Spud Webb
Webb at an Australian basketball exhibition in 1994
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
July 13, 1963 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 133 lb (60 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas, Texas) |
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| NBA draft | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 87th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1985–1998 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Career history | |
| 1985 | Rhode Island Gulls |
| 1985–1991 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1991–1995 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1995–1996 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1996 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1996–1997 | Mash J. Verona |
| 1998 | Orlando Magic |
| 1998 | Idaho Stampede |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,072 (9.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,742 (2.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 4,342 (5.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb (born July 13, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball point guard. Webb, who played in the National Basketball Association, is notable for winning a slam dunk contest despite being one of the shortest players in NBA history. NBA.com lists him at 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall. He is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Texas Legends, the D-League team for the Dallas Mavericks in Frisco, Texas.
Webb was born into poverty in Dallas, Texas. He was raised in a small two-bedroom home and used basketball as an inspiration. Webb was not tall, but he used his quickness and jumping ability to outplay the other, bigger kids. Starting in the seventh grade, Webb was told that he was too short to play basketball. He received a chance to play on his junior high team only after two players forgot to complete their physical exam requirements in time for the first game. Webb scored 20 points in that first game. He could dunk the ball when he was 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m). At Wilmer-Hutchins High School, he played on the junior varsity team where he made a large impact. When he made the varsity team, he averaged 26 points per game!
Despite his impressive high school record, colleges showed little interest in Webb. He received his first opportunity to play on a college basketball team when he attended Midland College (in Midland, Texas), where he led the Chaparrals to the junior college national title in 1982. In the championship game, Midland defeated #1-ranked and previously unbeaten Miami-Dade North of Florida, 93 to 88, in double overtime. Webb led all scorers in that game with 36 points, making 10 of 15 shots from the floor and 16 of 18 from the free-throw line. His performance at the tournament earned Webb a write-up in Sports Illustrated, and national attention. In 1983, he was named an NJCAA All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
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