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Bob Sura
Personal information
Born (1973-03-25) March 25, 1973 (age 51)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolG.A.R. Memorial
(Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
CollegeFlorida State (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1995–2005
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Number3, 5
Career history
1995–2000Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2003Golden State Warriors
2003–2004Detroit Pistons
2004Atlanta Hawks
2004–2007Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,654 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds2,240 (3.4 rpg)
Assists2,474 (3.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Sura Jr. (born March 25, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons for five different teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 200 pounds (91 kg), he played as a shooting guard and point guard.

Early life and college career

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Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Robert Sura played in high school at G.A.R. Memorial. He had a high game of 69 while leading G.A.R. to a streak of 86 consecutive league victories.

After high school, Sura played basketball for Florida State University, playing on the same team as fellow NBA players Charlie Ward and Sam Cassell. Sura holds the all-time scoring record at Florida State with 2,130 points.[1]

Sura was named the ACC Rookie of the Year his freshman year at Florida State (1991–92).

NBA career

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Sura was drafted 17th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1995 NBA draft. His best season with the Cavaliers was his last, as he averaged 13.8 points per game during the 1999-2000 season. He was then traded to the Golden State Warriors, and has also played for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets.

With the Hawks, he gained attention by almost posting three straight triple-double games—the third was subsequently taken away from him by the league when he purposely missed a layup to get his 10th rebound. The NBA defines a field goal attempt as attempting to put the basketball in the basket for a field goal. Since he had no intention to put the basketball in the basket, he could not be credited with a rebound.[2]

Sura competed in the 3-point tournament during All-Star Weekend as well as the Slam Dunk competition.

Sura is the all-time leading scorer at Florida State, which retired his jersey in 2007.

Throughout the 2005-06 NBA season and 2006-07 NBA season Sura was on injured reserve.

On October 29, 2007, Sura was cut by the Rockets.

Sura has appeared in the PokerStars series The Big Game.[3]

NBA career statistics

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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
 *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Cleveland 79 3 14.6 .411 .346 .702 1.7 2.9 .7 .3 5.3
1996–97 Cleveland 82 23 27.7 .431 .323 .614 3.8 4.8 1.1 .4 9.2
1997–98 Cleveland 46 4 20.5 .377 .317 .565 2.0 3.7 1.0 .2 5.8
1998–99 Cleveland 50* 6 16.8 .333 .200 .631 2.0 3.0 .9 .3 4.3
1999–00 Cleveland 73 45 30.4 .437 .367 .697 3.9 3.9 1.2 .3 13.8
2000–01 Golden State 53 42 31.7 .390 .273 .714 4.3 4.6 1.0 .2 11.1
2001–02 Golden State 78 5 22.9 .424 .316 .720 3.3 3.5 1.1 .2 10.0
2002–03 Golden State 55 0 20.5 .412 .329 .696 3.0 3.2 .8 .0 7.3
2003–04 Detroit 53 0 13.3 .410 .250 .696 1.9 1.7 .7 .2 3.8
2003–04 Atlanta 27 18 35.4 .420 .279 .783 8.3 5.3 .9 .2 14.7
2004–05 Houston 61 59 31.5 .427 .355 .750 5.5 5.2 1.1 .1 10.3
Career 657 205 23.7 .414 .325 .689 3.4 3.8 1.0 .2 8.6

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996 Cleveland 3 0 6.0 .667 – – .3 1.0 .3 .0 1.3
1998 Cleveland 3 0 10.3 .200 .000 .667 1.0 1.3 .3 .0 1.3
2005 Houston 7 7 26.1 .435 .538 .667 3.9 2.0 1.0 .0 7.9
Career 13 7 17.8 .426 .467 .667 2.4 1.6 .7 .0 4.8

References

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  1. ^ "Florida State Basketball 2017-2018" (PDF). Florida State University. p. 88. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  2. ^ NBA.com Bob Sura Triple-Double Disallowed
  3. ^ WHERE ARE THEY NOW: BOBBY SURA IS A POKER PLAYER
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