Purvis Short
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| Position | Small forward/Shooting guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Born | July 2, 1957 Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Nationality | USA |
| High school | Blair in Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| College | Jackson State |
| Draft | 5th overall, 1978 Golden State Warriors |
| Pro career | 1978–1992 |
| Former teams | Golden State Warriors (1978–1987) Houston Rockets (1987–1989) New Jersey Nets (1989–1990) Hapoel Tel Aviv (1991–1992) |
Purvis Short (born July 2, 1957, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player, who starred with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association during the 1980s. A 6'7" small forward, Short averaged 17.3 points per game over his twelve-season career in the NBA. On November 17, 1984 in game against New Jersey, Short scored a career high 59 points. At the time, only 9 other players had scored more points in one game (Wilt Chamberlain doing it several times). After leaving The NBA in 1990, Short took a year off Basketball. In early 1991 he returned to play, this time in Israel For Hapoel Tel Aviv. Short led the team to a successful season that ended in a 3-2 loss to arch rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Playoff Final series. He retired after the end of the season, in 1992.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics @ basketball-reference.com
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