Jon Sundvold

Jon Sundvold

Jon Thomas "Sunny" Sundvold (born July 2, 1961 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft. A 6'2" shooting guard from the University of Missouri, Sundvold played in 9 NBA seasons from 1983–1992. He played for the Sonics, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.

Sundvold's best year as a professional came during the 1986-87 season as a member of the Spurs, appearing in 76 games and averaging 11.2 ppg. In his NBA career, he appeared in 502 games and scored a total of 3,886 points. Two seasons later, he played more of a bench role but led all of the NBA in three point shooting percentage. He also participated in the NBA All Star Three Point Contest in 1989 and 1990.

He played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal. [ [http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1982.html 1982 USA Basketball] ]

He is also an honorary member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and was initiated to the Gamma-Kappa chapter at the University of Missouri on April 14, 2006.

Currently, he works as a color commentator for ESPN Plus in their television coverage of select Big 12 men's basketball games.

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