- Vern Fleming
infobox NBA Player
name = Vern Fleming
nickname =
position = Guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5
weight_lbs = 185
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|2|4|mf=y
birth_place =New York City ,New York
death_date =
college = Georgia
draft = 18th overall
draft_year = 1984
draft_team =Indiana Pacers
career_start = 1984
career_end = 1996
former_teams = Indiana Pacers (1984–1995)New Jersey Nets (1995–1996)
awards =
halloffame =Vern Fleming (born
February 4 1962 , inNew York City ) is a former professionalbasketball player in theNBA who played twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996. Fleming grew up in the Queensbridge Housing projects in Long Island City, New York.As a college player at the
University of Georgia , Fleming won a gold medal as a member of theUnited States men's basketball team at the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and then commenced his professional career as the 18th overall selection in the1984 NBA Draft by theIndiana Pacers . At 6'5", he playedpoint guard with them for eleven years, often sharing starter duties with bothHaywoode Workman and Mark Jackson, before rounding out the final year of his career with theNew Jersey Nets .Fleming holds the distinguished record for playing the most professional basketball games without picking up a technical foul.
He now is retired and lives in Fishers IN.
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