Allen Leavell

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Allen Leavell
Personal information
Born (1957-05-27) May 27, 1957 (age 68)
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolMuncie Central
(Muncie, Indiana)
CollegeOklahoma City (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: 5th round, 104th overall pick
Drafted byHouston Rockets
Playing career1979–1992
PositionPoint guard
Number30
Career history
1979–1989Houston Rockets
1989–1990Tulsa Fast Breakers
1991–1992Rockford Lightning
1992Winnipeg Thunder
Career NBA statistics
Points6,684 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,164 (1.7 rpg)
Assists3,339 (4.8 apg)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Allen Frazier Leavell (born May 27, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player from Muncie, Indiana. He had a ten-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Career

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Amateur

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At Muncie Central High School, Leavell averaged 18 points per game in his final year.[1] A 6-foot-1-inch (1.85 m), 170-pound (77 kg) point guard, he enrolled in Oklahoma City University and played for the then-Division 1 Men's Basketball Team, averaging 22 points in 1978–1979.[1]

Playing career

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Leavell was selected in the fifth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, going on to play ten seasons in the NBA, all as a member of the Rockets, appearing in exactly 700 games in the regular season. On January 25, 1983, he set a franchise record with 22 assists in a game. Over the whole 1982–1983 season, he was the team's leaders in points, steals, and assists.[2][3]

Leavell was waived early in the 1986–87 season by the Rockets and then signed again a few months later after the team lost two players due to drug suspensions.[4]

In his NBA career, he averaged 9.5 points per game and 4.8 assists per game. Leavell participated in two NBA Finals (in 1981 and 1986), in two losses against the Boston Celtics. He finishes as the third all-time with the Rocket Franchise in both assists (3,339) and steals (929).[5]

In 1989, he joined the Continental Basketball Association playing for the Tulsa Fastbreakers but was suspended after assaulting a referee.[6]

Post-NBA

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As someone who played exclusively with the Houston Rockets within the NBA, Leavell remained involved in the team, participating in community outreach[7] and serving as commentator with local outlets.[8]

He is inducted into the Oklahoma City University Hall of Fame.[9]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Houston 77 27.6 .503 .158 .814 2.4 5.4 1.6 .4 10.9
1980–81 Houston 79 21.3 .471 .118 .832 1.7 4.9 1.2 .2 8.1
1981–82 Houston 79 61 27.2 .467 .290 .852 2.1 5.8 1.9 .2 10.9
1982–83 Houston 79 76 32.9 .415 .240 .832 2.5 6.7 2.1 .2 14.8
1983–84 Houston 82* 27 24.5 .477 .155 .832 1.4 5.6 1.3 .1 11.5
1984–85 Houston 42 0 12.8 .421 .216 .772 .9 2.4 .5 .1 5.4
1985–86 Houston 74 12 16.1 .463 .358 .854 .9 3.2 .8 .1 7.9
1986–87 Houston 53 11 22.2 .411 .316 .840 1.2 4.2 1.0 .2 7.8
1987–88 Houston 80 54 26.9 .437 .216 .869 1.9 5.1 1.6 .1 10.2
1988–89 Houston 55 3 11.4 .346 .122 .733 1.0 2.3 .5 .1 3.3
Career 700 244 23.2 .450 .234 .834 1.7 4.8 1.3 .2 9.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980 Houston 7 21.3 .263 .000 .905 1.7 3.4 .9 .0 5.6
1981 Houston 17 12.8 .390 – .882 1.0 2.6 1.1 .2 4.4
1982 Houston 3 31.0 .426 .000 1.000 1.7 3.3 1.3 .3 14.0
1985 Houston 5 0 3.2 .333 .000 1.000 .6 .6 .0 .0 1.2
1986 Houston 15 0 11.3 .300 .467 .870 1.0 2.7 .6 .0 5.0
1987 Houston 10 10 38.4 .411 .250 .817 2.5 7.2 1.9 .3 14.1
1988 Houston 4 0 9.5 .368 .333 1.000 .8 2.3 .5 .0 5.0
1989 Houston 2 0 2.5 .333 – 1.000 .0 .5 .0 .0 2.0
Career 63 10 17.0 .366 .295 .863 1.3 3.2 .9 .1 6.4

See also

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References

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