Gene Short

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Gene Short
Personal information
Born(1953-08-07)August 7, 1953
Macon, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2016(2016-03-16) (aged 62)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlair (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
CollegeJackson State (1972–1975)
NBA draft1975: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career1975–1976
PositionSmall forward
Number20
Career history
1975Seattle SuperSonics
1975–1976New York Knicks
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Representing  United States
Basketball
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Puerto Rico Team competition

Eugene Short Jr. (August 7, 1953 – March 16, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 200 lb small forward and attended Jackson State University.[1]

Short was from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[2] He was selected 9th overall by the NBA's New York Knicks in the 1975 NBA draft. In the previous year he was selected by the American Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs in the fifth round of the 1974 ABA Draft.

He played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[3]

He played for the Seattle SuperSonics and New York Knicks (1975–76) in the NBA for 34 games.

Eugene was the older brother of Purvis Short, another onetime NBA player.[4]

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

NBA

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Source[5]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Seattle 7 5.3 .545 .500 1.0 .3 .0 .0 1.9
1975–76 New York 27 0 6.9 .325 .633 1.5 .3 .3 .1 2.6
Career 34 0 6.5 .352 .625 1.4 .3 .2 .1 2.5

References

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  3. ^ 1974 USA Basketball Archived July 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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  • Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
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