Sedale Threatt
| No. 9, 3, 4, 2 | |
|---|---|
| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 10, 1961 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Therrell (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College | West Virginia Tech (1979–1983) |
| NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 6 / Pick: 139th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Pro playing career | 1983–2002 |
| Career history | |
| 1983–1987 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1987–1988 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1988–1991 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1991–1996 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1996 | Paris Basket Racing (France) |
| 1997 | Houston Rockets |
| 1997–1998 | AEL 1964 (Greece) |
| 2001–2002 | Lausanne Basket (Switzerland) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 9,327 (9.8 ppg) |
| Assists | 3,613 (3.8 apg) |
| Steals | 1,138 (1.2 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Sedale Eugene Threatt (born September 10, 1961) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Threatt played college basketball at the West Virginia Institute of Technology from 1979 to 1983. Threatt, who has the distinction of being the last sixth round pick to play in the NBA (as the NBA draft had later been shortened to two rounds), played in the NBA from 1983–1997 and followed up with several additional seasons overseas.
Professional career
Threatt was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the sixth round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He played for four years for the 76ers until he was signed by the Chicago Bulls in 1987, then in 1988 he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. He stayed in Seattle for four years before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on October 2, 1991 in exchange for three second round draft picks.
Threatt was expected to play a backup role to Magic Johnson. However when Johnson retired due to his infection with HIV, Threatt became the starting point guard. Threatt led the Lakers in assists, steals and minutes played each of his first two seasons with the Lakers. In 1992-93 he became the second player in Laker franchise history (joining Magic Johnson) to lead the Lakers in scoring (15.1), assists (6.9) and steals (1.7.)
He scored a career high 42 points against the New York Knicks on 03/10/92 and scored a career playoff high 35 points in Game 1 of the 1993 Western Conference Quarter Finals against the Phoenix Suns. He retired from the league following the 1996-97 season, and later went on to play in France, Switzerland, and for Gymnastikos S. Larissas, in Greece.
Personal
According to The New York Times, the mother of Threatt's son Sedale Threatt Jr. (former quarterback for the Lehigh University football team) has claimed that Threatt Sr. might have "as many as 14" children.[1] The same article reported that, "In 2000 in Boston, [Threatt Sr.] pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to pay child support for several of his children, including Sedale Jr., and was sentenced to six months in prison."[1]
Threatt's cousin Jarvis Threatt plays for the University of Delaware, while Jarvis's brother, Jay, played at Delaware State University.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Weinreb, "Not Much More Than Name Links Threatt Jr. to Father", The New York Times, October 10, 2007
- ↑ Jarvis Threatt. bluehens.com
External links
- Sedale Threatt's college & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com