his 865 games with the Mavericks, Blackman never fouled out of a game.
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