| |
 After two
years at Gardner-Webb Junior
College, Gilmore went to
Jacksonville University in 1969. He
led NCAA Division I players with
22.2 rebounds per game in 1969/70
and 23.2 per game in 1970/71 and
averaged 24.3 points per game in his
two seasons at Jacksonville...Book
Artis Gilmore for Your Event
The 7-foot-2,
265-pound Gilmore joined the ABA's
Kentucky Colonels as their
first-round draft choice in 1971 and
was named both rookie of the year
and player of the year after
averaging 23.8 points a game and
leading the league with 1,492
rebounds. He was also the league
leader in rebounds each of the next
four seasons.
The Kentucky franchise folded when
the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 and
Gilmore was chosen by the NBA's
Chicago Bulls in a dispersal draft.
After eight professional seasons
without missing a game, he played in
only 48 games in 1979/80 because of
an injury. The Bulls traded him to
the San Antonio Spurs in 1982 and
the Spurs traded him back to Chicago
in 1987.
After being waived by the Bulls
during the 1987/88 season, Gilmore
was signed by the Boston Celtics.
Gilmore played in Italy in 1988/89
and then retired. The NBA leader in
field goal percentage four
consecutive seasons, from 1980/81
through 1983/84, he holds the league
record for career field goal
percentage, at .599.
During his 17 ABA/NBA seasons,
Gilmore scored 24,041 points in 909
games, a 17.1 average, and pulled
down 16,330 rebounds. He had 1,747
blocked shots in NBA games.
>>> Book Artis Gilmore for Your Event
|
