Vern Fleming
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Born | New York City, New York, US | February 2, 1962||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Mater Christi (Astoria, New York) | ||||||||||||||
College | Georgia (1980–1984) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1984: 1st round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1984–1997 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1984–1995 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Limoges | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Vern Fleming (born February 2, 1962[1][2][3]) is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the NBA from 1984 until 1996 for the Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets. He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Early life
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Vrrn Fleming was born in New York City, New York. He attended high school at Mater Christi in Astoria, New York, where he was a star basketball player.
College and Olympics
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, California[4] and then commenced his professional career as the 18th overall selection in the 1984 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.
Professional athlete
Fleming played point guard with the Pacers for eleven years, often sharing starter duties with both Haywoode Workman and Mark Jackson. Perhaps his best season as a pro came in 1990, when he started all 82 games of the season while averaging career bests of 14.3 points per game and 7.4 assists per game.[5] The following season, on November 23, 1990, Fleming recorded a career high 18 assists, along with scoring 14 points, in a 112-111 win over the Houston Rockets.[6] On April 2, 1994, while playing against the Orlando Magic, Fleming lost several teeth and suffered several lacerations inside his mouth after a collision with Shaquille O'Neal.[7] Fleming spent his final year in the NBA playing for the New Jersey Nets. He retired in 1997.
References
- ^ "Vern Fleming". ESPN.
- ^ "Vern Fleming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Vern Fleming". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vern Fleming Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Vern Fleming Per Game Averages". basketball-reference.com.
- ^ "Vern Fleming Career High 18 Assists". Statmuse.com.
- ^ "Fleming Rebounds From Injuries". Orlando Sentinel. April 29, 1994.
External links
- Vern Fleming statistics at basketball-reference.com
- 1962 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York City
- Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Georgia Bulldogs basketball players
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Indiana Pacers players
- Limoges CSP players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- New Jersey Nets players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Point guards
- United States men's national basketball team players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs