Sidney Wicks
Wicks being double-teamed in a 1971 game
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
September 19, 1949 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Alexander Hamilton (Los Angeles, California) |
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| NBA draft | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1971–1982 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 21, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1976 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1976–1978 | Boston Celtics |
| 1978–1981 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1981–1982 | Reyer Venezia Mestre |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 12,803 (16.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,620 (8.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,437 (3.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010 |
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Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949) is an American retired professional basketball player. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 1981. In the NBA he played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers, earning NBA Rookie of the Year in 1972 as well as four all-star selections. He played for the Trail Blazers from (1971-1976), and had a total of 4 selections as an All-Star From 1972 to 1975.
Wicks was born in Los Angeles, on September 19, 1949. He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, but because of non-qualifying grades in high school, he had to attend Santa Monica College for a year until he could go to his preferred university, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Wicks later earned Academic All-America honors at UCLA in 1971. He earned a degree in sociology from the school.
A 6'8" power forward/center, Wicks was a phenom at UCLA, playing on three straight NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships from 1969 to 1971, the Bruins' star player on the latter two, being named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in 1970, Helms National Co-Player of the Year (1970) USBWA and Sporting News Player of the Year (1971) and two-time consensus All-American in 1970 and 1971. On February 1, 1996, his jersey #35 was retired in a halftime ceremony at UCLA's home court, Pauley Pavilion. Wicks was an 1985 inductee into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2010, was selected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
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