- Lonnie Shelton
Lonnie Jewel Shelton (born
October 19 1955 inBakersfield, California ) is a retired AmericanNational Basketball Association player who played from 1976-1985. He played college basketball forOregon State University . Shelton was drafted by theMemphis Sounds (soon to become theBaltimore Claws ) of theAmerican Basketball Association in 1975 but elected to stay in college. He was then selected by theNew York Knicks in the second round of the1976 NBA Draft .Professional career
Shelton stayed with the Knicks for 2 seasons, later playing 5 seasons with the
Seattle SuperSonics and finishing his career playing for theCleveland Cavaliers for 3 seasons. Shelton led the NBA in personal fouls in his first two seasons with New York. In 1979, his first season with the SuperSonics, Shelton was the team's starting power forward and helped the SuperSonics win theNBA Finals . Shelton was one of three SuperSonics represented in the1982 NBA All-Star Game (along withJack Sikma andGus Williams ) and was named to the NBA's 1982 2nd All-Defense Team.Personal
Shelton's sons include L.J., [http://www.nba.com/sonics/history/lonnieshelton.html SONICS: Lonnie Shelton: Unfair Compensation ] ] [ [http://www.nba.com/sonics/history/toptensons.html SONICS: Sonics History Top Ten: Sonics Sons ] ] [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/cbasketball/108472_umen13.shtml Body art covers eight Huskies ] ] current
offensive tackle for the NFL'sSan Diego Chargers , and Marlon, who played for the Washington Huskies from 1998 to 2003. His younger sons Titus and Tim play college basketball for Cal Poly and San Diego State, respectively.Notes
External links
* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SHELTLO01 Database Basketball: Stats]
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