Pervis Ellison

Pervis Ellison
Pervis Ellison
No. 42, 43, 29
Center
Personal information
Date of birth April 3, 1967 (1967-04-03) (age 44)
Place of birth Savannah, Georgia
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Louisville (1985–1989)
NBA Draft 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career 1989–2000
Career history
1989–1990 Sacramento Kings
19901994 Washington Bullets
19942000 Boston Celtics
2000 Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,494 (9.5 ppg)
Assists 691 (1.5 apg)
Rebounds 3,170 (6.7 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Pervis Ellison (born April 3, 1967 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former college and professional NBA basketball player.

Ellison was nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his play with the University of Louisville. At 6 ft 9 in and 242 lb, he started all four years as the center under coach Denny Crum. In his freshman year he led Louisville to its second national championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player—the second time a freshman had ever been awarded that honor, after Arnie Ferrin in 1944 for Utah. Since then, Carmelo Anthony has also achieved the honor, winning it as a forward with the Syracuse Orangemen in 2003.

Ellison was made the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. An injury kept him on the sidelines for 48 of 82 games of his rookie year, after which he was traded to the Washington Bullets. (A Sacramento teammate, Danny Ainge, had nicknamed him "Out of Service Pervis.") Although he was assigned as a backup in 1990-1991, the following year he became a starter and earned Most Improved Player honors after averaging 20.0 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.68 blocks per game.

Assorted injuries plagued his career, including two knee problems that kept him benched for 29 games in 1992–1993 and 30 games in 1993–1994. As a free agent, Ellison signed with the Boston Celtics in 1994 but did not play until midway through the season because he was still rehabilitating from knee problems. A broken toe suffered while moving furniture kept him out of most games between 1996 and 1998. After participating in 69 out of a possible 246 games over the final three seasons with the Celtics, he joined the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000 but retired after playing nine games. He now coaches basketball for Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey[1] and is a resident of Voorhees Township, New Jersey.[2]

See also

  • List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Schwartz, Erik. "Basketball tournament to honor slaying victim", Courier Post, September 15, 2005. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Also expected to appear and sign autographs are Pervis Ellison a Voorhees resident and YMCA member who was the top pick in the 1989 NBA draft."

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