David Thirdkill

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = David Thirdkill

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 196

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|04|12}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| high_school = Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri)

| college =

{{nowrap|College of Southern Idaho (1978–1979)}}
Bradley (1979–1982)

| draft_year = 1982

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 15

| draft_team = Phoenix Suns

| career_start = 1982

| career_end = 1996

| career_position = Small forward / shooting guard

| career_number = 40, 22, 21, 45

| years1 = {{nbay|1982|full=y}}

| team1 = Phoenix Suns

| years2 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1984|start}}

| team2 = Detroit Pistons

| years3 = {{nbay|1984|end}}

| team3 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years4 = {{nbay|1984|end}}

| team4 = San Antonio Spurs

| years5 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1986|start}}

| team5 = Boston Celtics

| years6 = 1986–1987

| team6 = Tanduay Rhum Masters

| years7 = 1988

| team7 = Purefoods TJ Hotdogs

| years8 = 1987–1988

| team8 = Rochester Flyers

| years9 = 1989

| team9 = Virtus Roma

| years10 = 1989–1990

| team10 = Chorale Roanne Basket

| years11 = 1991–1994

| team11 = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| years12 = 1994–1995

| team12 = Hapoel Holon

| years13 = 1995–1996

| team13 = Bnei Herzelia

| highlights =

CBA All-Star (1988){{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&page=4&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Ray%20Hall%22%20basketball&docref=news/0ED02A4331CA4199|title=CBA all-stars|accessdate=April 4, 2023|date=January 22, 1988|work=USA Today|page=5C}}
NBA champion (1986)
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (1993)
Israeli Cup Champion (1993)
PBA Champion (1987 Open)
PBA Best Import of the Conference (1987 Open)
2× Second-team All-MVC (1981, 1982)

| bbr = thirdda01

}}

David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, and was the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

NBA career

He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (15th overall) of the 1982 NBA draft.[http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/teamofdecade/1981-1990.shtml In '80s, Bradley spread the news] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816213936/http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/teamofdecade/1981-1990.shtml |date=August 16, 2007 }}, July 28, 2002 A {{convert|6|ft|7|in|abbr=on}} small forward from the College of Southern Idaho and Bradley University, Thirdkill played in five NBA seasons from 1982 to 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/David-Thirdkill/Summary/49459|title=David Thirdkill Player Profile, Boston Celtics, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}

Born in St. Louis, Missouri and nicknamed "The Sheriff",{{Cite web|url=https://www.pjstar.com/article/20160304/SPORTS/160309660|title=Reynolds: 'Sheriff' is back in town in St. Louis|first=Dave|last=Reynolds|website=Journal Star}} he played for the Suns, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-02-01-8601090008-story.html|title=THIRDKILL FINALLY FINDS HOME WITH CELTICS|first=Sam|last=Smith|website=chicagotribune.com}} On January 24, 1986, he scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds in a 135–114 win over the Golden State Warriors.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198601240BOS.html|title=Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics Box Score, January 24, 1986|publisher=Basketball-Reference|access-date=May 7, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thirdda01.html|title=David Thirdkill Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-thirdkill/6160|title=David Thirdkill – Men's Basketball|website=Bradley University Athletics}} Thirdkill made one 3 point shot as a rookie with Phoenix, then never made another three pointer. He finished his career one for 11 from three point land.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thirdda01.html|title = David Thirdkill Stats}}

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | 1982–83

| align="left" | Phoenix

| 49 || 2 || 10.6 || .435 || .143 || .577 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.0

| align="left" | 1983–84

| align="left" | Detroit

| 46 || 0 || 6.3 || .431 || .000 || .484 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.7

| align="left" | 1984–85

| align="left" | Detroit

| 10 || 1 || 11.5 || .522 || .000 || .455 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 2.9

| align="left" | 1984–85

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 6 || 0 || 2.7 || .750 || .000 || .500 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.2

| align="left" | 1984–85

| align="left" | San Antonio

| 2 || 2 || 26.0 || .455 || .000 || .833 || 3.5 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 7.5

| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1985–86†

| align="left" | Boston

| 49 || 0 || 7.9 || .491 || .000 || .625 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 3.3

| align="left" | 1986–87

| align="left" | Boston

| 17 || 0 || 5.2 || .417 || .000 || .313 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 179 || 5 || 8.2 || .457 || .091 || .565 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 2.8

=Playoffs=

| align="left" | 1984–85

| align="left" | San Antonio

| 5 || 0 || 4.4 || .250 || .000 || .500 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.8

| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1985–86†

| align="left" | Boston

| 13 || 0 || 3.6 || .333 || .000 || .455 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 18 || 0 || 3.8 || .318 || .000 || .467 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.2

International career

In 1987, Thirdkill played in a tournament (Open Conference) for the Tanduay Rhum Masters team in the Philippine Basketball Association and won the championship aside from being named "Best Import" of the conference.{{cite news |last=Cuna |first=Charlie |date=March 23, 2020 |title= Norman Black, Billy Ray Bates and other PBA imports who made an impact in the '80s|url= https://www.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/28941901/45-memorable-pba-imports-norman-black-billy-ray-bates-highlight-80s|work= ESPN|location= |access-date=June 3, 2024}} 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 Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball.

He then played most notably in Israel for a spell of five years, mainly for Hapoel Tel Aviv, finally retiring in 1996. He was the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

References

External links

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thirdda01.html Basketball-Reference.com: David Thirdkill]
[http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=david_thirdkill NBA page]
[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=THI-DAV&year=1988&team=580 Virtus Roma 88–89]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.pageID_kt3l5CR9JjEItjz6CqjVd1.compID_GSf9wrCdHBkDZZk9UQoqE3.season_1996.roundID_2546.teamID_2691.playerID_5986.html David Thirdkill European stats in 1992–1996]

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