Greg Ballard (basketball)

Greg Ballard

No. 42, 4, 5
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	January 29, 1955 (1955-01-29)
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
High school	Garey HS (Pomona, California)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	Oregon (1973–1977)
NBA Draft	1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Pro career	1977–1989
Career history
1977–1985	Washington Bullets
1985–1987	Golden State Warriors
1987–1988	VL Pesaro (Italy)
1989	Libertas Forlì (Italy)
1989	Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1978) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1977)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,953 (12.4 ppg)
Rebounds	4,858 (6.1 rpg)
Assists	1,733 (2.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Gregory (Greg) Ballard (born January 29, 1955, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.

Ballard attended the University of Oregon where he played at the collegiate level at the forward position. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft and won an NBA Championship with the Bullets in 1978. He played for the Golden State Warriors for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He finished his career with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1989 with career stats of 12.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Ballard turned to coaching after his playing career wound up, and in 1989 he moved to Italy to serve as an assistant coach for Il Messaggero Roma. Until recently he was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks.

External links

• Greg Ballard at Basketball-Reference.com