David Thirdkill

David Thirdkill

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Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	April 12, 1960 (1960-04-12) (age 51)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
High school	Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Southern Idaho CC (1978–1979) Bradley (1979–1982)
NBA Draft	1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	1982–1996
Career history
1982–1983	Phoenix Suns
1983–1984	Detroit Pistons
1985	Milwaukee Bucks
1985	San Antonio Spurs
1985–1986	Boston Celtics
1986–1987	Tanduay Rhum Masters (Philippines)
1988	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs (Philippines)
1987–1988	Rochester Flyers (CBA)
1989	Virtus Roma (Italy)
1989–1990	Chorale Roanne Basket (France)
1991–1994	Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
1994–1995	Hapoel Holon (Israel)
1995–1996	Bnei Herzelia (Israel)
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1986)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA) is a retired American basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft.^[1] A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) small forward from the College of Southern Idaho and Bradley University, Thirdkill played in five NBA seasons from 1982 to 1987. Nicknamed "The Sheriff",^[1] he played for the Suns, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics. He earned a championship ring with the 1985-86 Celtics.

In his NBA career, Thirdkill played in 179 games and scored a total of 510 points.

In 1987, Thirdkill played in a tournament (Open Conference) for the Tanduay team in the Philippine Basketball Association and won the championship aside from being named "Best Import" of the conference. He returned for another conference in 1988, this time for the newly formed Purefoods team, which he led to another finals appearance. Thereafter, he played in Italy for Virtus Roma, in France for Chorale Roanne Basket and most notably in Israel for a spell of five years, finally retiring in 1996.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} In '80s, Bradley spread the news, July 28, 2002

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com: David Thirdkill
• NBA page
• Virtus Roma 88-89
• a short biography
• David Thirdkill European stats in 1992-1996

Persondata
Name	Thirdkill, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 12, 1960
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death