Kevin Grevey

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Kevin Grevey
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Personal information
Born (1953-05-12) May 12, 1953 (age 71)
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Taft (Hamilton, Ohio)
College Kentucky (1972–1975)
NBA draft 1975: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1975–1985
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number35
Career history
1975–1983 Washington Bullets
1983–1985 Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 7,364 (11.0 ppg)
Assists 1,247 (1.9 apg)
Rebounds 1,594 (2.4 rpg)
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Kevin Michael Grevey (born May 12, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) swingman, the left-handed Grevey played for the Washington Bullets from 1975 to 1983 and the Milwaukee Bucks from 1983 to 1985. He worked as a Talent Scout with the Los Angeles Lakers for nineteen seasons and is now a scout with the Charlotte Hornets and a color commentator for various college basketball games, including on national radio with Westwood One. [1]

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University of Kentucky

A jersey honoring Grevey hangs in Rupp Arena Kevin-Grevey-jersey.jpg
A jersey honoring Grevey hangs in Rupp Arena

Grevey played college basketball at the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of legendary coach Adolph Rupp's last freshman class and played his three collegiate seasons (freshmen were not eligible to play varsity basketball at the time) under Rupp's successor, Joe B. Hall. He was named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference in all three of his college seasons and All-American in his junior and senior years. In his senior year Kentucky lost to UCLA in the championship game of the NCAA tournament in what would be the final game in the career of UCLA's legendary coach John Wooden; Grevey scored a game-high 34 points and was named to the all-Final Four team.

Upon completion of his collegiate career, Grevey scored 1,801 points, which at the time ranked him second in University of Kentucky history behind only Dan Issel's 2,138. His jersey number, 35, is retired by the University of Kentucky.

Professional career

In 1975, Grevey was selected by the Washington Bullets in the first round (18th pick) of the NBA draft and by the San Diego Sails in the first round (sixth pick) of the 1975 ABA Draft. [2] Grevey signed with the Bullets and played mostly as a backup small forward and shooting guard his first two seasons. When Phil Chenier suffered a season-ending back injury early in the 1977–78 season, Grevey became the starting off guard and averaged 15.5 points per game. The Bullets won their only NBA championship that season, led by Grevey, newly acquired Bob Dandridge and the future Hall-of-Fame duo of Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld.

Grevey enjoyed four more solid seasons in Washington, averaging no less than 13.3 points per game. An injury sidelined him for half of the 1982–83 season and reduced him to a reserve for the remainder of his career. He played his final two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. In his ten NBA seasons, Grevey played 672 games and scored 7,364 points, for an average of 11.0 points per game. Grevey was one of six players to have made a three-pointer shot to start the 1979–80 NBA season, the first with the rule enacted; for a decade, Grevey believed he was the first to have made the shot, although this was not the case. [3]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 † Won an NBA championship  * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975–76 Washington 56-9.0.371-.8971.10.50.20.13.8
1976–77 Washington 76-17.2.423-.6642.30.90.40.16.9
1977–78† Washington 81-26.2.448-.7893.61.90.80.215.5
1978–79 Washington 65-28.6.453-.7723.62.40.70.215.5
1979–80 Washington 65-28.0.412.370.8672.92.70.90.214.0
1980–81 Washington 75-34.9.453.331.8412.94.00.90.217.2
1981–82 Washington 716230.5.439.341.8552.72.10.60.313.3
1982–83 Washington 411118.4.388.395.7831.21.20.40.27.2
1983–84 Milwaukee 64314.4.451.283.8931.31.20.40.17.0
1984–85 Milwaukee 78615.2.448.242.8221.31.20.40.06.1
Career6728222.7.437.334.8172.41.90.60.211.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975–76 Washington 2-1.5.500-.0000.00.00.00.01.0
1976–77 Washington 9-25.0.409-.6521.80.90.20.69.7
1977–78† Washington 21-27.8.444-.8112.92.00.50.115.5
1978–79 Washington 19*-27.7.398-.7552.51.60.80.412.8
1979–80 Washington 2-36.0.533.500*1.0003.04.02.51.020.5
1981–82 Washington 7-22.7.411.500.8421.41.60.40.19.4
1983–84 Milwaukee 5-5.4.222.000.6670.40.20.00.01.6
1984–85 Milwaukee 505.6.308.0001.0000.40.40.40.02.4
Career70023.2.420.500.7842.11.50.50.311.2

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References

  1. ↑ Westwood One 2009 NCAA Championships
  2. ↑ BasketballReference.com Kevin Grevey page
  3. ↑ Ganguli, Tania (December 15, 2021). "He Thought He Made N.B.A. History. All He Got Was 3 Points". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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