Purvis Short
Purvis Short was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States on July 2nd, 1957 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 66, Purvis Short biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Purvis Short (born July 2, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who competed with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1990.
Short, a 6'7" small forward, averaged 17.3 points per game during his 12-season appearance in the NBA.
Short was voted fifth overall in the 1978 NBA draft following a stellar career at Jackson State.
Short was affectionately referred to as a "reinbowman" because of his jump shots' distinctive rainbow-like arc, which he claimed he obtained in high school.
In his first few years in the league, he was both a role player and sixth man.
Short was a starter in the 1984-1985 season and finished with a 59-point record in a game against the New Jersey Nets.
He spent one year in Israel and is now the head of the NBA Players Association's Department of Player Programs.
College career
Purvis, a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is the younger brother of Gene Short, who played in the New York Knicks for one season. Purvis attended Blair Center Hattiesburg High School, where he led his team to the state championship championship title in 1974. Following graduation, he was reportedly recruited by 150 colleges. He followed in his brother's footsteps at Jackson State University, where he became the school's all-time top scorer. In 1978 and 1978, he was named SWAC Player of the Year in 1978 and 1978, and was the NCAA's second top scorer.
Professional career
Short was drafted with the fifth overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, who gave up drafting Larry Bird, who was drafted sixth. Short averaged 795 points per game in his rookie season, compared to his 10.6 points per game average. Short had a 17.0 points per game average in 2016 and had a career-high field goal percentage in 62 games. Prior to the 1980–81 season, Bernard King was traded for short of a reserve position. He played in 79 games, posting 391 rebounds, a career-high 249 assists, and a 16.1 points per game average. He was the Warriors sixth man, playing behind Joe Barry Carroll until he was hired to start the team prior to the 1984-85 season.
Short began working out with Pete Newell in the off-seasons, which Short later claimed to have helped with his shooting skills. Short scored a career high 59 points against the New Jersey Nets in November 17, 1984, during a 131-114 loss. He made 20 of his 28 field goal attempts and 15 free throws. Only nine other players had scored more points in a single game, and it was the most points scored in the NBA since David Thompson and George Gervin scored 73 and 63 points respectively on April 9, 1978. It was also the third most high total in franchise history, after Joe Fulks' 63 points in 1949 and Rick Barry's 64 points in 1974. He also scored 57 points against the San Antonio Spurs and 46 against the Washington Bullets that season. Short averaged 28.0 points per game in the 1984-85 season, making him the NBA's fourth top scorer. Short was embroiled in a labor dispute and was postponed for four weeks during the offseason, but the Warriors were able to reach a labor deal with him. In 64 games from 1985 to 1986, he averaged 25.5 points per game, finishing fifth in the league in scoring. Short missed two months of the 1986-87 season due to knee surgery. In March, he missed even more due to a pulled thigh muscle. Golden State made it to the playoffs, an accomplishment that Short later described as "the best time" in his Warriors career. He appeared in 34 games this year, averaged at 18.3 points per game.
He was drafted to the Houston Rockets as a future first round pick before the 1987-88 season. Short averaged 19.4 points per game in nine seasons with the Warriors, ranking sixth on all-time scoring charts and second in steals at the time of the trade, and fifth in steals. In 81 games played this year, he averaged 14.3 points per game, with 222 rebounds and 162 assists. Short had a career low 7.4 points per game in 65 games, 16 of which were startless. Short signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets prior to the 1989-1990 season, where he appeared in all 82 games, starting 28 of them. In a 109-101 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on January 11, he scored 29 points. He could not reach an agreement with the Nets about the length of his deal and retired at the end of the season.
Short took a year off basketball after leaving the NBA in 1990. He returned to play in early 1991, this time in Israel for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Short led the team to a fruitful season that culminated in a 3-2 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv during the playoffs. In 1992, he retired at the end of the season.