(1957-09-21) September 21, 1957 (age 66) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
Hall (Little Rock, Arkansas)
College
Arkansas (1975–1979)
NBA draft
1979: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career
1979–1991
Position
Shooting guard
Number
4, 15
Coaching career
1999–2013
Career history
As player:
1979–1989
Milwaukee Bucks
1990–1991
Atlanta Hawks
As coach:
1999–2000
Arkansas–Little Rock
2006–2007
Fort Worth Flyers
2007–2008
Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2011–2013
Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
5× NBA All-Star (1982–1986)
All-NBA First Team (1983)
4× All-NBA Second Team (1982, 1984–1986)
2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1983, 1984)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982)
No. 4 retired by Milwaukee Bucks
No. 32 retired by Arkansas Razorbacks
Consensus first-team All-American (1979)
Second-team All-American – UPI (1978)
Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1978)
SWC Player of the Year (1979)
Career NBA statistics
Points
11,931 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds
3,575 (4.7 rpg)
Assists
2,793 (3.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2018
Sidney Alvin Moncrief (born September 21, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. As an NCAA college basketball player from 1975 to 1979, Moncrief played for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, leading them to the 1978 Final Four and a win in the NCAA Consolation Game versus #6 Notre Dame. Nicknamed Sid the Squid, Sir Sid, and El Sid,[1] Moncrief went on to play 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association, including ten seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and won the first two NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1983 and 1984.[2] He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.[3]
^"Sidney Moncrief Stats".
^"Sidney Moncrief." Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^"Divac, Sikma, Moncrief headline Hall of Fame Class of 2019". National Basketball Association. April 6, 2019.
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