Bob Sura

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Bob Sura
No. 3, 5
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1973-03-25) March 25, 1973 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	G.A.R. Memorial (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
College	Florida State (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro playing career	1995–2005
Career history
1995–2000	Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2003	Golden State Warriors
2003–2004	Detroit Pistons
2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004–2005	Houston Rockets
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,654 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds	2,240 (3.4 rpg)
Assists	2,474 (3.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Sura Jr. (born March 25, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. At 6'5" (1.96 m), 200 lb (91 kg), he played as a guard.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Sura played in high school at G.A.R. Memorial. He had a high game of 69 while leading G.A.R. to a remarkable streak of 86 consecutive league victories.

After high school, Sura played basketball for Florida State University, playing on the same team as fellow NBA players Charlie Ward and Sam Cassell.

Sura was named the ACC Rookie of the Year his freshman year at Florida State (1991–92).

Sura was drafted 17th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1995 NBA Draft. His best season with the Cavaliers was his last, averaging 13.8 points per game during the 1999-2000 season. He was then traded to the Golden State Warriors, and has also played for the Detroit Pistons, the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets.

With the Hawks, he gained attention by almost posting three straight triple-double games - the third was subsequently taken away from him by the league when he purposely missed a layup to get his 10th rebound. The NBA defines a field goal as attempting to put the basketball in the basket for a field goal. Since he had no intention to put the basketball in the basket, he could not be credited with a rebound.^[1]

Sura competed in the 3-point tournament during the All-Star Weekend, as well as the Slam Dunk competition. Sura's career averages include 8.6 points per game. In the 2004-05 season, his last season due to injury, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists.

Sura's Florida State jersey was retired in 2007, where he is the school's all time leading scorer.

On October 29, 2007, Sura was cut by the Rockets.

Sura has appeared in the PokerStars series "The Big Game".^[2]

References

External links

ClutchFans.net Bobby Sura Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site
Career stats
NBA player profile

v t e 1995 NBA Draft

First round	Joe Smith Antonio McDyess Jerry Stackhouse Rasheed Wallace Kevin Garnett Bryant Reeves Damon Stoudamire Shawn Respert Ed O'Bannon Kurt Thomas Gary Trent Cherokee Parks Corliss Williamson Eric Williams Brent Barry Alan Henderson Bob Sura Theo Ratliff Randolph Childress Jason Caffey Michael Finley George Zidek Travis Best Loren Meyer David Vaughn Sherell Ford Mario Bennett Greg Ostertag Cory Alexander

Second round	Lou Roe Dragan Tarlać Terrence Rencher Junior Burrough Andrew DeClercq Jimmy King Lawrence Moten Frankie King Rashard Griffith Donny Marshall Dwayne Whitfield Erik Meek Donnie Boyce Eric Snow Anthony Pelle Troy Brown George Banks Tyus Edney Mark Davis Jerome Allen Martin Lewis Dejan Bodiroga Fred Hoiberg Constantin Popa Eurelijus Žukauskas Michael McDonald Chris Carr Cuonzo Martin Don Reid

Persondata
Name	Sura, Bob
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	March 25, 1973
Place of birth	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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