(1957-07-02) July 2, 1957 (age 66) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
Blair (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
College
Jackson State (1974–1978)
NBA draft
1978: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career
1978–1992
Position
Small forward
Number
45, 10
Career history
1978–1987
Golden State Warriors
1987–1989
Houston Rockets
1989–1990
New Jersey Nets
1991–1992
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
2× SWAC Player of the Year (1977, 1978)
Career NBA statistics
Points
14,607 (17.3 ppg)
Rebounds
3,625 (4.3 rpg)
Assists
2,123 (2.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Purvis Short (born July 2, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who played with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1990. A 6'7" small forward, Short averaged 17.3 points per game over his twelve-season career in the NBA. He is currently the Warriors ninth all-time leading scorer.[1][2]
After a brilliant career at Jackson State, Short was selected fifth overall in the 1978 NBA draft. Short was affectionately nicknamed "Rainbowman" because of the distinctive rainbow-like high arc of his jump shots, something he stated he obtained in high school. He was a role player and sixth man his first few years in the league.[1][3] Short was a starter by the 1984–85 season, and scored a career high 59 points in a game against the New Jersey Nets in 1984. After leaving the NBA, he played one year of basketball in Israel, and is currently the director of the NBA Players Association's Department of Player Programs.
^ ab"Catching Up with Purvis Short". Warriors.com. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^"Golden State Warriors Career Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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