Sedale Threatt

Sedale Threatt

Personal information
Born	(1961-09-10) September 10, 1961 Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Therrell (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	West Virginia Tech (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 6th round, 139th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1983–2002
Position	Point guard
Number	9, 3, 4, 2
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 NBA.com
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 for point guard, Sam Vincent. 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.

External links

• Player Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
• Historical Player Profile at NBA.com
• College and NBA statistics at basketballreference.com