Bob Wilkerson

Bob Wilkerson
Wilkerson in 1976
Personal information
Born (1954-08-15) August 15, 1954
Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolMadison Heights
(Anderson, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1973–1976)
NBA draft1976: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted bySeattle SuperSonics
Playing career1976–1983
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number33, 32
Career history
As a player:
1976–1977Seattle SuperSonics
19771980Denver Nuggets
1980–1981Chicago Bulls
19811983Cleveland Cavaliers
As a coach:
1986–1990Colorado (assistant)
1990–1991Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant)
1991–1992Maryland Eastern Shore (interim HC)
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points5,424 (10.1 ppg)
Rebounds2,236 (4.2 rpg)
Assists1,835 (3.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976–77 Seattle 78 19.9 .386 .689 3.3 2.2 .9 .1 6.7
1977–78 Denver 81 34.3 .408 .748 5.9 5.4 1.6 .3 11.4
1978–79 Denver 80 30.3 .456 .688 5.2 3.6 1.5 .3 11.4
1979–80 Denver 75 31.7 .417 .206 .748 4.2 3.2 1.2 .4 13.8
1980–81 Chicago 80 28.0 .462 .100 .840 3.5 3.4 1.3 .3 10.0
1981–82 Cleveland 65 38 27.8 .418 .167 .784 3.8 3.6 1.4 .4 11.0
1982–83 Cleveland 77 11 22.1 .417 .000 .750 3.1 2.5 .9 .2 6.7
Career 536 49 27.8 .425 .167 .751 4.2 3.4 1.3 .3 10.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978 Denver 13 32.8 .370 .619 5.5 6.0 1.5 .3 9.2
1979 Denver 3 33.7 .412 .333 8.7 5.0 1.0 .3 9.7
1981 Chicago 6 25.3 .424 .000 1.000 2.7 2.3 .8 .2 9.2
Career 22 30.9 .391 .000 .640 5.1 4.9 1.2 .3 9.3

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1991–1992)
1991–92 Maryland Eastern Shore 3–25 2–14 9th
Maryland Eastern Shore: 3–25 (.107)
Total: 3–25 (.107)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Bob Wilkerson NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2025.