Vern Fleming

Vern Fleming

No. 10
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	February 4, 1962 (1962-02-04)
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Mater Christi (Astoria, New York)
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Georgia (1980–1984)
NBA Draft	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Pro career	1984–1997
Career history
1984–1995	Indiana Pacers
1995–1996	New Jersey Nets
1996–1997	Limoges (France)
Career NBA statistics
Points	10,125 (11.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,012 (3.4 rpg)
Assists	4,293 (4.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for United States Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Team competition

Vern Fleming (born February 4, 1962, in New York City) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA who played twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996. Fleming grew up in the Queensbridge Housing projects in Long Island City, New York.

As a college player at the University of Georgia, Fleming won a gold medal as a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and then commenced his professional career as the 18th overall selection in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. At 6'5", he played point guard with them for eleven years, often sharing starter duties with both Haywoode Workman and Mark Jackson, before rounding out the final year of his NBA career with the New Jersey Nets.

External links

• Vern Fleming statistics at basketball-reference.com