Dane Suttle

Dane Suttle

No. 2
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	August 9, 1961 (1961-08-09) (age 50)
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
High school	John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Pepperdine (1979–1983)
NBA Draft	1983 / Round: 7 / Pick: 152nd overall
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Pro career	1983–1986
Career history
As player:
1983–1984	Kansas City Kings
1985–1986	Geelong Supercats (Australia)
As coach:
2000–2001	San Diego Wildfire (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
WCC Player of the Year (1983)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dane Lee Suttle (born August 9, 1961, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Kansas City Kings. A 6'3 Guard, Suttle was a star at Pepperdine University from 1979-83.

Collegiate career

Suttle attended John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles and committed to Pepperdine. Suttle played for the Waves from 1979–83 and was a two-time West Coast Conference all-conference pick and the 1983 co-player of the year with teammate Orlando Phillips. While at Pepperdine, Suttle led the Waves to back to back NCAA tournament appearances in 1982 and 1983. Suttle left Pepperdine as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,702 points.^[1]

Professional career

After completing his collegiate eligibility, Suttle was drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 7th round (152nd pick overall) in the 1983 NBA Draft. He made the team and played in 46 games over the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons. Suttle averaged 5.9 points and 1.0 assists per game over his NBA career.^[2]

After Suttle's professional career ended, he became a private basketball tutor. His son, Dane Jr., followed in his footsteps and plays at Pepperdine University.^[3]

References

1. ^ 2008-09 Pepperdine men's basketball media guide
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Dane Suttle could have stopped Jim Valvano's shining moment early

External links

• NBA and College stats

Persondata
Name	Suttle, Dane
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 9, 1961
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death
Place of death