Bob Wilkerson
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bob Wilkerson
| image = Bob Wilkerson.jpg
| width =
| caption = Wilkerson in 1976
| position = Small forward / shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 195
| league =
| team =
| number = 33, 32
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|08|15}}
| birth_place = Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
| high_school = Madison Heights
(Anderson, Indiana)
| college = Indiana (1973–1976)
| draft_year = 1976
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 11
| draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics
| career_start = 1976
| career_end = 1983
| years1 = {{nbay|1976|full=y}}
| team1 = Seattle SuperSonics
| years2 = {{nbay|1977|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}}
| team2 = Denver Nuggets
| years3 = {{nbay|1980|full=y}}
| team3 = Chicago Bulls
| years4 = {{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1982|end}}
| team4 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| cyears1 = 1986–1990
| cteam1 = Colorado (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1990–1991
| cteam2 = Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant)
| cyears3 = 1991–1992
| cteam3 = Maryland Eastern Shore (interim HC)
| highlights =
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 5,424 (10.1 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 2,236 (4.2 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 1,835 (3.4 apg)
| bbr = wilkebo01
| letter = w
}}
Robert Lee Wilkerson (born August 15, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'6" guard/forward born in Anderson, Indiana, Wilkerson attended Indiana University, where he was a member of the Hoosiers' 1976 NCAA Championship team. From 1976 to 1983 he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 10.1 points per game in his NBA career.
Career playing statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1976}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Seattle
| 78 || || 19.9 || .386 || || .689 || 3.3 || 2.2 || .9 || .1 || 6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1977}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Denver
| 81 || || 34.3 || .408 || || .748 || 5.9 || 5.4 || 1.6 || .3 || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1978}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Denver
| 80 || || 30.3 || .456 || || .688 || 5.2 || 3.6 || 1.5 || .3 || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1979}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Denver
| 75 || || 31.7 || .417 || .206 || .748 || 4.2 || 3.2 || 1.2 || .4 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1980}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 80 || || 28.0 || .462 || .100 || .840 || 3.5 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .3 || 10.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1981}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland
| 65 || 38 || 27.8 || .418 || .167 || .784 || 3.8 || 3.6 || 1.4 || .4 || 11.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1982}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland
| 77 || 11 || 22.1 || .417 || .000 || .750 || 3.1 || 2.5 || .9 || .2 || 6.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 536 || 49 || 27.8 || .425 || .167 || .751 || 4.2 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .3 || 10.1
{{s-end}}
==Playoffs==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!3P%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!SPG
!BPG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1978
| style="text-align:left;"|Denver
| 13 || 32.8 || .370 || || .619 || 5.5 || 6.0 || 1.5 || .3 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1979
| style="text-align:left;"|Denver
| 3 || 33.7 || .412 || || .333 || 8.7 || 5.0 || 1.0 || .3 || 9.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1981
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago
| 6 || 25.3 || .424 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.7 || 2.3 || .8 || .2 || 9.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 22 || 30.9 || .391 || .000 || .640 || 5.1 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .3 || 9.3
{{s-end}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1991
| endyear = 1992
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–92
| name = Maryland Eastern Shore
| overall = 3–25
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Maryland Eastern Shore
| overall = 3–25 ({{Winning percentage|3|25}})
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 3–25 ({{Winning percentage|3|25}})
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{basketballstats|bbr=w/wilkebo01}}
{{Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks basketball coach navbox}}
{{1976 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball navbox}}
{{1976 NBA draft}}
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